<p>I have a friend who just made the cutoff for the national merit semifinalist (TX). He got a 220 on his PSAT. But one of the requirements to become finalist is to do well on the SAT. however, he got a 1990 on his SAT. i don't know if he's taking it again. will he be denied finalist status?</p>
<p>Might be. I heard the cut-off used to be 1300, so maybe it's 1950 now? What were his M/V/W breakdowns?</p>
<p>580 V 680 M 750 W</p>
<p>bump</p>
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<p>That might raise a qeustino in the midn of the National Merit folk as to how his score dropped so drastically.</p>
<p>I guess if everyone's getting these now that means 213 wasn't high enough to get past commended...oh well</p>
<p>213 might be high enough for you. The cutoff scores vary from state to state.</p>