Closing the loop on an earlier post – my D took the SAT earlier this month b/c she’d only taken it once around the same time as the PSAT (she’s using ACT for college admissions), and her SI at that time was just 209. This is obviously very bubble – on the phone NMFSC told me that last year the cutoff ended up being 206 but this year all they could say was no lower than 211, the commended score. She didn’t want to fret the next few months so retook and got her scores – now has SI of 218! That plus her 4.0 unweighted GPA and good standing in her HS means she’s going to be a NMF! Wohoo!! Unfort., the colleges she’s applying to offer no or little NMF money, but hopefully it’ll help with admissions. As you can tell, I’m very proud! Congrats to all!