<p>numberone, 211 is not 99%. 207 is 97% and the 98's this year probably range from 208-213.</p>
<p>I have been told that 215 is 99th percentile.</p>
<p>Ok im a sophomore and I got a 186. Not good at all because my scores were 64 math, 53 CR, 69 WRITING.....I have to make the IL cutoff next year which will most likely be somewhere around 217-218......... im screwd right? because i mean even though I can pull WRITING to an 80 and math to a 72-76....my CR still wont go above 60.....</p>
<p>SO any ideaS? I mean 186 as a soph isnt bad but its bad in terms of M/CR scores.</p>
<p>does anyone have the individual year-by-year state data for PSAT scores to help forecast future cutoffs?</p>
<p>Digamma, post 558.</p>
<p>ok, i got my results
77 math
74 cr
73 writing</p>
<p>DiGamma23, the post that dstark cites below (#558) provides current (= seniors in fall 2005) and 2004 cut-offs (36 of the 53 states/regions were up, 14 were flat, and 3 went down). The 2001 cut-offs were published in the 2/24/04 USA Today. The 1998 cut-offs are at
<a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?6/17716%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeconfidential.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?6/17716</a></p>
<p>State cut-offs are often mentioned at CC (e.g. they mentioned 15 of the 53 for 2003), but sometimes they're kidding around, or aren't precise about which year they're using, so using that data could be questionable. If you really want to research it, it's possible that some review books might include them (e.g. Princeton Review?); maybe try a library or bookstore. Let us know what you find out.</p>
<p>Has anyone in the Atlanta area or Georgia gotten their scores?
My son's school insists that they have not gotten scores yet. He's at Marist.</p>
<p>Fabrizio,
Congratulations on your score. What school in Ga. so you attend? We can't seem to get our scores from Marist.</p>
<p>Oh my god.</p>
<p>235!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>80 M, 80 W, 75 CR (1 wrong, 1 omit)</p>
<p>vinny,</p>
<p>do you know the curves for the November PSAT test?</p>
<p>Good Job Everyone! My scores were-
CR: 80
M: 74
W: 67
Total: 221</p>
<p>In the math section, could anyone explain number 12 and number 28 to me on the wednesday test. Thanks!</p>
<p>OK all you freakishly brilliant high school students; this is a dumb parent asking a question... it's been three years since my oldest took and received PSAT scores - she was commended, but not semi-finalist. Curiousity got the best of me today, so I called the high school to see if my high school junior's scores were in yet, and they were. I really only asked for breakdown of sections by score... nothing else, and this is what they told me: CR68, M72, W78 (218). This forum is confusing me so much despite my having read just about every post. Why do people keep asking which day others took the test? How does that play in? FYI, my daughter took it during the school day on a Wednesday.</p>
<p>They will be mailing out the complete results/scores sometime this week, but I didn't realize there were other issues that played into this, other than the combination of scores (hers being a 218), so I'm wondering what the information I have as of today tells me about her chances of commended (seem very high from what I've read here) and semi-finalist. Someone please enlighten this curious parent... thanks : )</p>
<p>They give a different test each day it is adiministered. So if one test is easier than the other, you will lose more points per wrong answer. Basically, the curves are different.</p>
<p>teriwtt, what state do you live in?</p>
<p>From what I've gathered, commended cut-off is nationwide. So, a certain percentage of the nation will be commended. Last year, the cutoff for commended was 202. Commended is a nice perk, but doesn't necessarily overwhelm the adcoms at Ivys.</p>
<p>The semi-finalist cut-off is different for each state. So, only a certain percentage of each state's students can be semifinalist. I think the lowest cut-off are in states like WVA and Alabama, and stay in the low 200's. The highest cut-offs are in "richer" states. The highest cut-off is 222. Your daughter has <em>probably</em> made the semi-finalist cut-off, depending on your state.</p>
<p>After semi-finalist, comes finalist. This is not really determined by the PSAT scores; you have to write a really bland essay, take the SAT, be recommended by your principal and submit your GPA and rank. Most semi-finalists become finalists; the oft-touted number is 15000/16000. The actual award is some $2500, but many state universities offer full rides to finalists and finalist looks great on a merit aid application.</p>
<p>This should all be correct, but I'm probably off on a detail or two. Congrats to your daughter, and the best of luck to her!</p>
<p>did people find the writing section on the saturday test extremely easy. I thought it was a joke. I know that I had one mistake which was the had begun, or began one. I think the question should be tossed out even though it is still correct. Other then that, the test was pretty easy.</p>
<p>I took Wednesday's test, and I had a rough time with the CR/WR parts. I am really struggling in that area.</p>
<p>Kyky: You can look up all the explanations at <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/psatextra%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeboard.com/psatextra</a> . But since I am decent with math:
12) 10% is maint. and you only have to worry about 75%, so you take .1/.75 = 13.333333%
28) Just think about that one, and you can eliminate answers. It would take forever for me to type and give an explanation, so please refer to the link above.</p>
<p>Pat</p>
<p>why were two tests made.</p>
<p>teriwtt, you just have to worry about the score which is 218.</p>