National Merit Scholar Process - I'm Confused!

3qtpies
Tue, 16 May 2006 10:26:04 +0000

Thanks for the information.

In answer to your question about the SAT writing, my daughter did take last fall the SAT with the writing. I think she got a 670 on the writing. What I did understand from National Merit was that they only use the multiple choice portion of the writing portion. (I suppose because essay scoring is so subjective.) Apparently you need about a 53 (some type of subscore or something) on the writing multiple choice and my daughter has a 73 so I think we are good.

Thanks for information on the 1st choice, 2nd choice etc. I think the whole thing is so confusing!

Did your daughter apply for many types of scholarship and stack them?