<p>A good place to start is to ask your Guidance Counselor for students range the prior year(s).</p>
<p>It will also be dependent on what your’s states National Merit Cutoff is. I am not sure as to how many points below, I may have read 20-25, but don’t quote me
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<p>Here is a link that may be helpful-</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/african-american-students/1203518-2012-national-achievement-semi-finalist.html?highlight=national+achievement[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/african-american-students/1203518-2012-national-achievement-semi-finalist.html?highlight=national+achievement</a></p>