<p>Still no word from school, but DS did receive an email from OU’s National Scholars Staff. Good sign?</p>
<p>The lower scores simply reflect a harder test. It says nothing about the academic abilities of the class of 2013.</p>
<p>Okay, I know WA’s cutoff is way lower, but I finally got verification today from my counselor that I was a semi-finalist w/ a 222! :D</p>
<p>I forgot to ask her what the actual cutoff was, though…</p>
<p>I saw the NMSF booklet today and glanced at a few cutoff scores…</p>
<p>California is a 221, once again. It did not drop, from what I remember.</p>
<p>Colorado is a 212. </p>
<p>Massachusetts is either a 221 or a 220… My memory escapes me, though I am certain it is one of those two. I’ll check more states on Monday…</p>
<p>Last years 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, 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<=225 (post# 345)
FL<=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=217 <a href=“post%20#368,%20-3”>/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>
<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, 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 GA, CO</p>
<p>AL<=210 (post #212)
AK=?
AZ<=212 (post# 294)
AR<=205 (post #346)
CA<=232 (post #284)
**CO=212<a href=“posts%20#384,%20-3”>/b</a>
CT<=222 (post #277)
DE=?
DC<=225 (post# 345)
FL<=FL>209<=212 (post #322, #362)
GA<=214 (post #380)
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=217 <a href=“post%20#368,%20-3”>/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>
<p>Seriwe: I know they publish such a book because posters have cited it in the past. Whatever scores you can relate to us from it would be most welcome–and thank you for your post.</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, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND,
OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WV, WI, WY</p>
<p>Updating CA, MA</p>
<p>AL<=210 (post #212)
AK=?
AZ<=212 (post# 294)
AR<=205 (post #346)
**CA=221<a href=“post%20#384,%200”>/B</a>
**CO=212<a href=“posts%20#384,%20-3”>/B</a>
CT<=222 (post #277)
DE=?
DC<=225 (post# 345)
FL<=FL>209<=212 (post #322, #362)
GA<=214 (post #380)
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=220 or 221 (post #384)
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=217<a href=“post%20#368,%20-3”>/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>
<p>CA with a 220! 
I thought I would miss Semi-finalist by one point and I freaked out, but thankfully I made it!</p>
<p>^lol wut? I thought someone reported CA was 221?</p>
<p>Well now that really throws things for a loop. Seriwe, you might want to look at your source again. I’m going with 220 (or less) pending more info.</p>
<p>I did say this wasn’t a perfect process. But if we had that book we wouldn’t be having this much fun. :|</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, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA,
ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND,
OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WV, WI, WY</p>
<p>Updating CA</p>
<p>AL<=210 (post #212)
AK=?
AZ<=212 (post# 294)
AR<=205 (post #346)
CA<=220 (post #388)
**CO=212<a href=“posts%20#384,%20-3”>/B</a>
CT<=222 (post #277)
DE=?
DC<=225 (post# 345)
FL<=FL>209<=212 (post #322, #362)
GA<=214 (post #380)
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=220 or 221 (post #384)
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=217<a href=“post%20#368,%20-3”>/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>
<p>This is scary now…I thought we could trust what has been posted. </p>
<p>I was hoping someone would post Florida’s cutoff, but I’m just gonna have to wait to be notified officially, I guess!</p>
<p>I was informed today that the cutoff in Illinois was 215. Missed it by one point. Ouch.</p>
<p>222 in Cali.</p>
<p>Oh, and the book doesn’t come out for another 2 weeks. I am guessing you saw last years?</p>
<p>^^^^^^^^^^^^^ post #392^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Which one is correct? Or can we trust no one? :eek:</p>
<p>08-28-2012, 05:02 PM #178
gstudent99
New Member</p>
<p>Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8
Just got email from Guidance Counselor.</p>
<p>Daughter has 214 in Illinois and qualified for SemiFinalist.</p>
<p>SORRY, I DON’T KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY QUOTE A POST</p>
<p>Lol, in a few days when we all get back to school we can verify everything.</p>
<p>Why don’t I have my mail yet? :(</p>
<p>Yes… I’ll try to relate more from the book Monday. I know it’s this years because my name is in it (and it says 2013 on it).</p>
<p>I can write stuff down more concretely Monday.</p>
<p>EDIT: Tuesday… Monday is labor day.</p>
<p>And I can verify that the California cutoff is indeed 220. I know for fact that the number listed in the book was no lower than a 220 for California and Massachusetts.</p>
<p>Seriwe, please please please post Idaho’s score! I talked to a former NMSF and my school didn’t tell him until mid September and most Idahoans don’t use this site.</p>
<p>Seriwe - can you possibly check out the Louisiana cutoff and post? Thank you!!!</p>
<p>Someone posted that floridas cutoff is a 212</p>