<p>takeme2cali: Thanks for the tip. According to the National Merit website, one must either be a permanent resident or have applied for permanent residency without having been denied. Until 2007 (when my dad's contract with my country's foreign ministry runs out) I'm neither.</p>
<p>Oh, well...</p>
<p><em>hugs thisyearsgirl</em></p>
<p>Don't worry. Be happy.</p>
<p>At least the tyrannical US government can't take away the sweet benefits of your SAT 1 score.;)</p>
<p>How true. <em>hugs back</em></p>
<p>does anyone know how much state cutoffs usually change each year. georgia's was 217 last year</p>
<p>211.... Well, at least I'll be commended.</p>
<p>The CR section had too many vocab. words which I didn't know.</p>
<p>Breakdown</p>
<p>CR:64
(Gah!! Am surprised.. I thought I was going to score 70+.)
Got 9 wrong.
Half in which I got wrong were Sentence Completions when they only make up about a 1/4 of the test, lol.</p>
<p>W:70 (Around what I thought.)
Got 5 wrong.</p>
<p>M:77
Got 1 wrong.</p>
<p>The SAT which I'm taking in January is guaranteed to be better than 2110.... especially since my parents have me studying SAT vocab. words like crazy. </p>
<p>Just wanna get the SAT's done with..</p>
<p>I feel so stupid... I'm a sophmore and got a 189 for my first try. Everyone here is like 200+... but I did do pretty well compared to the rest of class. ~sighs~ 62 on CR, 60 on Math (I really want to improve this), 67 on W...</p>
<p>QT- CC is not exactly a great cross section of the general population. As a Sophmore, your scores are way above the average college-bound Junior. That isn't an easy feat.</p>
<p>Although CC is great in many aspects, it has a tendency to skew a person's view of "good" and "bad" scores.</p>
<p>What SparkShooter said. I think the national average is around 140.</p>
<p>QTHoller don't stress out. In a year you will be a lot smarter. And also, think of this as motivation to do better.</p>
<p>Anyway, you did better than like 90% of my junior class, and I live in MA too.</p>
<p>=.= Dang I got a 150. >//// Blah I feel dumb oh well.</p>
<p>Good job to all of those who will be semi finalist or commended.</p>
<p>My PSAT is crap to everyone else on CC. I'm a junior by the way.</p>
<p>52 CR- this is atrocious. Anyone know how to improve on CR. I have heard things about Grammatix on this site...</p>
<p>72 M- surprised, but that's the only thing I studied this summer. I used the Barron's New SAT Math book and went up 12 points. </p>
<p>60 W- thought I would do better </p>
<p>So I got a 184, but my scores are so weird. Apparently I can't read, but I can do a quick math problem.</p>
<p>Hey ebonyqueen...don't worry too much. Math=awesome job. But for better or for worse, PSAT scores SUCK as indicators of SAT scores, the ones that actually matter. So your score is neither CRAP nor indicative of anything. And to cheer you up, writing is one of the easiest sections to prep for, like math, since grammar is a bunch of rules, like math is, that you have to apply. So get an old SAT2 writing prep book and study it up. CR I think is the hardest to prepare for, but with writing you have a whole lotta hope. So you're actually in a good boat! I personally got a 215 last year (80 W, all because I studied grammar, a 71 CR, since that's supposedly a strong point of mine, and a 64 math, which you totally beasted me at!)</p>
<p>220- 70 R, 74 M, 76 W. I guess I'm commended. There's like zero chance of NJ cutoff scores dropping right? I know last year it was 221.</p>
<p>Finally!!! My school gave PSAT scores out today, after so much waiting. I'm really satisfied about mine. This is the BEST Christmas gift ever! I desire nothing else.</p>
<p>238</p>
<p>80 CR, 80 M, 78 W</p>
<p>So close to a 240! I got the next to the last problem in W wrong by some stupid reason. Oh well, I am happy. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE OTHER CC members who did well on the PSAT and also to those who unfortunately fell short of the NMSSF cut off. I know PSAT isn't as important as SAT, but weathering through it is nevertheless a mighty achievement. We should be proud of ourselves and give ourselves a nice rewarding break! See you around!</p>
<p>Thanks for the encouragement, jimbob! Yeah, I wasn't expecting the high math, but I'm happy with it. The CR still worries me though. Hopefully I improve alot from now until April.</p>
<p>Congrats at your score last year too.</p>
<p>Does anyone know whether the scores in New York are generally thought to be high or low. Also, what is the story with the 55,000 semifinalists instead of 50,000 last year. Is anything over 220 in NY a shoe in.</p>
<p>New York is higher than average, and 220+ should be fine. The cutoff was 218 last year, and the year before that, I believe. </p>
<p>I'm just hoping they change it to 217 or I don't get in!</p>
<p>80 CR, 76 M, 78 W
234!
I wish the math curve wasnt so harsh...40 points off for 1 question seems a bit much</p>
<p>Yeah I got a 72 and missed 3 hard questions...seems unfair. And I missed 2 CR questions and got a 75. So 227 for me with all correct in W.
Thank god I live in a 216-ish cutoff state. SUCKS to live in a state like NJ, MA, MD, or even NY because in NC I know a 218 was Nat'l Merit Semifinalist.</p>