The NJ NMS semifinalist cutoff?

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<p>anyone know? I got 218, which i'm really hoping might be enough for NJ... so close...</p>

<p>please?</p>

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<p>You didn't make it sorry.</p>

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<p>that's too bad, i was hoping to get it. </p>

<p>why do they do the cutoff thing for different sttaes with such a drastic difference?</p>

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<p>I'm guessing because of the contrasting educational opportunities in each state.
The contrast is cause by many things such as family income, state funding of public schools, and even lifestyle.</p>

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<p>First off, congrats on an amazing score. I got a 202 and im hoping i just get commendation. As for semifinal qualifying, i think you could make it with a 218.</p>

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<p>Congrats on the great score, but it will probably be a few points below the NJ cutoff.
There are differences because of the quality of educational system; you can't expect a 300 student school in WY or a backwood hick school in Arkansas to be on the same level as a school from the northeast.</p>

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<p>After looking at this thread <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/385453-official-national-merit-semifinalist-cutoff-scores-2007-a-36.html?highlight=commendation%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/385453-official-national-merit-semifinalist-cutoff-scores-2007-a-36.html?highlight=commendation</a>,
it looks like unfortunately you would need at least a 222 or 223 to be a semifinalist in NJ.</p>

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<p>the link doesn't work.
I wanted to see the cutoff for the 2007 PSAT that was answered in Oct 2007 and scoes just came in this week. Any idea where the posts would be?</p>

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<p>I don't know about that noobcake. You could also say a rich kid from Little Rock High has access to more AP classes and enrichment than a poor kid from Newark or Camden public schools. There really is no fairness in this process. It is what it is.</p>

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<p>Last year, NJ's NMSF cutoff was 221.</p>

<p>It probably won't change more than +/-1</p>

<p>I got 220 last year. =/</p>

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<p>manimom - This thread should answer your questions: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/429265-current-juniors-how-interpret-your-2007-psat-score.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/429265-current-juniors-how-interpret-your-2007-psat-score.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>