<p>I am an AA male in the state of Michigan with a PSAT score of 185. I am just wondering if that score is good enough to make National Achievement Semi-Finalist. If you were a 2007 PSAT test taker, any pertinent information about National Achievement cutoff scores would be beneficial.</p>
<p>tags >>> Psat, 2007, 2008, national merit cutoff, national hispanics scholar, SAT.</p>
<p>I think I got a 200 two years ago and no sort of award. </p>
<p>I assumed it was given to like 230 and up.</p>
<p>its like 204-207 and above....depending on the year</p>
<p>Probably not a 185. It's almost 100% of the time above 200.</p>
<p>My D was commended at about 185 last year, but I don't think semi, finalist was much higher. Did you try a search?. Some folks who post confuse "achievement" with "merit"</p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/556208-national-achievement-scholars.html?highlight=national+achievement+cutoff%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/556208-national-achievement-scholars.html?highlight=national+achievement+cutoff</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=13973829%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=13973829</a></p>
<p>I think you guys are talking about the National Merit Competition, which is contested by everyone; I am talking about the NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, only for African-Americans. I almost know for certain the cutoff for NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT semi-finalist is below 200, especially for MICHIGAN. I just don't know what score, which is why I am asking.</p>
<p>google it and I'm sure you'll find out, please.</p>
<p>^freakchild, you obviously have reading problems. I pity you. God help you on CR.
<em>facepalm</em></p>
<p>He's obviously not talking about general National Merit (which relates to the score cutoffs you mentioned...217...223..etc.)</p>
<p>National Achievement is completely, utterly, absolutely different!</p>
<p>The score cutoffs for national recognition in the AA competition are often significantly lower.</p>
<p>OP, I don't have any experience with the AA side of thing, but one of my good friends made National Hispanic Achievement or w/e with only a 205-ish...and that's in Texas, the state with the most Hispanics next to California.</p>
<p>So, I'm guessing that the scores for AAs might be pretty similar. 185 does sound too low for me, but the cutoffs aren't anywhere near the 220-230 range. </p>
<p>Foolish CCers <em>shakes head</em></p>
<p>...........................bump</p>
<p>opus, did you read the links or do a cc search? This subject does not get a lot of traffic . I noticed "achievement" was not among your "tags".</p>
<p>well since achievement was in the post, it was pretty much already considered a tag. But anyway, I did look at the posts, and found some very good information. However, I am still not able to find any concrete information on actual concrete scores, especially from actual NA semi-finalist.</p>
<p>i got a 187 and i wasn't notified for anything when i took it last year. anything above a 200 has a chance of something though.</p>
<p>How does the tag thing work? Add some to make others searches easier but anything in the text needn't be added?</p>
<p>BTW:my D was commended/ referred with 189.</p>
<p>I searched online for National Achievement cutoffs, but couldn't find any good info.</p>
<p>Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry. I hope you qualify =)</p>
<p>So since your daughter lives in California--based on your user information--I have a chance at semi-finalist, since Michigan most likely has a much lower NM cutoff (and therefore NA). Although I think NA semi-finalist are determined by region. Either way my region, which consists of Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia, Illinois, etc, still probably has a lower cutoff than the California/western region.</p>
<p>There's a national Hispanic achievement award?</p>
<p>......................bump</p>
<p>My daughter took the test in Michigan in 2006, National Achievement Finalist. Score.. 185. </p>
<p>That generated more mail from schools with mind-boggling offers than we ever imagined.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>Hookem168 is stupid</p>
<p>I don't have a reliable source or hard numbers, but saw this CC post that implies yes.
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/616961-haha.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/616961-haha.html</a></p>