@CaliDad2017 Look on your PSAT score report (log in to the College board account and click view report). The SI is there.
I am getting very hopeful for a 222 in Maine to make it. My son goes to school tomorrow. Maybe he can find out some answers. Wishing for someone to report from Maine that is a home schooler to report. Maybe Maine isnât out yet. though it looks good from all the others reported so far the only place was New Jersey with a 223 possibly.
@fun1234 I would love to have a 222. In Maine or anywhere else 
Congrats.
Look at the below âI am better than thouâ attitude from one parent who posted at Artâs blog. I can tell you that if I had 225 in CA I wouldnât even be posting on any blog. Lol
â225 in California: have heard nothing from academic dean yet, all filled-out info is correct on original PSAT registration, and school may be honoring the media outlet release date or may not have yet recâd the letter from National Merit. Not using the the SF status for merit since sonâs ED choice does not really give money for National Merit, a very small token, if anything. And, can my son send his SAT scores in to the National Merit folks if he will not yet have submitted the supplemental application for finalist? Thank you for providing this public service, here. Did not want to have to deal with the very intense and overly-involved parents on College Confidential. Sad that most of the posting parents, there, use the pronoun âweââe.g. we got SF, we are in, we are applying to, etc.; I am yet to learn of the college that allows both parent and child to attend. So, thank you for sparing me posting, there.â
@websensation UGH.
Thanks @Mamelot @suzyQ7 I couldnât find her SI on dashboard, but based on the above forumula, it is 223. So she should be good.
Totally agree . . . Posted a simply response (âobnoxiousâ) on Artâs website.
@websensation LOL! I donât mind the comment cuz it gave me such a great laugh. I am very conscious of experiencing this as âweâ, and see it as being similar to people rooting for their favorite sports team. My S2 is so unconcerned with the whole thing, I figure someone has to enjoy it.
@websensation Wow. speechless
@CaliDad2017 On the dashboard, click on the âView Detailsâ for the 11th grade PSAT. Then, at the top above the scores, click the âNMSC Selection Indexâ item to see the SI.
Oh right. âAll filled-out info. is correct on original PSAT registration. But Iâm not an overly-involved parent.â
@Ynotgo Thanks! Got it.
I also responded. The only time I find it somewhat annoying is when someone asks âI got 226 in CA. Do I make the cutoff?â Lol
Anyway, someone from PA made it with 219 score which is the highest end.
Someone reported 219 made it in PA. Iâm very concerned that all these reports are high (Artâs range was 216-219 in PA). Again, no news is bad news.
I wish we just got the final numbers and were done with it. I need closure.
@suzyQ7 Feel the same way. Either the highest score from Artâs range or 1 point below the highest range. Yes, I also feel that no news is bad news under the context.
I think NMSF has nothing to do with the kid and all to do with the parent since it is primarily a fiscal issue.
At least for TX, we should get some closure today. No homeschoolers received mail yesterday.
@texaspg, Itâs really for both. For the parent for the reason you mentioned, and for the kid because being a NMSF does help just a little bit (not much IMO) with college admission. For some kids, they need all the help they can get in this highly competitive environment. Lol
For me, I used NOT care at all about my kidâs academic progress or lack thereof when his goal was to get into 4th to 6th ranked UC colleges because his stats are good enough to get into (I think) to UC Irvine, UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara), but when he changed his goal to UCLA/UC Berkeley, thatâs when I started feeling a little pressure and decided to help him as much as I could to achieve his goal because not only do I love my kid but admire his hard work he put in to achieve his goal. In fact, in his desire to get into a better college, he challenged himself to get involved in some activities that he normally might not have gotten involved with, so he ended up becoming a better person IMO due to his diligently pursuing his goal.
And more to the point, if my kid had 225 in CA, I would not be posting here or anywhere at all about the cutoff. Lol
NMSF can grant auto-admission or at least put the applicant over the edge for honors programs.
For me, this has 100% to do with me as a parent. Its all about the scholarship money and being able to afford the schools DS is interested in. Which are NM schools. I know he can get into these schools with out NMF⊠its just we need the merit money.