<p>IL parent here. My son got notified from his school on Friday with a 215. </p>
<p>I got the parent email after he logged onto his account. He also got the Carleton mailing. </p>
<p>Thanks for popping in @Mom2k2dogs , congratz! Maybe then those corks can pop after all (after 11am!)</p>
<p>Thank you @mom2k2dogs for the confirmation!</p>
<p>In MA – GC told us that the cutoff was 223. (223 qualifies.) So that is unofficial but hope it’s good news for someone! </p>
<p>We have a variety of options for today’s theme, so pick one (or more) that best-suits your situation! </p>
<p>“Sober-up Sunday” - “Semi-sober Sunday” - “Sit-tight-until-Monday Sunday” - “Celebration Sunday” - and any combination of the words “Stress” and “Sunday.”</p>
<p>Hopefully we will have more folks in the “Celebration Sunday” camp than any other theme category!</p>
<p>Thanks to all those who continue to post information, as well as the folks keeping our list up-to-date.</p>
<p>@jdot96 Thanks so much for sharing! I’m hopeful that DC will also be 223 then. MA and DC usually have the highest cut off along with NJ, so I think if one isn’t at 224 again, neither will the other two. But fingers crossed - my son has a 223 in District of Columbia. Thanks again for posting!!</p>
<p>@jdot96 I forgot to say congrats for your child! :)</p>
<p>Congrats @jdot96!! Updating MA.</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=(<= 223, post 2209, friend)
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=(<=223, post 2283, GC)
MI= (<= 213, posts 2224, 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= (<=209, post 2207, GC/friends)
WY=?</p>
<p>SE Boarding Schools <= 218, school counselor</p>
<p>Commended (national cutoff) = 201 </p>
<p>I looked at the chart of scores from 2008-2014 that @GMTplus7 posted and MA and DC have been identical every year and have always had the highest cut offs (along with International) so I think the cut will probably not be over 223 this year. I can’t wait for Wednesday so I can actually get some work done again! 
This is like our version of fantasy football I guess!</p>
<p>@Wolverine I interpret post 2283 as saying that 223 is the cut-off for MA. I think the parenthetical “223 qualifies” is just a clarification of what “cut-off” mean. You disagree?</p>
<p>@jdot96 would you clarify?</p>
<p>Wow, the -3s and -4s are staggering! </p>
<p>@STEMFamily Yes, sorry I was a little unsure about the word “cutoff” – we were told that in MA a score of 223 or better qualifies for NMSF. </p>
<p>@STEMFamily…I thought from the wording that 223 was the cutoff, but since I wasn’t positive I didn’t want to post it as a straight-up “=”. Based on @jdot96 clarification, I think it can probably be updated.</p>
<p>@greatfallsmom Have not heard back from classmate yet, but my daughter is confident that her classmate did not score higher than 223 - which is consistent with MA information.</p>
<p>@mdmommy4 Thanks so much for the update! I really hope so!!</p>
<p>Mwah!!! Thank you so much mom2k2dogs. Sitting on a 216 in Illinois. Our H S not really active in NM. This conversation the only information I’m getting. </p>
<p>Made NMSF in NJ with a 225. Told directly by the principal.</p>
<p>Some light reading:
<a href=“http://www.fairtest.org/fairtest-press-release-national-merit-scholarship-2013”>http://www.fairtest.org/fairtest-press-release-national-merit-scholarship-2013</a></p>
<p>Interesting that they got the “bias against men” removed…</p>
<p>Had not updated the “Max” score from last year’s values, so here’s an update with new maximum values for California, Delaware, Indiana, International, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Virginia, all who reached new maximums last year.</p>
<p>
State 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Max Min
Alabama....... ...211...209...211...210...208...209...209 212 212 208
Alaska 212 204 212 214 211 212 213 212 214 204
Arizona....... ...214...212...213...209...210...209...211 214 214 209
Arkansas 205 202 205 203 203 204 201 223 201
California.... ...223...220...221...219...218...217...218 219 221 217
Colorado 215 212 215 212 213 213 213 216 216 212
Connecticut... ...221...218...220...219...218...218...217 221 221 217
Delaware 218 215 217 215 219 219 219 219 219 215
Dist. of Col.. ...224...221...223...223...221...221...223 224 221
Florida 211 214 211 214 210 211 211 212 215 215 210
Georgia....... ...217...214...218...215...214...215...214 218 218 214
Hawaii 215 211 216 215 214 216 213 218 218 211
Idaho......... ...211...207...211...208...209...208...204 211 204
Illinois 215 216 213 216 214 214 214 213 218 218 213
Indiana....... 212...215...211...214...212...211...213...213 215 211
International 224 221 223 223 221 221 223 224 221
Iowa.......... ...210...207...210...209...209...210...209 210 207
Kansas 213 216 212 214 211 211 211 212 213 216 211
Kentucky...... 210...211...208...212...208...209...209...208 212 212 208
Louisiana 208 209 209 209 210 207 208 206 209 210 206
Maine......... ...215...210...212...213...213...212...211 213 215 210
Maryland 221 223 219 221 220 221 220 221 223 223 219
Massachusetts. ...224...221...223...223...221...221...223 224 224 221
Michigan 210 207 210 209 209 209 209 211 211 207
Minnesota..... ...215...213...215...213...215...214...213 214 215 213
Mississippi 207 204 205 205 203 201 202 204 207 201
Missouri...... ...213...210...213...210...211...213...211 214 214 210
Montana 207 203 209 208 204 208 207 209 203
Nebraska...... ...209...207...209...210...207...206...207 210 206
Nevada 208 212 208 209 208 202 206 208 208 212 202
New Hampshire. ...214...211...216...214...213...211...215 216 216 211
New Jersey 224 221 223 221 221 220 221 223 224 220
New Mexico.... ...210...208...210...206...208...209...208 210 206
New York 219 215 219 217 218 216 219 221 221 215
North Carolina ...215...213...217...214...214...215...214 215 217 213
North Dakota 204 200 204 202 202 201 202 204 200
Ohio.......... 213...215...212...214...212...211...213...211 215 215 211
Oklahoma 210 206 209 206 207 208 207 207 210 206
Oregon........ ...218...213...216...215...213...213...213 215 218 213
Pennsylvania 217 214 215 216 214 213 214 217 217 213
Rhode Island.. ...216...211...213...211...217...213...212 217 211
South Carolina 210 208 211 208 211 212 210 214 214 208
South Dakota.. ...206...204...206...205...205...205...203 206 203
Tennessee 212 210 214 212 213 213 213 217 217 210
Texas......... 218...219...216...219...215...216...215...215 217 219 215
Utah 208 205 208 203 206 203 202 208 202
Vermont....... ...217...214...217...212...213...213...216 217 212
Virginia 222 217 220 218 218 219 217 220 222 217
Washington.... ...220...216...220...218...217...217...215 219 220 215
West Virginia 203 200 204 202 203 203 200 204 200
Wisconsin..... ...210...207...209...209...207...210...208 211 211 207</p>
<h2>Wyoming 203 200 204 202 201 201 200 204 200</h2>
<p>State 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Max Min
AVERAGE 214 210.8 213.6 211.9 211.6 211.75 211.5 214.7 210 AVG
MEDIAN 214.5 211 214 212 211 212.5 212 215 210.5 MED
MAXIMUM 224 221 223 223 221 221 223 224 221 MAX
MINIMUM 203 200 204 202 201 201 200 204 200 MIN
</p>
<p>@rhandco It wasn’t a bias against males that was removed. It was actually the opposite, a bias against females that was mitigated, and it wasn’t anything NMSC changed. It was the addition of the multiple choice writing section by ETS and the College Board to the PSAT.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.fairtest.org/test-makers-revise-nat-merit-exam-address-gender-bias-fairtest-complaint-will-lead-millions-more-gir”>http://www.fairtest.org/test-makers-revise-nat-merit-exam-address-gender-bias-fairtest-complaint-will-lead-millions-more-gir</a></p>