<p>One: Is there a difference between National Merit Semifinalist and National Merit Commended?</p>
<p>Two: (posted on another thread)... Has anyone known someone who has won a Wake Forest Presidential scholarship, or how many applicants they receive?
I'm so anxious to hear back from WFU about this.</p>
<p>Thanks all.</p>
<p>Yes. There is one national cut-off for NM Commended, usually around 200-202. For semifinalist, each state has its own cut-off, so that the same percentage in each state receive the honor. That cut off may be as low as the Commended cut off in some sparsely populated states and as high as 220+ in some states like New Jersey and Virginia, where a large number of students score well. Commended students receive a nice honor, but do not advance to finalist or scholar.</p>
<p>And I know nothing about your second question...</p>