<p>IndianOptimist: Do you think I will be able to access my PSAT scores if I sign up for the January SAT?</p>
<p>just want to confirm: if you make the state cutoff, does that mean you will be a semi-finalist?</p>
<p>Hi, I’m just curious is everyone’s access code different or are access codes the same for each school or something? I remember last year only needing some sort of school code.</p>
<p>211… I thought I did better. Oh well, I’m just a sophomore, and that’s easily national merit in my state.</p>
<p>I got a 231
CR: 76
W: 75
M: 80
I left a freaking easy question in the Writing selection blank!! i would have gotten it right if I filled it in. I’m so mad at myself.</p>
<p>Good job blake93! Have you registered to get the SAT question of the day sent to you? My son did that and read a prep book from Princeton Review. He Soph score was 215, Junior score 225.<br>
I think each access code is different. I still can’t get his report since school kept reports until late January.<br>
@xoxsaraxox - yes, but cutoff can change each year. If you are borderline, you have to wait. I haven’t heard of it increasing by much.</p>
<p>Already 2 240s in my school… Only increasing the disappointment of my 229.</p>
<p>Finally got my score report with breakdown:</p>
<p>CR - 77
M - 73
W - 78</p>
<p>228 (OH)</p>
<p>does anyone know how the process to become a finalist works? i got a 240, but it seems from what i’m reading in the NMSQ site that when you become a semi-finalist, they ignore how high your score was and look at your grades, extra-curriculars, the essay etc…
i mean im no slacker in school(4 aps, 2 honors), and im an varsity athlete, but i’d find it highly unfair if I somehow dont get finalist, while a 220 guy does
also, if i do become a finalist, how important is that to the ivies?</p>
<p>"There is no error at (D). The noun phrase an explanation idiomatically follows the phrase to search for, and the preposition of idiomatically follows the noun explanation.</p>
<p>silverturtle thats cb’s explanation for why “explanation of” is correct."</p>
<p>That’s a bare-bones explanation if I’ve ever seen one. Obviously, if they say it’s no error, they think everything is idiomatically sound. Unfortunately, it’s not idiomatically correct. </p>
<p>Anyways, I got my scores today. The CR was lower than I expected, but I’ll get five points back if they resign to my argument (which seems as strong as ever). It’s a 227 (74 CR; 80 M; 73 W). That’s kind of ironic given the fact that I got 2270 freshman year (740 CR; 790 M; 740 W).</p>
<p>“does anyone know how the process to become a finalist works? i got a 240, but it seems from what i’m reading in the NMSQ site that when you become a semi-finalist, they ignore how high your score was and look at your grades, extra-curriculars, the essay etc…
i mean im no slacker in school(4 aps, 2 honors), and im an varsity athlete, but i’d find it highly unfair if I somehow dont get finalist, while a 220 guy does
also, if i do become a finalist, how important is that to the ivies?”</p>
<p>As long as you fulfill all the requirements and get a decent SAT score, you’ll be fine for Finalist. 15,000 of the 16,000 Semifinalists make Finalist. </p>
<p>You do not find out about your being Finalist until after applications are due.</p>
<p>Here’s the crux of the argument (something that I have only now found):</p>
<p>“Explanations for PSAT/NMSQT questions you missed.”</p>
<p>This is from the College Board’s own Web site.</p>
<p>^ Hahaha nice! 
Funny that you caught that.</p>
<p>Im still mad about the results.</p>
<p>Does anybody else think that national merit should be determined by more than just the psat? I think the psat is totally inaccurate. It even says on the Understanding The 2009 PSAT that on any given day, your score could be either 12 points higher or lower. Its totally stupid how unfair it is.</p>
<p>^oh really? It says that?</p>
<p>Well, at least that explains my low 201, which was not in par with my average PSAT score of 214.</p>
<p>There is no doubt that one test on one day does not completely characterize a person. But you can’t let perfect be the enemy of good. The NMSC is independent of the College Board and is doing students a great service by offering another opportunity to earn money and honors for college.</p>
<p>
Wow.
How can CB argue against that?</p>
<p>^point taken. But some people don’t really have intentions of attaining high scores to earn money but rather earn fame as a high scorer by receiving the title of a National Merit Scholar.</p>
<p>“Wow.
How can CB argue against that?”</p>
<p>Hopefully they won’t try to.</p>