Official National Merit Semifinalist Qualifying Score Thread for the Class of 2013

[momawe]

yay! Best news I've heard all week Cubanita! That means my son's 222 is golden in MD, though we still haven't heard anything!

[muse3sqrd]

TN cutoff is 210. Spoke with GC who had called to confirm cutoff.

[ROCKFISHDG]

Nothing from CA yet? Our school just posted that 2 made NMSF out of 22 that were initially announced (the other 20 will be commended)... My daughter takes PSAT for keeps this OCT 17th, just caught up in the process! She scored 211 last year as a Soph, and is currently taking classes to improve on that!

[Datnab]

Good news! 216 from Georgia made it!

[RobD]

thanks muse! That's a 4 point drop for TN! I was hoping for a 6 pt drop for one of D's friends but knew it was unlikely.

[vryproudmom]

go2013 ^

Thanks go2013 but Descartesz also said this in post #138.

On boarding schools--nothing is certain, yet. According to my understanding it could be possible for one region to have a cut-off of 221 and other regions and states to have higher ones. My advice is to wait for more information before jumping to conclusions.

And this in #143

Caution--although this strongly suggests both that the MA, DC, and international cutoffs are also 221 and that 221 is also the highest national cut-off, I suggest waiting for more information before considering all of this final.


We are just hoping for some validation soon.

Good Luck to you in MA.

[TimeTunnel]

Just called cutoff for New Jersey is 221, My D made it ! Congratulation on all ! Thanks for Clapuma's Prediction. It is really awesome !

[clapuma]

Well, I got one right at least. . Congrats in NJ.

[TimeTunnel]

Clapuma, You did great job !

[ivyhopeful13]

I am in MA. I scored 221, so I've kinda been dreading this news since December haha! (Too bad since I immediately went 2320 on my SAT right after the PSAT haha!) But the news of NJ, MD, and and the Boarding Schools has put me at ease for now!

When anyone hears about MA, please post! Thanks everyone and congrats to those who have heard good news already!

[mummy24]

Pdxsuzanne, where are you in pdx? My kid's school won't release anything...

And cheers to clapuma for doing a great job with the predictions!

[chucktaylor1]

So far, I count eleven examples of states with cutoff scores below last year, which supports modern Clapumanomic theory that qualifying cutoffs this year will be down down down! (OK, FL, KY, CO, OH, NE, MD, TN, NJ, GA & Boarding Schools).

Good work, Professor Clapuma! :-)

We're anxiously awaiting word from NV. My son's counselor informed me that the school administration will not release information to NMSFs until the Sept 12 publicity embargo date for fear that they will break the rules if they tell students anything before then. Not true, I know, but that's their policy and they're sticking to it.

[vryproudmom]

Thanks so much for posting Timetunnel.

Thanks again Clapuma.

Good Luck to all still waiting.

[212inMO]

Chuck Taylor: "modern Clapumanomic theory" lol! I've been reading his every word and hoping he's right about MO!

[jennieling]

I have too! Waiting with a 213 in Missouri! Our school said that they will tell the students as soon as they get the information, and it has been 7 days now since Natl Merit mailed it out and no news yet. So hard to wait! Congrats to all who have made it so far!!