<p>Title says all...
is it 230+</p>
<p>Definitely not. The cutoff for **Semifinalist<a href=“not%20Finalist”>/b</a> varies between states but it’s usually around the 203-223 range.</p>
<p>There’s only Semifinalist? No such thing as Finalist?</p>
<p>^
Theres finalist, but you have to meet the cutoff for semi-finalist first. If you meet the cutoff and are one the top scores in your state then you become semi-finalist. After this, you have to take SAT and do others stuff to try and qualify for finalist.</p>
<p>check it out in Silverturtle’s guide.</p>
<p>every state has a different cutoff score.</p>
<p>You get to Finalist status after fulfilling several requirements after achieving Semifinalist status. Honestly, it’s all on National Merit’s website; just look it up.</p>
<p>@WF117</p>
<p>Ok let’s say you get 23x on the PSAT which is definitely probably Finalist.</p>
<p>You say CB requires you to take SAT to prove it and stuff. What if you already did, like you get 2300+ on the SAT in sophomore year? Do you have to take it again?</p>
<p>Your PSAT score determines whether you quality as a Semifinalist; after that, it is completely irrelevant. If you complete the requirements and have a sufficiently high SAT score (supposedly about 1960+), you will almost certainly become a Finalist. SAT scores from sophomore year are acceptable, though I believe that those from freshman year and earlier do not count.</p>
<p>How do you study for PSAT? Is it like how you study for SAT?</p>