<p>@cjester
That’s an interesting observation. I was thinking quite the opposite. I’ve never been on here before this year, but at my school in particular, scores were quite low. I got the highest score in my school with a 215. My friends and other students who are all in the same AP and honors classes as me did okay, but not amazing (170-180 range) and I was honestly surprised. </p>
<p>My only goal was to do better than my sophomore year (193) and I did! : )</p>
<p>when do you get NMSF/commended notification?</p>
<p>^@chocmilk, if you’re one of the 50,000 commended you’ll get a letter in April. If you’re one of the 16,000 semifinalists, you’ll be notified again in September.</p>
<p>And has anyone worked on compiling the test curve? I don’t think this year’s was too harsh, but it does vary between the Wednesday and Saturday tests. Last year -1 W was a 78 on Wednesday but a 75 on Saturday, and -1 M was a 79 on Wednesday and I believe a 76 on Saturday. I’ll be really curious to see the new cutoffs. I would be fairly confident in saying Texas at least will go up after a decline in recent years.</p>
<p>^There’s a link to the curves that was posted earlier in this thread. Search for it.</p>
<p>Argh… Those cutoffs had better not go up! I thought that it was easier, but that the curve was harsher? Wouldn’t College Board try to balance it out?</p>
<p>Even if the curve was harsher, it would make the overall scores lower…I’m right on the cutoff for FL (212) so I’m nervous!!</p>
<p>rec’d scores for TX: 237
-2 CR 76
-1 M 76
-1 W 75
Took it on Wed.</p>
<p>can’t add today! score of 227 in TX</p>
<p>-2 CR 76
-1 M 76
-2 W 75</p>
<p>@futuremed12: I’m with you! I’m right on the cutoff for my state, too (212 in Indiana), but I was never expecting to get this far, so…</p>
<p>Great job, texascoed!</p>
<p>62 CR
70 Math
69 Writing</p>
<p>201 Composite.</p>
<p>Will I definitely get Commended status?</p>
<p>^@cortana 201 is borderline; no telling for sure</p>
<p>and texascoed’s post makes it look like the curve was a little harsher than usual but not a lot. it’s gonna be a long wait for me to find out the cutoffs and it doesn’t even matter for me o_O</p>
<p>Finally got scores today!</p>
<p>215
CR- 74
M- 72
W- 69</p>
<p>Safe in Nebraska</p>
<p>68 CR
76 M
69 W</p>
<p>the math question I missed I got the right answer in the book and circled it… then accidentally bubbled in something else. thats going to cost me national merit, because the texas cutoff last year was 215.</p>
<p>71 Critical Reading
73 Math
78 Writing</p>
<p>I got a 222 in Michigan, so I probably made the cut-off. But so what? What’s the value in making the cut-off, if I am obviously not one of the .05% or so (nationally) who will get a scholarship?</p>
<p>Also, is the curve on the Math portion so harsh that 2 wrong answers (both on the write-in section) knock your score down to a 73?</p>
<p>Math was insanely easy… my friend who usually gets 650-700 got an 80…</p>
<p>@besjo
15k out of 16k who make the cutoff nationwide become finalists, basically for filling out the paperwork and not flunking out of school. So, your score is no irrelevant. Many schools give full scholarships based on this alone. Some of note are Alabama, Auburn, Arizona, Arizona State, etc. If youre set on an Ivy or similar that does not award for Finalist, you can win one of the 8k scholarships that you are referring to. These National Merit Scholarships are worth very little $$ compared to most school sponsored ones.</p>
<p>Let me get this right: making the cut-off automatically qualifies me as one of the 16,000 semi-finalists?</p>
<p>If that’s the case, how are the 9,700 scholarship winners selected from the 15,000 finalists?</p>
<p>Edit: Also, once part of those 15,000 finalists, does my PSAT score influence my chance of receiving a scholarship? Meaning, does being close to the cut-off decrease your chances of receiving a scholarship, as opposed to being well above it?</p>
<p>76 CR
76 Math
71 Writing</p>
<p>Grand Total of 223</p>
<p>I live in California, so score isn’t super competative. Does anyone know what California’s cutoff was last year? Also, when do they inform us of who the semifinalists are?</p>
<p>
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<p>CA Cutoff for Class of 2011 was 219.</p>
<p>@besjo
yes, making the cutoff means you are one of 16k
an application including an essay is used to determine winners
–but those people who use a school sponsored scholarship now do not qualify for the official one because you can only get one (I think you choose by may? of senior year)
–So not many semi finalists are left out
–your score becomes irrelevant after you become semi finalist</p>