<p>Class of 2014 Qualifying Scores</p>
<p>See the stickied FAQ thread in this forum for links to lists of previous scores.</p>
<p>After the press-release date in mid-September, qualifying scores will be available by phone from the NMSC. Here is the number to call–the receptionist will give you one “qualifying score” when asked.</p>
<p>National Merit Scholarship Corporation
1560 Sherman Avenue
Suite 200
Evanston, Illinois 60201-4897
Main Telephone: (847) 866-5100
Main Fax: (847) 866-5113</p>
<p><all states="" updated="">
**AL=211<a href=“post%20#872%20%5Bb%5D+2%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**AK=212<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+8%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**AZ=214<a href=“post%20#798,%20per%20HS%20Admin%20%5Bb%5D+2%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**AR=205<a href=“per%20post%20#1041%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**CA=223<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**CO=215<a href=“tweet%20from%20CO%20principal%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**CT=221<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**DE=218<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**DC=224<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**FL=214<a href=“post%20#786,%20per%20GC%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**GA=217<a href=“post%20#943,%20per%20HSCC%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**HI=215<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**ID=211<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**IL=216<a href=“post%20#929,%20per%20GC%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**IN=215<a href=“posts%20#952%20&%20968%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**IA=210<a href=“post%20#783,%20per%20GC%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**KS=216<a href=“post%20#699,%20per%20principal%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**KY=211<a href=“post%20#795%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**LA=209<a href=“post%20#891%20per%20GC%20%5Bb%5DUnchanged%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**ME=215<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+5%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**MD=223<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**MA=224<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**MI=210<a href=“post%20#1012,%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**MN=215<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+2%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**MS=207<a href=“post%20#949,%20per%20GC%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**MO=213<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**MT=207<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**NE=209<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+2%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**NV=212<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**NH=214<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**NJ=224<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**NM=210<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+2%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**NY=219<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**NC=215<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+2%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**ND=204<a href=“per%20post%20#966%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**OH=215<a href=“per%20post%20#696%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**OK=210<a href=“per%20posts%20#689%20&%20#698%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**OR=218<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+5%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**PA=217<a href=“per%20posts%20#706%20&%20#856%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**RI=216<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+5%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**SC=210<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+2%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**SD=206<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+2%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**TN=212<a href=“post%20#917,%20per%20GC%20%5Bb%5D+2%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**TX=219<a href=“per%20post%20#793%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**UT=208<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**VT=217<a href=“per%20post%20#1032%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**VA=222<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+5%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**WA=220<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+4%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**WV=203<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**WI=210<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a>
**WY=203<a href=“posts%20#1115/1134%20%5Bb%5D+3%5B/b%5D”>/b</a></all></p>
<p>5(?) Boarding school regions
**Midwest
IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, OH, TX, WI region=219<a href=“per%20post%20#781”>/b</a></p>
<p>West
AZ, CA, CO, ID, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY region =223</p>
<p>Southeast
AR, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN, WV region =217</p>
<p>New England (?)
CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT region =224</p>
<p>Mid-Atlantic (?)
DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA region =224</p>
<p>Leaving three without a definite home:
IL, HI, KY (HI has one boarding school, KY two, IL two)
I am inclined to think, in spite of the news releases, that KY belongs to the Southeast or Midwest region, HI to the West, and IL to the Midwest.</p>
<h2>Of course there is no guarantee that in the future these regions won’t be re-grouped without notice by the NMSC. </h2>
<p>Internationals=224 <a href="+3">b</a>**
This usually is set to be equal to the highest cut-off score among all the individual states.</p>
<p>US Territories=203 <a href="+3">b</a><a href=“Puerto%20Rico,%20Northern%20Mariana%20Islands,%20US%20Virgin%20Islands,%20American%20Samoa,%20Guam%20&%20Minor%20Outlying%20Islands”>/b</a>
This usually is set to be equal to the lowest cut-off score among all the individual states.</p>
<p>Commended (national cutoff) = 203 (+3)
Any person with a score equal to or higher than this cutoff who is not a NMSF receives commended status. This group represents the highest 50,000 scorers. </p>
<hr>
<p>National Achievement
Regions (we are unsure of these regions)
National Achievement Regions
Regions
1: CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI ,VT , VA
2: IL, IN, KY, MI, NC, OH, TN, WV, WI
3: Al, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC
4: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, IA, KS, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY
5: Boarding schools and internationals </p>
<p>Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 need results
1<=206 in MD (post #835)
2=?
3<=187 in MS (post #875)
4<=196 in IA (post #1144)
5=?
Outstanding participants(National)<=186 (per lowest NASF Cutoff so far)</p>