<p>I want to be able to get the National Merit Scholarship this year (junior)..what do I need to score? (I live in CA)</p>
<p>The qualifying score for the October test is not released until the end of the following summer . . . so that would be a bit difficult to predict.</p>
<p>Here is [one</a> example](<a href=“http://www.studypoint.com/ed/national-merit-scores/]one”>National Merit Scores) of past qualifying scores, but they vary from year to year.</p>
<p>If you’re a Junior you should have your score. Google the CA cut offs over the last few years then you’ll have a good idea about what it takes. Then check out the threads on this site to see how to transition from NMSf to NMF to NMS. GL</p>
<p>PSAT cutoff scores do get higher each year though right?</p>
<p>They can get higher or they could go lower. It varies every year. Sometimes it will stay the same, sometime it’ll go +/- a point or two.</p>
<p>Lilly…did you take the PSAT last October during your junior year? What score did you get?</p>
<p>I think in Calif, you need a 221 to be rather safe for NMSF.</p>
<p>*PSAT cutoff scores do get higher each year though right?
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<p>No, think about it… If the cutoff scores went up every year, soon no one would qualify! lol</p>