<p>@ejessica…While no state cutoffs are “official” yet, the CC network has the FL cutoff at 211 per a school administrator.</p>
<p>@sm577501 im hoping for 221 in california still too #:-S </p>
<p>heshehe was answering my question about how he/she knew the cutoff in MD.</p>
<p>@illinoisan, it just occurred to me, if you are in CA and got news today, do you know more about the cutoff there than is posted already? I know you are sad, but if you have any news to share, there are some Californians here who are on the edge waiting who would be very grateful to hear it, good or bad.</p>
<p>@celesteroberts @illinoisan yes, please do share! </p>
<p>@illinoisan Did your daughter earn a 2340 or a 2360 on the SAT? On post 1826, you wrote that she earned a 2360. </p>
<p>“We currently live in one of the three highest-cutoff states (and no longer in IL as my name suggests), and as a result my child just missed the NMSF qualification score. They did, however, earn an SAT score of 2360 in their one and only sitting for the SAT.”</p>
<p>Regardless, I’m sure that she’ll get into a good school even if she doesn’t have NMSF status. </p>
<p>I was hoping for more home school notifications than we’ve gotten so far ;( </p>
<p>I cannot say the exact SAT score for worry of having my daughter be identifiable, but it is in that range – including or between the two numbers I have posted. Also, I am basing my 222 CA assumption on the person we know who had the cutoff. I suppose that it could be 221, but we did not know anyone at that score.</p>
<p>And yes, I am already worried that I have given too much information about our situation, as some of you have already tracked my posting discrepancy and brought it out.</p>
<p>I thought all the smart kids in CA get 2300+. Isn’t that where those big numbers at the top of the SAT distribution charts are coming from?</p>
<p>Parents: I’m guessing that 98% of the parents who casually stumble upon this thread have kids who are “over the top” and among the brightest and best in their high-schools . . . Congratulations to all our kids who are commended and semi-finalists!!</p>
<p>Well our daughter was born in the South and had most of her early childhood education there, so being in California is not the entire reason for the 2300+</p>
<p>By the way, she is feeling better already. Onward and upward! Thanks for the support everyone.</p>
<p>Just trying to lighten things up, all tongue-in-cheek, you know. Are you sure it wasn’t something in that CA air that did it? But really, glad to hear she got a good education in the south. She will have lots of opportunities. You should come back and post later since there will be parents next year feeling similarly distraught who need encouragement that NMF is not the be-all-end-all.</p>
<p>Our family mostly cares about NMF for the big scholarships. If you go a $60K school that gives 2K/yr or go somewhere that gives nothing but get the NMSC $2500, then if in addition you qualify for any FA, that scholarship is often swallowed by a loss of FA. If you are lucky it will reduce your loans, but in any case, it’s a small fraction of the school price so not of huge consequence. </p>
<p>@illinoisan I’m another parent of a near-NMSF kid and wanted to comment. If the issue is getting into good colleges, being an NMSF doesn’t seem to matter. I’ve used the Parchment website to determine the probability of my son getting into various different schools. When I enter his PSAT score plus “NMSF” his chances are no greater at any school on his list (which includes some very selective ones) than when I enter his PSAT score plus “commended.” On the other hand, if the issue is just major ego strokes, well yeah, it’s a drag, but let’s be realistic. As much as everyone here wants to celebrate their child’s major success, it’s got to be obvious there is a lot of arbitrariness involved. My kid happens to live in the wrong state for his high score to make him NMSF. It’s arbitrary that the junior year PSAT score counts, not the sophomore year score, and that the PSAT counts, not the SAT. (Both would have earned him NMSF in our state.) Finally, if the issue is money, well sure, but there are a lot of hoops to jump through to get from NMSF to Finalist. In other words–yeah, it’s disappointing, but not really a huge deal to fall short of NMSF. Seriously–the near winners ought to take heart! They’ll be just fine without this honor.</p>
<p>TN…low cutoff state overall.</p>
<p>Hi! I’m a student from CT who got a 222. Do we have any news that can determine whether I made the cut or not? Thank you!</p>
<p>@kaileemet It would seem that you did make the cutoff. Congrats!!</p>
<p>States that still need to be finalized:
AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IA,
ME, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY</p>
<p>AL<= 208, post 1963 (school notification), -3 from last year
AK=?
AZ=(<= 213, post 2045 school counselor)
AR=?
CA=(<= 222, post 1996, e-mail from school)
CO=(<= 218, post 1510 HSL)
CT<= 220 (post 1947)
DE=?
DC=?
FL= 211, post 1916, school admin., -3
GA =( 213<= GA <=215, post 1778, info from counselor, friends)
HI=(<=215, post 1873, Dean of Academics)
ID=(<=211, post 2058, student report, unknown communication)
IL=215 (post 2077, per high school admin) -1 from last year
IN= 212, post 1700 (per GC of friend) -3 from last year
IA=(<= 229, post 1792, notified by high school)
KS= 213, post1733, told by principal, -3 from last year
KY= 210, post 1406 (per high school with many qualifiers) -1 from last year
LA= 208, post 1803, 1856, told by principal
ME=?
MD=221 (posts 2114, 2163, 220 didn’t make it, 221 did) -2 from last year
MA=(<=226, post 2156, notified at school)
MI= (<= 214, posts 1708, 1719, told by principal)
MN= (<= 218, post 1835, 1849, told by counselor)
MS=(<=210, post 2041, school?)
MO=(<=212, post 1937, school)
MT=?
NE=(<=218, post 1823, 1868, told by guidance counselor )
NV=208 (post 2088/2089, told by GC) -4 from last year
NH=?
NJ=?
NM=(<=212, posts 2117,2142, official letter from school)
NY=(<= 218, post 1669, school)
NC=(<= 215, post 1988, informed by GC)
ND=?
OH=213, post 1756, told by principal, -2 from last year
OK=(<= 210, post 1796, student qualified, unknown communication)
OR= (<=222, post 1619, college counselor)
PA (<= 216, post 2003, principal notification) -1 from last year
RI=?
SC=(<= 213, post 1525, school emailed student)
SD=?
TN= (<=212, post 1809, son’s friend)
TX=218, post 1807, high school counselor, -1 from last year
UT=(<=211, post 1983, principal and GC)
VT=(<=224, post 1819, unknown)
VA (<= 221, post 2167, DC Urban Moms report)
WA= (<= 218, post 2157, student reportedly made it with that score)
WV=?
WI= (<=212, post 1876, Sibling - previous was 216)
WY=?</p>
<p>SE Boarding Schools <= 218, school counselor</p>
<p>Commended (national cutoff) = 201</p>
<p>@nsb2012 Thanks for the posting about NM! Now I can breathe a little easier with my son’s score somewhat above that. My D was NMSF two years ago and I could swear she had been told before now but apparently our school is now joining the “embargo”. :(</p>
<p>Hello! I was a NMF for class of 2014 and kept noticing how active this thread is—and for good reason! Just had to stop by to congratulate everyone and their children that made the cut!</p>
<p>It feels great to see the scores down from last year haha. My younger sister is taking it in a month in GA and hopefully the scores won’t be what they were for my graduating class.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone on the bubble :)</p>
<p>So nervous! I have a 213 in Michigan, and my principal claims he has not received a letter yet. </p>