I don’t believe there are two books, just that the GC knows the SIs for all the top scorers. I saw the file a GC gets from the College Board reporting PSAT scores and SI is one of the fields. So a GC who is paying attention and has a lot of high scorers will know immediately what the cutoff is. The NM corp is so secretive I can’t imagine they actually put that in writing.
But why would it? GCs aren’t supposed to hand out the book of NMSF to anyone, so why on earth would NMSC send a packet with NMSF letters, a cover letter, and the NMSF names and then SEPARATELY send a book of state cutoffs? And why would they print a second book for fifty items that can be listed in a one page table?
ETA: sorry, forgot the two envelopes thing from @collegework’s post. So a THIRD envelope is floating around with a book of cutoffs? Seems like a waste of paper and time to me…
thanks @ollie113
Are we having fun yet?
I have seen the booklet. (I believe last year.) As I recall is a bound (or stapled) white paper book. No hard cover.
That’s what’s great about CC - the diversity of opinions. Mine is that there are two books - or at the very least two sources of information.
It’s true that NM Corp. is “secretive” but if you call them and ask for cut-off info. they provide it. Call them 50 times, name 50 different states, and they will provide it. Their big concern is not looking elitist. Not keeping info. from everyone (although they certainly are ridiculously discrete).
Two books, one book, doesn’t matter. Here is what needs to happen: somebody in a state where the book(s) have already been received has got to either distract the GC long enough to stuff the book(s) into his/her pants and run, OR buy a black catsuit and beanie and sneak into the school tonight under cover of darkness.
Pick one.
humming the Mission Impossible theme
Tomorrow is probably the earliest anyone in CA will hear. You know, unless someone has The Book.
@HeliMom74 don’t think I haven’t thought about that!
Also, it simply doesn’t matter what NMSC provides to the schools. At this stage of the game, the only way to get cut-off info. quickly is to crowd-source.
221 made the cutoff in TX. Yay!
So we know the cut-off for TX went up AT MOST 1 point.
@JBStillFlying
That’s the deal. ONE copy of that book would end all the need for crowdsourcing, full stop.
@2201david, please tell us your source, we’ve got some people on the ledge in Texas!
@2201david THANK YOU!!! Source please?
Hey, Texas!!! Woop woop!! 221 and up made it!!
@labegg @traveler98 @3scoutsmom Who did I miss?
True @DavidPuddy but good luck with that! For several years now that book has eluded everyone 
A high school principal
But @2201david , how many books did they have? (It’s a joke!)
Dunno. I told my new principal one of the perks of being a teacher is I get to find out immediately if my kid made it.