National Merit Confirming Score

[Collegebound8888]

Hi guys,

Do any of you guys know what the confirming score for the PSAT is this year? I took the old SAT and got a 2250, and took the new one and got a 1500. Which one should I send in/are they both good enough to confirm my PSAT?

Thanks guys

[mom2collegekids]

Send them both in…just send all scores. Either way, both are high enough. In previous years, the confirming score was LOW…like 1960 for 3 sections. You’re fine!

[mommdc]

The old one should definitely qualify. From what I’ve heard, NM Corp has not yet released an official national confirming minimum score.

What were your subscores for the SAT? The selection index for commended was 209 I believe, so anything over that has been assumed to be safe.

But send them both in.

[mom2collegekids]

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The selection index for commended was 209 I believe, so anything over that has been assumed to be safe.

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? Safe for what?

[billcsho]

^ I think mommdc was comparing the previous commended PSAT score and SAT verification score.

[mommdc]

http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/psat-national-merit-faq/

How high of a score do I need for a confirming score?

NMSC has not announced the new cut-off. In previous years, a 1960 on the old SAT was required. We have learned that NMSC will be using an SAT Selection Index (SSI) in order to set the cutoff for a confirming score. The SSI is calculated the same way the PSAT SI is calculated. However, it ranges from 60-240 rather than from 48-228 because the SAT extends each section to an 800 point maximum. Based on limited information from NMSC, we expect the confirming SSI to be no higher than 209. It is more likely to fall somewhat below that range (205-208 is my best estimate).

There has never been a situation in which SAT scores have gone higher than PSAT scores (800 versus 760). Because this opens up the possibility of more lopsided scores reaching a given cutoff, there is an extremely unlikely chance that the cutoff would go higher. NMSC has said that they need more score information from College Board before determining the SSI.

^I was referring to what is discussed in this FAQ.

Of course this is speculation since no official confirming score has been released.

[slaudsmom]

Does the official “confirming score” ever get formally released?

[mom2collegekids]

I don’t think so. It’s not very high. It’s about the same as the lowest equivalent PSAT cut off or commended cut-off.

With the old scoring system, it was about 1960 but with a formula for the W portion.