NMSF Strategies

Estragon
Sat, 10 May 2008 10:36:54 +0000

I would imagine all of the schools you listed would definitely view it as a plus. The fact that you got this status means that you were within the top 3% of juniors that took the PSAT, which looks impressive no matter which way you swing it. Schools like Rutgers and UWisconsin would probably be very impressed, and definitely “flag” you as someone they may give offers to. I think big schools that admit more on the basis of stats would consider it more than any others. Ivies probably wouldn’t care. That’s just my opinion, I really have no idea.

I think the biggest plus, not matter which schools you send them to, is that you are demonstrating early on that you are very interested in that school. Any college will take that into consideration. Personally, I think I am going to send one to a match and one to a reach.