<p>Apparently, the thing where you name 2 colleges comes out in April, and I haven’t gotten anything. I scored in the 230’s so I know that I should at least be a semifinalist, much less commended, so should I have heard anything by now? Do they mail it to your house? Your school? Has anyone been notified yet?</p>
<p>I’m a little paranoid that my parents unwittingly threw the letter with it away lol</p>
<p>256 views but no posts…come on people</p>
<p>Are you a senior? Personally, I’m a junior expecting to advance to NMSF (also 230+) and I have not heard anything from NMSQT.</p>
<p>Got a commended (lol, PSAT was 200 points less than my SAT) letter - my dad just showed me and it had the “name 2 colleges” thing… it’s not even a free SAT score report so I feel it’s pretty useless though.</p>
<p>^^ That’s reassuring that you haven’t gotten stuff yet, they probably just haven’t mailed it yet. (yes I am a junior btw)</p>
<p>My GC and I both got it today. Idk how I’m going to pick JUST TWO colleges…</p>
<p>EDIT: Does anybody know how you tell other colleges you are a NMSF? I mean when you are a fall senior, when you actually know. Can you just write “I am an NMSF” on your app?</p>
<p>EDIT #2: The letter was dated April 10, 2012</p>
<p>I got mine today as well.</p>
<p>What exactly is the purpose of choosing two colleges? What am I missing out on if I choose not to?</p>
<p>What was the cutoff for commended this year?</p>
<p>Just got it.</p>
<p>@risubu, you just put it in the “awards” section of the common app. If you are admitted and need to show proof for a scholarship, they ask for a copy of the acceptance letter when you become a semifinalist.</p>
<p>The purpose of choosing 2 colleges is just to show early interest–no big deal.</p>
<p>There are several threads on this with more info under the “National Merit Scholarship” section</p>
<p>Estimated cut-off is 200 based off CC. Yeah, the NMS thread is the better place to get information :D</p>
<p>I received the letter but it’s unlikely that I’ll make it to the next stage based on my state’s PSAT cutoff. Given that I probably won’t advance further does this letter have any worth? Would it be beneficial to show that I was commended on an application?</p>