<p>This was the one I was talking about. I THOUGHT it said 1950…but I’d also heard 1960 so wasn’t sure. This is from “Barfly”, posted 8/29/09. Of course we don’t know this is true, but y’all don’t have long to wait anyway. Besides, you pretty much all know now, since you haven’t gotten “the letter”. It’s funny that so many smart kids are having so much trouble with Feb 2 mailed to principal, Feb 9 mailed to home. I bet that question has been asked 1000 times in these 2-3 active threads. Just anxious I guess. Luck</p>
<p>"MaryTN, I talked to the National Merit office last spring about what score would be needed on the SAT to advance. The reason I called them was because my son’s PSAT was above last year’s cutoff, but his SAT was below the predicted score. That National Merit office told me: last year’s Texas PSAT cutoff score was 215 and then she told me the SAT cutoff. I think what she said was to take the PSAT cutoff, subtact 20 and multiply by 10. (I didn’t write it down because I figured my son was probably safe). So a 215 state cutoff would require a 1950 on the SAT. And she said there would be time to retake the SAT after receiving the semifinalist packet. "</p>