218 in MN... Good enough?

Descartesz
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:27:48 +0000

MN cutoffs have ranged between 212-216 over the last five years or so. I think you should consider yourself “safe”.

As for the September delay I will speculate on two possible reasons:

Marketing: NMS likes to release notifications at the start of each new school year, bringing increased attention to the awards.

Statistics: NMS needs to wait on important statistical information, like high school graduation rates by state, before they can allocate NMSF slots.