@EarlVanDorn , @suzyQ7 – Mea culpa. You are absolutely correct – # of semi-finalists is based on graduating seniors, not test takers. My apologies for mis-stating that.
I appreciate the conversation, and really like what @GMTplus7 has put together. Here it is again in a slightly different format:
CB concord GMTplus7 calculation
2014 | 2015 || 2015 PSAT & S.I. | ratio of 2015 S.I. / 2014 PSAT score
240 | 1520 || 1520 | 228 - 228 | 0.950
239 | 1520 || | |
238 | 1520 || | |
237 | 1510 || 1510 | 226 - 226 | 0.954
236 | 1510 || | |
235 | 1510 || | |
234 | 1500 || 1500 | 224 - 226 | 0.957 - 0.966
233 | 1500 || | |
232 | 1500 || | |
231 | 1490 || 1490 | 222 - 224 | 0.961 - 0.970
230 | 1490 || | |
229 | 1490 || | |
228 | 1490 || | |
227 | 1480 || 1480 | 220 - 224 | 0.969 - 0.987
226 | 1480 || | |
225 | 1480 || | |
224 | 1470 || 1470 | 218 - 222 | 0.973 - 0.991
223 | 1470 || | |
222 | 1470 || | |
221 | 1460 || 1460 | 216 - 222 | 0.977 - 1.005
220 | 1460 || | |
219 | 1460 || | |
218 | 1450 || 1450 | 214 - 220 | 0.982 - 1.009
217 | 1450 || | |
216 | 1450 || | |
215 | 1440 || 1440 | 212 - 220 | 0.986 - 1.023
214 | 1440 || | |
213 | 1440 || | |
212 | 1430 || 1430 | 210 - 218 | 0.991 - 1.028
211 | 1430 || | |<br>
210 | 1420 || 1420 | 208 - 218 | 0.990 - 1.038
209 | 1420 || | |<br>
208 | 1410 || 1410 | 206 - 216 | 0.990 - 1.038
207 | 1410 || | |<br>
206 | 1400 || 1400 | 204 - 216 | 0.990 - 1.049
205 | 1400 || | |<br>
204 | 1390 || 1390 | 202 - 214 | 0.990 - 1.049
203 | 1390 || | |
202 | 1380 || 1380 | 200 - 214 | 0.990 - 1.059
201 | 1370 || 1370 | 198 - 212 | 0.985 - 1.055
200 | 1370 || | |
199 | 1360 || 1360 | 196 - 212 | 0.985 - 1.065
198 | 1360 || | |
197 | 1350 || 1350 | 194 - 210 | 0.985 - 1.066
196 | 1340 || 1340 | 192 - 210 | 0.980 - 1.071
195 | 1340 || | |
194 | 1330 || 1330 | 190 - 208 | 0.979 - 1.072
193 | 1320 || 1320 | 188 - 208 | 0.974 - 1.078
192 | 1310 || 1310 | 188 - 206 | 0.979 - 1.073
191 | 1300 || 1300 | 186 - 204 | 0.974 - 1.068
190 | 1300 || | |
189 | 1290 || 1290 | 186 - 202 | 0.984 - 1.069
188 | 1280 || 1280 | 184 - 200 | 0.979 - 1.064
187 | 1280 || | |
186 | 1270 || 1270 | 184 - 198 | 0.989 - 1.065
185 | 1270 || | |
184 | 1260 || 1260 | 182 - 196 | 0.989 - 1.065
183 | 1260 || | |
182 | 1250 || 1250 | 182 - 194 | 1.000 - 1.066
181 | 1250 || | |
180 | 1240 || 1240 | 180 - 192 | 1.000 - 1.067
179 | 1240 || | |
178 | 1230 || 1230 | 180 - 190 | 1.011 - 1.067
177 | 1230 || | |
176 | 1220 || 1220 | 178 - 188 | 1.011 - 1.068