I think my S is less concerned as he’s been accepted and is going to Vanderbilt, his first choice school. They’re great with their financial aid package with little to no loans. But any extra $$$ is helpful!
Nervous parent. D17 has one B and a B- (could have been worse). The rest are A’s and A-'s. She’s very strong academically but a couple of dumb mistakes can really mean a lot of money! I think this thread served as a trigger so I’m back to being nervous :-SS
Everything I’ve read says it’s about C’s not B’s. You should be ok. You said that yourself several times I think.
@Tex151 I hear you. I probably shouldn’t be nervous. I’ve posted that it’s easier to get from SF to NMF than it is to get semi-finalist in the first place. It’s just that the B- and the circumstances haunt me. She’s very lucky she didn’t get a C or lower - it’s a yearlong class too which means it could have counted as TWO C’s which would have knocked her out. So yeah, I’m still nervous. This PSAT/NMSF journey has been a wild ride and it ain’t over yet. No evidence to the contrary of course, but I guess I’ll believe that things are unfolding as they have in the past when we all see that happening and those expecting NMF hear it for real. Fortunately, this thread has a lot of rational posts to offset my rants and worries. Thank you all for your support! 
@JBStillFlying I have 3 semester C+'s and loads of B-'s and B’s. You have no reason to worry since no C’s at all 
@curiouscat319 no letter yet or did you receive one? you said a classmate got one but you didn’t, right? in So. Fla?
@curiouscat319 very kind of you to alleviate the worry!
@Tex151 No letter yet but there’s a chance the letter went to the wrong address or hasn’t come yet. In the past one of my college acceptance letters was mailed to a wrong address even though my address was correctly printed and a house nearby has the same exact address as mine except instead of Ct it’s Ln and the USPS has messed that up before. My friend lives a couple cities away so mail time might be different.
@curiouscat319 that all seems like a bit of a stretch. it’s been 7 + calendar days since the letters went out last week. While I am not counting any chickens, I am breathing easier today. Fingers still crossed for everyone! Maybe we’re good.
Until the positive letters arrive mid-Feb., it is just human nature to worry. But in the absence of a low-probability mail mix-up, I really do think you are in the clear now, @curiouscat319 . Just to reassure yourself and begin to get some closure, could you ask those neighbors with a similar address whether they have received your mail?
Perhaps those of us who have not heard yet can begin to let ourselves breathe in the days ahead (unless credentials are missing). Fingers crossed for all.
Edited to add: @Tex151 , our like-minded posts crossed in the ether!
Fingers crossed for both of you @Tex151 and @curiouscat319!!!
Sorry, I’m late to this party but I’m confused about the semester “C” thing. NMSC will knock you out for mid-year grades even if the final grade is decent? Or are you talking about this year mid-semester grades? Our high school does not give semester grades, only quarterly and final grades, and only the final grades appear on the transcript. And the semester here still has 1 1/2 weeks left for this year. I guess I’m not sure what it is they request from the schools and what the schools send…
@mickey2017 they only look at grades through year-end junior year. I don’t think schools are sending mid-year senior grades to NMSC.
But a semester C will put you in jeopardy even if your final grade is a B? That’s quite harsh
If the semester C doesn’t show up on the transcript the Final B will count for 2-semesters. That’s my understanding. In reality transcripts are going to show quarters, or trimesters, or semesters, or final grades. NMSC has to normalize these on a credit-equivalent basis. Someone with one trimester C and two B’s has a higher average grade for that class (2.67) than someone with a semester C and then a semester B (2.5). Does that make sense?
Edit to add: they might also assign different weights to each type of course: i.e., a “solid” vs. elective vs. required health/gym, etc. In reality, when you hear that you need fewer than 2 C’s in order to advance to NMF, it’s really not clear what that even means. Fewer than two semester-equivalents? Fewer than two in a solid? Etc.
Just nervously waiting. No C’s but lots of scholarship money riding on it for DD. Worrying that every i was dotted and t was crossed.
They probably also enter the description of the course so that Honors and/or AP can be weighted accordingly.
No letter today
No letter today, my mom said she could ask neighbors later in case they received it
No letter in Houston today.