<p>I got a 227. What's the cutoff for NY? I think it's going to be close for me.</p>
<p>Courtette - Good luck from me also</p>
<p>Anyone else hear from Natl Merit folks?</p>
<p>dualityim, last year's cut-off was 218 I think, so by no means wil it be close for you, you have nothing to worry about. I, on the other hand, have a 217, so maybe they'll lower it and I'll make semifinalist, but I won't hold my breath...</p>
<p>Thanks jmarsh. I guess it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought. I imagined that for a populous state like NY, the cutoff would be about 230. Whew...</p>
<p>For people who are juniors this year and who were wondering about cutoffs for next year . . . .</p>
<p>There was a list of cutoffs posted in another thread.</p>
<p>Also, I was looking at the last two year semifinalist cutoff stats and a few states jumped up 4 points, but that's pretty much the maximum you should expect your state to jump up in.</p>
<p>I've heard rumors that the 99% has gone down, so it is possible that the semifinalist cutoff will also go down.</p>
<p>In Florida, the cutoff has been 214 for the last two years, and it's usually around 213 or 214, so hopefully a 219 is good enough :)</p>
<p>Oh and the highest for any state's semifinalist cutoff is 222. So, if you're well above that, you should have nothing to worry about.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>when the cutoff is, say 215, and you get a 215. Does that mean you are cut off? Or do you make semifinalist?</p>
<p>Did people get notified of finalist standing already...? I haven't heard anything. Do they also contact you if you DIDN'T make it?</p>
<p>I think finalist notification is in Feb.</p>
<p>The cut-off score is the score you have to make. So if your state's cut-off is 215 and you get 215, you're in.</p>
<p>I thought that was semifinalist level. I know I made that because of my score (231)
but for finalist, they evaluate your grades, SAT scores and essay.</p>
<p>Does the essay really count? Not that it matters now, since I should be finding out about finalist-ism SOON, but I sort of wonder...</p>
<p>jersey 206... 97%</p>
<p>If you look at the numbers, most semifinalists make it to finalist level. I think those who don't are ones who didn't bother to apply/had a horrendous SAT/bad grades, or had an offensively bad essay. In other words, I don't think the essay matters that much. But, it is used by some to determine whether you get money...</p>
<p>how do they choose scholars? is there another application?</p>
<p>I really hope the commended cutoff is 199, because if it's 200 or 201, I'll be kinda ticked that one or two questions (aka my stupidity) caused me to lose that.</p>