NMS Cutoff Predictions

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<p>Last Year:</p>

<p>Qualifying Scores for the Class of 2013 National Merit Semifinalists:
Alabama 209
Alaska 204
Arizona 212
Arkansas 202
California 220
Colorado 212
Connecticut 218
Delaware 215
District of Columbia 221
Florida 211
Georgia 214
Hawaii 211
Idaho 207
Illinois 213
Indiana 211
Iowa 207
Kansas 212
Kentucky 208
Louisiana 209
Maine 210
Maryland 219
Massachusetts 221
Michigan 207
Minnesota 213
Mississippi 204
Missouri 210
Montana 203
Nebraska 207
Nevada 208
New Hampshire 211
New Jersey 221
New Mexico 208
New York 215
North Carolina 213
North Dakota 200
Ohio 212
Oklahoma 206
Oregon 213
Pennsylvania 214
Rhode Island 211
South Carolina 208
South Dakota 204
Tennessee 210
Texas 216
Utah 205
Vermont 214
Virginia 217
Washington 216
West Virginia 200
Wisconsin 207
Wyoming 200</p>

<p>Commended 200
International 221
Boarding Schools 214-221
New England Boarding Schools 221
U.S. Territories 200</p>

<p>Based on that and the difficulty of the current PSAT test, What do you think this year's cutoff is?</p>

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<p>Everyone thinks that it’s easier this year, so the cutoff may increase by one or two points</p>

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<p>New York went down 4 points from class of 2012, when it was 219. I hope it doesn’t go up too much. I know several kids whose school had them take it in a regular classroom with bells going off and kids changing classes in the hallway outside the door.</p>

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<p>I think all the cutoffs will go up by a couple of points -the PSAT was definitely easier this year (in comparison to last year).</p>

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<p>[PSAT-</a> National Merit Scholarships and Semifinalist State Cutoff Scores](<a href=“http://bigdogacb.hubpages.com/hub/National-Merit]PSAT-”>http://bigdogacb.hubpages.com/hub/National-Merit)</p>

<p>Scroll down for a chart tracking cut scores over the past 6 years.</p>

<p>Shouldn’t the curve account for differences in difficulty? A 212 should be the same from year to year if it is equated the same way. This is why minus 1 gives an 80 some years and a 78 others, because of the difficulty.</p>

<p>I am an adult that works with many kids and can tell you that sometimes it just seems like certain classes are just more on the ball than others. In public schools, where the administration can’t cherry pick their students, there seems to be a fairly large variation in the performance of classes from one year to the next.</p>

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<p>Alaska went down a LOT ^</p>

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<p>Com’on guys! Keep on posting :)</p>

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<p>I bet the score requirement will go up 2-4 points. Just a guess, though. I’m hoping to get a 223 (in Texas), just to be completely safe…</p>

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<p>The difficulty of the test has little bearing on the NM cutoff. That is why the test is weighted the way it is. So a score on one test is equivalent to a score on another test. The bump two years ago is an outlier; I guess the kids that year were really smart, idk. Regardless, I think that people call the test “easy” solely because the maths section was easier than prior years. Reading was pretty difficult (I think) and writing was tougher than it was last year. Cutoffs will probably not change much.</p>

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<p>I’m PRAYING arizona cutoff score either magically drops or stays the same</p>

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<p>So, commended is 200 for all states?</p>

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<p>I think commended is the lowest cutoff score ^</p>

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<p>Yeah, commended is a national cut-off.</p>

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<p>Please NY, do not go above 217… lol</p>

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<p>i never realized how high massachusetts standards are…i hope i can pass the 220 mark and massachusetts doesnt raise the bar even higher!</p>

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<p>Was the 2011 PSAT really THAT hard?</p>

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<p>When do we find out our scores?</p>

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<p>I think we find out our scores early December</p>

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<p>what’s prediction for for Texas for 2013</p>

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<p>Prediction for NMS qualifying score for Texas 2013–graduating 2014</p>