Official National Merit Semifinalist Qualifying Score Thread for the Class of 2013

Paying for College National Merit Aid
341

<p>My method is not so precise that it should cast doubt on any NMSF’s reported score.</p>

342

<p>I need CA to go down a lot, sigh son got a 217. Sigh we can dream! But I doubt it.</p>

343

<p>We too are hoping for a 217 in WA.</p>

344

<p>Was just told that she made it, but didnt tell her the cutoff score.</p>

345

<p>Thank you Nutmeggermom and Descartesz. That means DC is <=225.</p>

346

<p>I’m a semifinalist from Arkansas with a 205.</p>

347

<p>Last year’s cutoffs:</p>

<p>AL 211; AK 212; AZ 213; AR 205; CA 221; CO 215; CT 220; DE 217; DC 223; FL 214; GA 218; HI 216; 211; IL 216; IN 214; IA 210; KS 214; KY 212; LA 209; ME 212; MD 221; MA 223; MI 210; MN 215; MS 205; MO 213; MT 209; NE 209; NV 209; NH 216; NJ 223; NM 210; NY 219; NC 217; ND 204; OH 214; OK 209; OR 216; PA 215; RI 213; SC 211; SD 206; TN 214; TX 219; UT 208; VT 217; VA 220; WA 220; WV 204; WI 209; WY 204; International 223; New England Boarding Schools 223; Commended Scholar 202</p>

<p>Clapuma’s informed guesses for this year’s cutoff’s:</p>

<p>CA 219 (-2); FL 211 (-3); GA 215 (-3); IL 214 (-2); MD 220/221 (0/-1); MI 209 (-1); MO 210 (-3); NJ 221 (-2); NY 218 (-1); OH 211 (-3); PA 214 (-1); TX 216 (-3); VA 219 (-1)</p>

<p>Remaining states that need to be finalized:</p>

<p>AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MN, MT, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND,
OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY</p>

<p>Updating AR</p>

<p>AL<=210 (post #212)
AK=?
AZ<=212 (post# 294)
AR<=205 (post #346)
CA<=232 (post #284)
CO>210, <=214 (posts #140, #286)
CT<=222 (post #277)
DE=?
DC=?
FL<=FL<=212 (post #322)
GA<=216 (post #154)
HI=?
ID=?
IL<=214 (post #178)
IN=?
IA<=207 (post #253)
**KS=212<a href=“post%20#197,%20-2”>/b</a>
KY<=208 (post #109)
LA=?
ME=?
MD<=219 (post #149)
MA=?
MI=?
MN<=215 (post #219)
MS=?
**MO=211<a href=“post#292”>/b</a>
MT=?
**NE=207<a href=“post%20#145,%20-2”>/b</a>
NV>207, <=209 (posts #213, #268)
NH<=217 (post #110)
**NJ=221<a href=“post%20#158,%20-2”>/b</a>
NM<=212 (post #338)
NY<= 222 (post #334)
NC<=215 (post #237)
ND=?
OH<=212 (post #281)
**OK=206<a href=“post%20#137,%20-3”>/b</a>
OR<=213 (post #298)
PA=?
RI=?
SC<=213 (post #136)
SD=?
** TN=210<a href=“post%20#152,%20-4”>/b</a>
TX<=216 (post #247)
UT=?
VT=?
VA<=221 (post #273)
WA<=222 (post #116)
WV=?
WI<=209 (post #305)
WY=?</p>

<p>10(?) Boarding school regions
NE region=221
These usually are set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states in the region.</p>

<p>Internationals=?
This usually is set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among all the individual states.</p>

<p>Commended (national cutoff)=200
Any person with a score equal to or higher than this cutoff who is not a NMSF receives commended status. This group represents the highest 50,000 scorers.</p>

348

<p>Don’t give up on a 217 in California just yet. We’ve already seen a four-point drop this year and California was at 217 just a few years ago. Although the state-level data suggested a moderate drop, I’ve been surprised at how much some of the states have dropped - like Maryland.</p>

349

<p>What does the application look like to go from NMSF to finalist ? Is it a lot of work/essays? Thanks in advance!</p>

350

<p>Collegedad, we were sworn to secrecy but I can verify that the previous post was accurate for TN. S is in with a 214. WAHOOO!</p>

351

<p>We are inferring DC will end up lower, but we’ll use x1234321x’s explicit report for now.</p>

<p>Last year’s cutoffs:</p>

<p>AL 211; AK 212; AZ 213; AR 205; CA 221; CO 215; CT 220; DE 217; DC 223; FL 214; GA 218; HI 216; 211; IL 216; IN 214; IA 210; KS 214; KY 212; LA 209; ME 212; MD 221; MA 223; MI 210; MN 215; MS 205; MO 213; MT 209; NE 209; NV 209; NH 216; NJ 223; NM 210; NY 219; NC 217; ND 204; OH 214; OK 209; OR 216; PA 215; RI 213; SC 211; SD 206; TN 214; TX 219; UT 208; VT 217; VA 220; WA 220; WV 204; WI 209; WY 204; International 223; New England Boarding Schools 223; Commended Scholar 202</p>

<p>Clapuma’s informed guesses for this year’s cutoff’s:</p>

<p>CA 219 (-2); FL 211 (-3); GA 215 (-3); IL 214 (-2); MD 220/221 (0/-1); MI 209 (-1); MO 210 (-3); NJ 221 (-2); NY 218 (-1); OH 211 (-3); PA 214 (-1); TX 216 (-3); VA 219 (-1)</p>

<p>Remaining states that need to be finalized:</p>

<p>AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MN, MT, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND,
OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY</p>

<p>Updating DC</p>

<p>AL<=210 (post #212)
AK=?
AZ<=212 (post# 294)
AR<=205 (post #346)
CA<=232 (post #284)
CO>210, <=214 (posts #140, #286)
CT<=222 (post #277)
DE=?
DC<=225 (post #345)
FL<=FL<=212 (post #322)
GA<=216 (post #154)
HI=?
ID=?
IL<=214 (post #178)
IN=?
IA<=207 (post #253)
KS=212 (post #197, -2)
KY<=208 (post #109)
LA=?
ME=?
MD<=219 (post #149)
MA=?
MI=?
MN<=215 (post #219)
MS=?
MO=211 (post#292)
MT=?
NE=207 (post #145, -2)
NV>207, <=209 (posts #213, #268)
NH<=217 (post #110)
NJ=221 (post #158, -2)
NM<=212 (post #338)
NY<=222 (post #334)
NC<=215 (post #237)
ND=?
OH<=212 (post #281)
OK=206 (post #137, -3)
OR<=213 (post #298)
PA=?
RI=?
SC<=213 (post #136)
SD=?
TN=210 (post #152, -4)
TX<=216 (post #247)
UT=?
VT=?
VA<=221 (post #273)
WA<=222 (post #116)
WV=?
WI<=209 (post #305)
WY=?</p>

<p>10(?) Boarding school regions
NE region=221
These usually are set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states in the region.</p>

<p>Internationals=?
This usually is set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among all the individual states.</p>

<p>Commended (national cutoff)=200
Any person with a score equal to or higher than this cutoff who is not a NMSF receives commended status. This group represents the highest 50,000 scorers.</p>

352

<p>How does 218 in NY look at this point?</p>

353

<p>Indiana 212</p>

354

<p>Last year’s cutoffs:</p>

<p>AL 211; AK 212; AZ 213; AR 205; CA 221; CO 215; CT 220; DE 217; DC 223; FL 214; GA 218; HI 216; 211; IL 216; IN 214; IA 210; KS 214; KY 212; LA 209; ME 212; MD 221; MA 223; MI 210; MN 215; MS 205; MO 213; MT 209; NE 209; NV 209; NH 216; NJ 223; NM 210; NY 219; NC 217; ND 204; OH 214; OK 209; OR 216; PA 215; RI 213; SC 211; SD 206; TN 214; TX 219; UT 208; VT 217; VA 220; WA 220; WV 204; WI 209; WY 204; International 223; New England Boarding Schools 223; Commended Scholar 202</p>

<p>Clapuma’s informed guesses for this year’s cutoff’s:</p>

<p>CA 219 (-2); FL 211 (-3); GA 215 (-3); IL 214 (-2); MD 220/221 (0/-1); MI 209 (-1); MO 210 (-3); NJ 221 (-2); NY 218 (-1); OH 211 (-3); PA 214 (-1); TX 216 (-3); VA 219 (-1)</p>

<p>Remaining states that need to be finalized:</p>

<p>AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MN, MT, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND,
OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY</p>

<p>Updating IN</p>

<p>AL<=210 (post #212)
AK=?
AZ<=212 (post# 294)
AR<=205 (post #346)
CA<=232 (post #284)
CO>210, <=214 (posts #140, #286)
CT<=222 (post #277)
DE=?
DC=?
FL<=FL<=212 (post #322)
GA<=216 (post #154)
HI=?
ID=?
IL<=214 (post #178)
IN<=212 (post #353)
IA<=207 (post #253)
**KS=212<a href=“post%20#197,%20-2”>/b</a>
KY<=208 (post #109)
LA=?
ME=?
MD<=219 (post #149)
MA=?
MI=?
MN<=215 (post #219)
MS=?
**MO=211<a href=“post#292”>/b</a>
MT=?
**NE=207<a href=“post%20#145,%20-2”>/b</a>
NV>207, <=209 (posts #213, #268)
NH<=217 (post #110)
**NJ=221<a href=“post%20#158,%20-2”>/b</a>
NM<=212 (post #338)
NY<= 222 (post #334)
NC<=215 (post #237)
ND=?
OH<=212 (post #281)
**OK=206<a href=“post%20#137,%20-3”>/b</a>
OR<=213 (post #298)
PA=?
RI=?
SC<=213 (post #136)
SD=?
** TN=210<a href=“post%20#152,%20-4”>/b</a>
TX<=216 (post #247)
UT=?
VT=?
VA<=221 (post #273)
WA<=222 (post #116)
WV=?
WI<=209 (post #305)
WY=?</p>

<p>10(?) Boarding school regions
NE region=221
These usually are set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states in the region.</p>

<p>Internationals=?
This usually is set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among all the individual states.</p>

<p>Commended (national cutoff)=200
Any person with a score equal to or higher than this cutoff who is not a NMSF receives commended status. This group represents the highest 50,000 scorers.</p>

355

<p>219 in WA made it.</p>

356

<p>Last year’s cutoffs:</p>

<p>AL 211; AK 212; AZ 213; AR 205; CA 221; CO 215; CT 220; DE 217; DC 223; FL 214; GA 218; HI 216; 211; IL 216; IN 214; IA 210; KS 214; KY 212; LA 209; ME 212; MD 221; MA 223; MI 210; MN 215; MS 205; MO 213; MT 209; NE 209; NV 209; NH 216; NJ 223; NM 210; NY 219; NC 217; ND 204; OH 214; OK 209; OR 216; PA 215; RI 213; SC 211; SD 206; TN 214; TX 219; UT 208; VT 217; VA 220; WA 220; WV 204; WI 209; WY 204; International 223; New England Boarding Schools 223; Commended Scholar 202</p>

<p>Clapuma’s informed guesses for this year’s cutoff’s:</p>

<p>CA 219 (-2); FL 211 (-3); GA 215 (-3); IL 214 (-2); MD 220/221 (0/-1); MI 209 (-1); MO 210 (-3); NJ 221 (-2); NY 218 (-1); OH 211 (-3); PA 214 (-1); TX 216 (-3); VA 219 (-1)</p>

<p>Remaining states that need to be finalized:</p>

<p>AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MN, MT, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND,
OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY</p>

<p>Updating WA</p>

<p>AL<=210 (post #212)
AK=?
AZ<=212 (post# 294)
AR<=205 (post #346)
CA<=232 (post #284)
CO>210, <=214 (posts #140, #286)
CT<=222 (post #277)
DE=?
DC=?
FL<=FL<=212 (post #322)
GA<=216 (post #154)
HI=?
ID=?
IL<=214 (post #178)
IN<=212 (post #353)
IA<=207 (post #253)
**KS=212<a href=“post%20#197,%20-2”>/b</a>
KY<=208 (post #109)
LA=?
ME=?
MD<=219 (post #149)
MA=?
MI=?
MN<=215 (post #219)
MS=?
**MO=211<a href=“post#292”>/b</a>
MT=?
**NE=207<a href=“post%20#145,%20-2”>/b</a>
NV>207, <=209 (posts #213, #268)
NH<=217 (post #110)
**NJ=221<a href=“post%20#158,%20-2”>/b</a>
NM<=212 (post #338)
NY<= 222 (post #334)
NC<=215 (post #237)
ND=?
OH<=212 (post #281)
**OK=206<a href=“post%20#137,%20-3”>/b</a>
OR<=213 (post #298)
PA=?
RI=?
SC<=213 (post #136)
SD=?
** TN=210<a href=“post%20#152,%20-4”>/b</a>
TX<=216 (post #247)
UT=?
VT=?
VA<=221 (post #355)
WA<=219 (post #116)
WV=?
WI<=209 (post #305)
WY=?</p>

<p>10(?) Boarding school regions
NE region=221
These usually are set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states in the region.</p>

<p>Internationals=?
This usually is set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among all the individual states.</p>

<p>Commended (national cutoff)=200
Any person with a score equal to or higher than this cutoff who is not a NMSF receives commended status. This group represents the highest 50,000 scorers.</p>

357

<p>DC appears to have been dropped.</p>

<p>Last year’s cutoffs:</p>

<p>AL 211; AK 212; AZ 213; AR 205; CA 221; CO 215; CT 220; DE 217; DC 223; FL 214; GA 218; HI 216; 211; IL 216; IN 214; IA 210; KS 214; KY 212; LA 209; ME 212; MD 221; MA 223; MI 210; MN 215; MS 205; MO 213; MT 209; NE 209; NV 209; NH 216; NJ 223; NM 210; NY 219; NC 217; ND 204; OH 214; OK 209; OR 216; PA 215; RI 213; SC 211; SD 206; TN 214; TX 219; UT 208; VT 217; VA 220; WA 220; WV 204; WI 209; WY 204; International 223; New England Boarding Schools 223; Commended Scholar 202</p>

<p>Clapuma’s informed guesses for this year’s cutoff’s:</p>

<p>CA 219 (-2); FL 211 (-3); GA 215 (-3); IL 214 (-2); MD 220/221 (0/-1); MI 209 (-1); MO 210 (-3); NJ 221 (-2); NY 218 (-1); OH 211 (-3); PA 214 (-1); TX 216 (-3); VA 219 (-1)</p>

<p>Remaining states that need to be finalized:</p>

<p>AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MN, MT, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND,
OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY</p>

<p>Updating DC</p>

<p>AL<=210 (post #212)
AK=?
AZ<=212 (post# 294)
AR<=205 (post #346)
CA<=232 (post #284)
CO>210, <=214 (posts #140, #286)
CT<=222 (post #277)
DE=?
DC<=225 (post #345)
FL<=FL<=212 (post #322)
GA<=216 (post #154)
HI=?
ID=?
IL<=214 (post #178)
IN<=212 (post #353)
IA<=207 (post #253)
**KS=212<a href=“post%20#197,%20-2”>/B</a>
KY<=208 (post #109)
LA=?
ME=?
MD<=219 (post #149)
MA=?
MI=?
MN<=215 (post #219)
MS=?
**MO=211<a href=“post#292”>/B</a>
MT=?
**NE=207<a href=“post%20#145,%20-2”>/B</a>
NV>207, <=209 (posts #213, #268)
NH<=217 (post #110)
**NJ=221<a href=“post%20#158,%20-2”>/B</a>
NM<=212 (post #338)
NY<= 222 (post #334)
NC<=215 (post #237)
ND=?
OH<=212 (post #281)
**OK=206<a href=“post%20#137,%20-3”>/B</a>
OR<=213 (post #298)
PA=?
RI=?
SC<=213 (post #136)
SD=?
**TN=210<a href=“post%20#152,%20-4”>/B</a>
TX<=216 (post #247)
UT=?
VT=?
VA<=221 (post #355)
WA<=219 (post #116)
WV=?
WI<=209 (post #305)
WY=?</p>

<p>10(?) Boarding school regions
NE region=221
These usually are set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states in the region.</p>

<p>Internationals=?
This usually is set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among all the individual states.</p>

<p>Commended (national cutoff)=200
Any person with a score equal to or higher than this cutoff who is not a NMSF receives commended status. This group represents the highest 50,000 scorers.</p>

358

<p>just fixing WA and VA post #'s</p>

<p>Last year’s cutoffs:</p>

<p>AL 211; AK 212; AZ 213; AR 205; CA 221; CO 215; CT 220; DE 217; DC 223; FL 214; GA 218; HI 216; 211; IL 216; IN 214; IA 210; KS 214; KY 212; LA 209; ME 212; MD 221; MA 223; MI 210; MN 215; MS 205; MO 213; MT 209; NE 209; NV 209; NH 216; NJ 223; NM 210; NY 219; NC 217; ND 204; OH 214; OK 209; OR 216; PA 215; RI 213; SC 211; SD 206; TN 214; TX 219; UT 208; VT 217; VA 220; WA 220; WV 204; WI 209; WY 204; International 223; New England Boarding Schools 223; Commended Scholar 202</p>

<p>Clapuma’s informed guesses for this year’s cutoff’s:</p>

<p>CA 219 (-2); FL 211 (-3); GA 215 (-3); IL 214 (-2); MD 220/221 (0/-1); MI 209 (-1); MO 210 (-3); NJ 221 (-2); NY 218 (-1); OH 211 (-3); PA 214 (-1); TX 216 (-3); VA 219 (-1)</p>

<p>Remaining states that need to be finalized:</p>

<p>AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MN, MT, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND,
OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY</p>

<p>Updating DC</p>

<p>AL<=210 (post #212)
AK=?
AZ<=212 (post# 294)
AR<=205 (post #346)
CA<=232 (post #284)
CO>210, <=214 (posts #140, #286)
CT<=222 (post #277)
DE=?
DC<=225 (post #345)
FL<=FL<=212 (post #322)
GA<=216 (post #154)
HI=?
ID=?
IL<=214 (post #178)
IN<=212 (post #353)
IA<=207 (post #253)
KS=212 (post #197, -2)
KY<=208 (post #109)
LA=?
ME=?
MD<=219 (post #149)
MA=?
MI=?
MN<=215 (post #219)
MS=?
MO=211 (post#292, -2)
MT=?
NE=207 (post #145, -2)
NV>207, <=209 (posts #213, #268)
NH<=217 (post #110)
NJ=221 (post #158, -2)
NM<=212 (post #338)
NY<= 222 (post #334)
NC<=215 (post #237)
ND=?
OH<=212 (post #281)
OK=206 (post #137, -3)
OR<=213 (post #298)
PA=?
RI=?
SC<=213 (post #136)
SD=?
TN=210 (post #152, -4)
TX<=216 (post #247)
UT=?
VT=?
VA<=221 (post #273)
WA<=219 (post #355)
WV=?
WI<=209 (post #305)
WY=?</p>

<p>10(?) Boarding school regions
NE region=221
These usually are set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among the individual states in the region.</p>

<p>Internationals=?
This usually is set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among all the individual states.</p>

<p>Commended (national cutoff)=200
Any person with a score equal to or higher than this cutoff who is not a NMSF receives commended status. This group represents the highest 50,000 scorers.</p>

359

<p>OK California and New York, it’s your day to step up. Let’s see some scores!</p>

360

<p>Still waiting & wondering in New Orleans. School closed all wee until next Tuesday because of Isaac. Any news? Any thoughts?</p>