<p>Got a 2060 on first New SAT test and haven't taken it since. I've been self-studying and doing practice tests so my score <em>should</em> go up but I don't want to risk it. Is 2060 good enough to make it to Finalist?</p>
<p>National Merit Finalists are based on the PSAT.</p>
<p>No, National Merit Semi-Finalists are based on the PSAT.</p>
<p>I have heard that around 2050 is the cutoff for NMF, but remember that SAT is not the only factor. </p>
<p>You <strong>might</strong> be okay, but if you think that you'll do better if you retake it, I would do that. It never hurts to be well above the minimum. (If 2050 is indeed the minimum..)</p>
<p>2000+ is definitely good enuf to validate your psat score, since the SAT has two things that the psat does not: 1) essay; 2) Alg II problems. The NM program just doesn't want to reward a one-hit wonder -- someone who aces the psat and really bombs the SAT. GPA is another factor.... 220 on psat with a 2.5 gpa will not make finalist.</p>