National Merit Commended

P991S2
Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:41:18 +0000

DS was notified of making the NM Commended list. His PSAT (219) is significantly higher than the national cut of 207 for this year, but as in a very competitive state, he did not make the NMSF.

The question is: Should he mention NM Commended in the award section of the common app? He does have a high enough SAT score (comparable to his PSAT) which he will submit everywhere. Given the much lower cut, it seems mentioning it would not do much good.

I would love to hear your thoughts about whether or not it helps or hurts to list this. Thanks!