Question about National Semifinalist Cutoff

Test Preparation
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<p>so it looks like people's been getting their scores back.... </p>

<p>well anyway,
in the official study guide for 2007 psat, under the writing section scoring table, it said that the actual test maybe 3~4 points lower (that writing curve was ridiculous!). does that mean that the cutoff for national semi merit will drop this year? what's the trend? </p>

<p>eh, im from indiana, and my score is 2 pts lower (i got 212) than the last year's cutoff =___=;;; geez, it seems kinda unrealistic to hope for national semi merit</p>

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<p>I'm really curious too. Are cutoffs expected to drop? I got a 223 and I'm in DC (the cutoff here is 223 >_<)</p>

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<p>I'm worried, and extremely disappointed. I dropped from a 223 (from my sophomore year) to 203 (my junior)....I dont even know what to say, I'm just dumbfounded, personally I thought that I did really well on the test...Is there any way that I can get SF? I'm from Mississippi... Are the scores expected to drop or increase? And approximately by how much?
Thanks
-Manoj</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure that the drop was done for the 2006 test, so there shouldn't be any big drop in qualifying scores.</p>

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<p>errrrrr dangit.
im just wondering, is top 1% semifinalist? or 0.5%? does anyone know for sure?</p>

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<p>It's about top 0.5% (in your state).</p>