Question about PSAT score for a 10th grader

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<p>Iread this statement from the website </p>

<p><a href="http://www.nationalmerit.org/nasp.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nationalmerit.org/nasp.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>To participate in the National AchievementSM Scholarship Program, a student must:</p>

<p>take the PSAT/NMSQT® in the specified year of the high school program and no later than the third year in grades 9 through 12, regardless of grade classification or educational pattern;
request entry to the National Achievement Program by marking the specific space provided on the PSAT/NMSQT answer sheet, thereby identifying himself or herself as a Black American who wishes to be considered in this competition as well as in the National Merit Scholarship Program; </p>

<p>My second son, a 10th grader, just called me and he scored 232 (80,76,76) on PSAT. Does it mean, he does not have to take PSAT anymore in 11th grade to qualify for national achievement program as the website says.</p>

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<p>i did the same (well, 80, 78, 76), but no, it doesnt count. very sad, cause i did much worse the next year (78, 69, 74). still qualified though.</p>

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<p>If your son is graduating early (end of 11th grade), then he may be eligible. Otherwise, no, only 11th grade PSAT scores count. (The language on the National Merit website is not all that clear!)</p>

<p>"Students who plan to spend four years in high school (grades 9 through 12) before entering college full time must take the PSAT/NMSQT in their third year (grade 11, junior year). They will be entering the competition that ends when awards are offered in the spring of their fourth high school year (grade 12, senior year), the same year they will leave high school and enter college.</p>

<p>Although some schools encourage their sophomores to take the PSAT/NMSQT for guidance purposes, these students must retake the test as juniors to enter NMSC's competitions if they are spending the usual four years of study in grades 9 through 12. "</p>

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<p>C'man: is he a Black American? Congrats to him on a great score!</p>

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<p>idler:</p>

<p>hahahahahah, you got me and I admit my mistakes when I psoted I did provide a wrong race link. No he is an asian. But who knows my future offsring may have some Blcak american heritage if kids decided to go that path and it makes them happy.</p>

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<p>The key year is the second-to-last year of high school. I keep this in mind, as a grade-skipped adult, when I think about whether or not my son should skip a grade. Take the PSAT when it counts for the National Merit Scholarship, for sure, and earlier for practice if you so desire.</p>

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<p>Chinaman:</p>

<p>Congrats on your S's PSAT score. My S also took it as a 10th grader and made sure to specify that he was graduating the following year so as to be eligible for NMSF status. Otherwise, his score would not have counted. If your S did not do the same, he will have to retake the PSAT in 11th grade to qualify.</p>

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<p>I think you have to specify that when you fill out the application form - before the fact (not after the fact).</p>

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<p>Simba is correct. My S specified on the PSAT form that he was in 10th grade but also that he was graduating in 2005 (His GC had thought he was not going to be eligible).</p>

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<p>Chinaman - That's wonderful news. Congratulations to your son!</p>

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<p>Thank you all for enlightening me!</p>

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<p>Is he graduating this year, in 2005? If so, I don't know how NM would work since he'd be in college in the fall.</p>

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<p>No he will not graduate, He is still very youn as he has skipped grade quite a few times. I would like him to complete the 12 th grade and then only go to college. He is still socially maturing like his older brother.</p>