<p>I don't understand the cutoffs and stuff. I live in California and got a 202 which is in the 96 percentile. Is this enough for nat'l merit semifinalist?</p>
<p>No. The semi-finalist cut off is 216 this past year. It hovers around that general area, plus or minus a point depending on the year. You should make commended though.</p>
<p>what is commended?</p>
<p>I believe commended is above 200. Although I am not 100% sure on that figure.</p>
<p>96th percentile is not good enough for semi-finalist...you have to be in the 99th percentile to be recognized</p>
<p>wow the psat was murder. i got a 170, placed in 78th percentile i think, and i'm in the top 5 in one of the competative schools in ca</p>
<p>yeah, I think the cutoff for commended is usually around 200.</p>