When to Take SAT for National Merit?

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<p>Any test date works to confirm NMSF, correct? I just have to send the scores to the NM Corporation?</p>

<p>I'm currently a junior, and am pretty sure that I did well enough on the PSAT to be a NMSF, based on my soph score of 218. (My state's cutoff is around 210, so even if I dropped a few points, I'd still make it.)</p>

<p>I'm in the midist of signing up for the January SAT, and since the SAT is only offered withing 3 hours driving distance twice a year - Jan and June, I'm stuck with that date. </p>

<p>Will that test date work?</p>

<p>PS. Good luck with Nov SAT scores everyone!!</p>

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<p>You can use any SAT score you've taken previously, although recent scores are generally better, all other things equal.</p>

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<p>Yes, since you're a junior any test date will work. When they notify you of becoming a semifinalist, it would be best to call them and make sure the scores you sent them this year will work.</p>

<p>If you want to take it again as a senior next year and send it to nmsc it has to be the oct, nov, or dec tests (the semifinalist packet says they strongly recommend oct or nov)</p>

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<p>On a related note, how high of an SAT score do you have to get to confirm your national merit status? A certain range of the PSAT score?</p>

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<p>I asked this question of a Dean of Admissions at a major university and he said most all NMSF qualifiers score sufficiently on the SAT to confirm their PSAT and it is nothing to worry about. From his answer, I assumed it was not necessary to exceed or even meet the PSAT score, but that most qualifiers naturally do. My S took the SAT in Nov for first time and scored 2340 after qualifying NMSF with a 211 PSAT.</p>