****UNOFFICIAL Class of 2015 National Merit Finalist Thread****

Nothing in PA yet

Has anyone in ALABAMA received a notification yet? My S had a 207 on PSAT, the cutoff number for the state. He scored 2270 on the SAT, has all A’s and a 4.00 unweighted, 4.3 weighted GPA. Hopefully he will become a finalist!

Hey, don’t be giving away my cookies @GoAskDad! Especially when I’m stress eating. This nothingness in PA is getting to me. Because we were one of the first states to hear back in September, I thought for sure we’d know by now.

At least I have a tutoring client coming over shortly. There’s nothing like a little algebraic number crunching to soothe the soul. (Seriously, I find it quite cathartic!)

Congrats to our new finalists!!! Hope to join you soon.

WHOA! Congrats to all our new NMFs. Sheesh, I step away to get another box of cookies and the thread explodes!

Adding-in Louisiana. Passing out the new Girl Scout gluten-free Trios!

Arkansas - Mon 2/9 - heard from school
California - Mon 2/9 - heard from school
Connecticut - Tues 2/9 - heard from school
Florida - Tues 2/10 - homeschooler; Central FLA - heard from school
Georgia - Tues 2/10 - homeschooler
Indiana - Tues 2/10 - homeschooler
Iowa - Mon 2/9 - letter rcvd at school, but not notified until Tues 2/10
Louisiana – Tues 2/10 - homeschooler
Michigan - Mon 2/9 - heard from school
Nebraska - Tue 2/10 - heard from school
Nevada - Mon 2/9 - homeschooler; Tues 2/10 - heard from school
New Mexico - Sat 2/7 - homeschooler
Ohio - Mon 2/9 - heard from school
Oklahoma-Tues 2/10- heard from school
South Carolina - 2/10 – heard from school
Tennessee - Tues 2/10 - heard from school
Texas - Mon 2/9 - homeschooler

@PAMom21 The stress is getting to me. Any idea when PA was notified last year?

Add Oregon - via Asst. Principal
Arkansas - Mon 2/9 - heard from school
California - Mon 2/9 - heard from school
Connecticut - Tues 2/9 - heard from school
Florida - Tues 2/10 - homeschooler; Central FLA - heard from school
Georgia - Tues 2/10 - homeschooler
Indiana - Tues 2/10 - homeschooler
Iowa - Mon 2/9 - letter rcvd at school, but not notified until Tues 2/10
Louisiana – Tues 2/10 - homeschooler
Michigan - Mon 2/9 - heard from school
Nebraska - Tue 2/10 - heard from school
Nevada - Mon 2/9 - homeschooler; Tues 2/10 - heard from school
New Mexico - Sat 2/7 - homeschooler
Ohio - Mon 2/9 - heard from school
Oklahoma-Tues 2/10- heard from school
Oregon - Tue 2/10 - heard from school
South Carolina - 2/10 – heard from school
Tennessee - Tues 2/10 - heard from school
Texas - Mon 2/9 - homeschooler

Still nothing here in AL. Another day to wait!

Alabama here, and no letter yet. I teach at the school, and my principal seems nearly as obsessed with checking the mail each day as I am. I’ve been lurking here in this thread for over a week, and aside from being on the verge of a nervous breakdown, I’ve enjoyed the company even if you didn’t know I was here!

@katecherry‌ @thetamlyone‌ What cities are you guys in . We are in Huntsville

Iowa here. School hasn’t said anything, and haven’t gotten a notification myself. Pretty excited. Didn’t get a letter that I was out of the running, so hoping…

@joeyheads You’re probably in if you haven’t been rejected by now. Do you plan on going for a NMF scholarship?

Nothin in Jersey

Vice-Principal texted my wife an hour after school ended. The Principal apparently doesn’t open his mail on a regular basis. I told my son to start loitering outside the office on Monday morning…

@forian‌ also hsv.

@joeyheads - is that a fact . . . you get a notice if you are not selected?

@sonsallas Yes, Semifinalists who do not make Finalist are mailed rejection letters starting mid January. If you have heard nothing by now, you should be good.

@katecherry‌ …GREAT!!! Good LUCK!! Hope we all make it!!

It came in the mail today!!! DD is a finalist! So relieved our waiting is over; will keep hoping/praying for all of you to find out very soon. We’re homeschoolers in Missouri.

My son heard today from his school!! Yes in NE Oklahoma

So. . .after reading the long finalist list above I’m feeling pretty good that we’ll get our letter soon. I’m curious how many of us will be waiting together again to hear about the Presidential Scholarship? We’re expecting mid March for that. We’ll all be experts at waiting by then! This is our first experience with the whole NMS.