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

Paying for College National Merit Aid
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<p>Figures… Finally get GC to tell me about son’s qualifying or not and they say he didn’t. Problem is that he has a 220 for Maine (prev cutoffs have been 212). So unless Maine jumped 9 points he should be all set. He put the wrong graduation year on the form. Then GC was supposed to have it fixed. I followed up in July and it was never fixed. I got it fixed through NMSC and they sent a letter confirming he was now eligible.</p>

<p>Must be a glitch due to the mixup. NMSC isn’t open and won’t be until Tuesday morning. Bummer.</p>

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<p>Had a confirmation of 212 today. 209 doesn’t make it. In Florida</p>

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<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 FL</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>209, <=212, (post #322, #362)
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<=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>

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<p>I was told that 218 is the cut score in WA</p>

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<p>New Mexico: D’s counselor told her that the lowest qualifying score was 208 at her school. Don’t know the state cutoff.</p>

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<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; ID 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, WV, WI, WY</p>

<p>Updating NM, 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<=225 (post# 345)
FL>209, <=212, (post #322, #362)
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<=208 (post #365)
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=218<a href=“post%20#364,%20-2”>/B</a>
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>

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<p>gocougs, I hope you are wrong, but afraid you are right. :(</p>

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<p>Holy Cow, gocougs. Just received an email from GC. My son is a finalist in WA with a 217!</p>

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<p>Bethorama33 - you know what is scarey? If you were not as knowledgeable about this process and scores, a lot of parents would have taken the GC’s word that the score didn’t make it and be done with it. How sad would that be?</p>

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<p>My CA daughter just got word that her score of 223 made it.</p>

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<p>good god, I was got a great scare when I read 232 for CA. LOL.</p>

<p>i’m still waiting for the news. I’m just praying that the score didn’t go up more than 3 points from last year’s 221…</p>

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<p>really?! congrats! this post just made me smile because I got a 224 and i was scared that I would be on the borderline. but I guess I made it in… :D</p>

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<p>So far 23 states already have lower scores than last year… many with two or three points below. And the numbers are not all out yet. I wonder if these numbers are representative of the SATs too. It would certainly take pressure off students if they knew next years’ class will not be as strong academically as a whole. </p>

<p>The US high school senior population was larger last year, too. maybe last year’s higher numbers are more indictive of a larger population taking the test. </p>

<p>These numbers are exact: </p>

<p>KS=212; Last Year 214
MO=211 Last Year 213
NE=207 Last Year 209
NJ=221 Last Year 223
OK=206 Last Year 209
TN=210 Last Year 214
WA=218 Last Year 220</p>

<p>These have yet to be determined, but clearly show a lower score thna last year’s …</p>

<p>AL<=210 Last Year 211
AZ<=212 Last Year 213
AR<=205 Last Year 213
CO>210, <=214 Last Year 215
FL>209, <=212, Last Year 214
GA<=216 Last Year 218
IL<=214 Last Year 216
IN<=212 Last Year 214
IA<=207 Last Year 210
KY<=208 Last Year 2012
MD<=219 Last Year 221
NM<=208 Last Year 2010
NC<=215 Last Year 217
OH<=212 Last Year 214
OR<=213 Last Year 216
TX<=216 Last Year 219</p>

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<p>My son hasnt heard from his school on whether he made it (school doesnt start until Tuesday), but yesterday he did get a postcard from a college saying “congratulations on being recognized by National Merit”. His score, 218, is 5 points lower than last year’s cutoff for our state. I know scores are lower this year, but 5 points lower seems too much to hope for. I concluded he was “out” when scores first came out, but since receiving that postcard…
Dont want to get my hopes up, but what do you think? could a university somehow know he made it before he does? Or, does the school just know that he is “commended” and not a semi-finalist. The card doesnt use the word “semi-finalist”.</p>

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<p>Arkansas’ scores are 8 points lower than last years.</p>

<p>There is always hope.</p>

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<p>Well Tenn dropped four points - so anything is possible. I would also think the postcard could be for any NMF status, including commended.</p>

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<p>A lot of schools announced last year was their most competitive and smartest class ever. But I assumed it was because the schools added more foreign students. I didn’t know that the American students scored better too.</p>

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<p>Congrats SMMboys, the 218 was told to me by my principal. I’m glad he was wrong</p>

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<p>I believe AR was 205 (not 213) last year.</p>

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<p>GA, Lowest qualifier in my school is 214. Dropped 4 points from 218 last year!</p>