@CAtoOK wrote:
“I am in Oklahoma and my son got 1450 and SI 216. I talked with GC at his school and she said that there are 27 juniors scored over 1400. We usually have 6-8 NMSF every year. Also she mentioned you have to be in 99.5%, top 0.5% not 1% to be eligible for NMSF. I don’t know this is just in Oklahoma or every states. I’m just wondering and if my son’s score is good enough.”
27 over 1400 eh? Assuming 700 math, 700 verbal, that’s 27 kids with SI over 210. Assuming 720 math, 680 verbal, that’s 27 with SI over 208. Etc.
Let’s look at Oklahoma:
OK cutoff from 1 years ago - 208. No place to look that up.
OK cutoff from 2 years ago - 206. That was the bottom of the 98s.
OK cutoff from 3 years ago - 210. That was the 3rd from bottom of the 98s.
OK cutoff from 4 years ago - 206. That was the 2nd from bottom of the 98s.
Hmm - the middle of this year’s 98s in the published SI table is a 203. So, if you believe that table - congrats! Not only will all 27 of those kids likely be a NMSF, but several more of your kids who scored below a 1400 will also be NMSF! Hooray!
If however, you fall more into the testmasters cutoff camp - they’re predicting a 212. Which would likely reduce your 27 hopefuls down to 6-8, which is about how many you typically have. Rats!
In either case, though, your son looks to be in good shape. Nothing is certain, but there you go.