<p>quick question…so, if you receive a letter, does that mean you are at least a commended student? is it possible to get a letter and not be commended or semifinalist?</p>
<p>I live in CA…too much competition!!! =(</p>
<p>If you receive a letter, then you are at least commended.</p>
<p>A 223 in Texas will qualify you for semifinalist. To advance to finalist requires other things (application, good grades, comparable SAT scores, etc).</p>
<p>According to the reports here, a 201 should be sufficient for commended.</p>
<p>211 in PA
i’m grateful I won’t be a semi finalist
i didn’t take SATs and wont be…
glad i dont have a reason to now</p>
<p>lool i really dont think colleges care about PSAT scores unless the discrepancy btwn your PSAT and SAT is huuge, and woudl affect you negatively. ie, if you got a 240 on PSAT an like a 1500 on your SAT they might get suspicious of cheating, etc.
really tho, PSATs dont matter. unless you want $$$ from national merit :P</p>
<p>I live in Ga and got a 203 on my test. I got my letter from my school last week. Does anyone know when the minimum scores for each state will be out? I can find a list for last year but not this years.</p>
<p>sep te m ber</p>
<p>My daughter got the letter today from her counselor. We are from Illinois. She had a 217 on her PSAT. Last year’s cut off for semifinalists was a 214. Here’s hoping the scores don’t jump:)</p>
<p>When semifinalist letters are distributed in late August/early September, we’ll be able to compile a list of state cutoff scores. National Merit does not publicly publish the cutoff score list. After a certain point (their “official” notification date), you can call National Merit and ask what the cutoff for your state is.</p>
<p>good job man u r definitely semifinalist. the official letter for semifinalists arrive september (u’re supposed to find it out at that time, but obviously u made it). After that, u send in confirmation stuff to become finalist and u probably already know that (basically if u become semifinalist ur bound to be finalist)</p>
<p>What scores have gotten commended letters in MINNESOTA? Mine was 214.</p>
<p>Someone on CC reported commended score is 201 for this year. That’s a nationwide score. Your school probably has the letters and hasn’t handed them out yet.</p>
<p>Last year’s semi-finalist score for MN was 214. If it doesn’t go up you will be named a Semifinalist and you should get that letter from your school in September. Congratulations on your score.</p>
<p>My school said that the 11 who got the letters all scored over a 201.</p>
<p>I hope that helps. My son scored a 215, one point lower than NY cut-off last year. Hope there is a dip this year.</p>
<p>If you apply to a school Early Action, and you dont know if you are Commended, Semi or Finalist, how do they figure your scholarship package? Or do they adjust later after they get results?</p>
<p>You’ll be notified before EA/ED deadlines. Semifinalist notification is in late August/early September, commended notification is in late September/early October.</p>
<p>Does receiving one of these letters mean you will be at least commended?</p>
<p>Yes, if you received the letter you will be commended. Nothing else needs to be done for that honor. If your score is high enough to be named a semifinalist, you will receive a packet from your school in August/September that needs to be filled out. You’ll be notified in February if you hae made it to finalist.</p>
<p>Got mine, 219 in California. Because of my 59 in math. -_-</p>
<p>I was pretty confident that I’d make semi-finalists, but I’m not so sure anymore after looking at some of the obscene jumps. (ID, HI)</p>
<p>usually if your state has a high cut off it won’t jump as much
only the lower states have erratic jumps</p>
<p>219 in FL and still haven’t gotten it =[</p>