<p>To the guy/gal who posted about Missouri:
I thought they didn’t release the official score cutoffs for Semi-Finalists..
Unless, like we do here, your principal looked at the scores (i.e. a 213 that made it and a 212 that did not).</p>
<p>Do you know any details?</p>
<p>You are correct Dtran09 in that they do not release the official score cutoffs for Semi-Finalists. I would doubt that MO would increase 2 points so don’t give up yet.</p>
<p>Likewise what is the bases of the OK report being at 208 from BoomerSooner? Heresay? With no provided details I think ParentofIvy has the right idea as the list should develop from those reporting who have received their packet and know they made the cutoff this year.</p>
<p>@dtran09: When my principal was congratulating us for having more semifinalists as a class than any of our school’s senior classes for the last 15 years, he noted that it was “especially impressive, because the score cutoff increased by two points. As a matter of fact, there were a few other students who would have made it last year but just missed it this year.”</p>
<p>He seemed pretty sure of it at the time. If they don’t tell school administrators directly, he probably figured it out by looking at the scores.</p>
<p>Again, that’s just what I heard. It could be wrong.</p>
<p>Any Northeast info? lol :)</p>
<p>I recieved no letter in the mail today (NY) … I feel depressed now >_<</p>
<p>parentofivy, read post 52: TX=215 definitively. No more, no less.</p>
<p>We too have a close friend of our daughter’s , who qualified with a 215, in Texas. </p>
<p>We’ll update:
State/Score Post
AZ<=215 22
CA<=218 24
FL<=211 27
IL<=215 39
SC<=212 41
TN <=216 20
TX<=215 44,52,86,87</p>
<p>NY Democrat:</p>
<p>First of all, it’s not too late to change political affiliations. I was a Democrat when I was 18, too.</p>
<p>Second, you don’t get notified by mail.</p>
<p>You will be notified by your school. They are the ones that get the notice.</p>
<p>I think MS is 200..</p>
<p>ListoMan, just curious. When did this person receive notification from her school?
I’m waiting anxiously in Austin with a 215 exactly…lol</p>
<p>Has anyone in Florida received notice of NMSF status with less than 211? We are trying to determine the cutoff here.</p>
<p>I am in Fl but have not got any package. My PSAT is 219, SAT is 2210. On what scale do they make you finalist?</p>
<p>Hi there, I scored a 207 on my PSAT, any chance i will get National Merit COmmended Scholar?</p>
<p>^^ you will Commended (at least) w/that score if you are a rising senior…and filled out the paper in the spring</p>
<p>In Texas the cutoff is 215. Our son got the packet with 215.</p>
<p>Our son got the packet with 215 in Austin, Texas.</p>
<p>If you don’t make it to semifinalist but were commended is that even worth noting on you college applications ? </p>
<p>Isn’t commended so common that it really means next to nothing at the top 20 type of selective universities? Sort of like NHS</p>
<p>Ugh, I got 213 in Illinois. I didn’t get anything in the mail either…damn. My friend got 215 (same school) also and he got semi-finalist too. I’m guessing 215 is the actual cutoff then.</p>
<p>^I’m pretty sure all the packets are handed out through your school, not mailed.</p>
<p>If you’re talking Ivy League, commended status, and even semifinalist, is indeed very common. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t mention it if you want to - but be aware that many many applicants applying will have that credential</p>
<p>BTW - Any more info on Northeast? Come on, at least one person should have heard 
(or maybe schools here are more closefisted with this info)</p>