<p>No one has a clue at my school about the National achievement scholarship prgogram because this is the first time in about ten years that my school has had a student qualify for at least outstanding participant. </p>
<p>Please put memout of my misery...can you tell me if these scores will be recognized for anything....( all testers are afrcan american)</p>
<p>Texas: 202, 198 ,185 , 183</p>
<p>Sorry bro, cut was 215.</p>
<p>I thought 215 was the National Merit cutoff? I'm almost positive National Achievement cutoffs are different.</p>
<p>Yes, National Achievement has a different cutoff. You might do a search - I think last year there was some discussion of what the cutoff scores were (IIRC, they were less than 200). 202 and 198 should make it, possibly 185 and 183.</p>
<p>I scored a 184 and I haven't received any notification of my status. Should I be worried?</p>
<p>No, the notification for Achievement goes out a bit later than for Semifinalist - late September, I believe.</p>
<p>The cutoff for Georgia was 190, so I can only assume Texas is higher. However the scores in the 180's are I believe sent to colleges, something along the same line as "commended," but that is not the word they used. You can call National Achievement, # is on the collegeboard website, give them your name and school, and they will tell you what level you are.</p>
<p>My daughter was "commended" in California with 183. Nothing official yet but her principal told me in the carpool lane last spring...I think it's a first for her school where there are maybe three African American seniors.</p>
<p>Thanks. Yeah, I'm probably not a semi-finalist, but I do live in a low cut off state: Nevada.</p>