OFFICIAL National Merit Semifinalist Cutoff Scores 2007

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101

<p>So is New York’s cutoff 219? Or is it less and a 219 is a semi?</p>

102

<p>So, if a cutoff score is say 207 that means that you had to get a 207 or higher to make semi, right? In other words, if you make the exact score as the cutoff, you still make semi? </p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

103

<p>Yes, if the cutoff is 207 and you have a 207, you will advance to become a semifinalist.</p>

104

<p>AZ <= 214
AR <= 201
CA = 217 -2
CO <= 215
FL <= 212
GA <= 222 (sorry this isn’t much help- last yrs cut was 218)
IL = 213 -5 (huge drop, this is questionable)
IN <= 214
LA = 207 -2
MO <= 221
NY <=219
OH <= 211
OK = 207 -1
TX = 215 -2</p>

105

<p>We found out today. Ky curve for this year is 208. It dropped 4 points. I got 222 though so I was mad a lot more kids got it in m school we have 39.</p>

106

<p>jojodevka - I got in w/ a 219. That doesn’t mean that a lower score wont make the cut, its just that 219 is the lowest score we’ve heard so far that DID make the cut. For all we know, a 218 or 217 might me good as well.</p>

107

<p>AZ <= 214
AR <= 201
CA = 217 -2
CO <= 215
FL <= 212
GA <= 222 (sorry this isn’t much help- last yrs cut was 218)
IL = 213 -5 (huge drop, this is questionable)
IN <= 214
KY = 208
LA = 207 -2
MO <= 221
NY <=219
OH <= 211
OK = 207 -1
TX = 215 -2</p>

108

<p>AZ <= 214
AR <= 201
CA = 217 -2
CO <= 215
FL <= 212
GA <= 222 (sorry this isn’t much help- last yrs cut was 218)
IL = 213 -5 (huge drop, this is questionable)
IN <= 214
KY = 208 -4
LA = 207 -2
MO <= 221
NY <=219
OH <= 211
OK = 207 -1
TX = 215 -2</p>

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109

<p>Can someone confirm that the cut off for LA is 207? I got a 207, and today many people I know at my school who got a higher score than me got a note from the principle saying to meet her tomorrow in her office. They told me it was probably about National Merit. Unfortunately, I did not get a note…</p>

110

<p>Has anyone else from TX with a score of 215 received notice of semifinalist status? My son scored 215 and hasn’t heard anything. His school has not had a qualifier in recent years, has a new principal, and 3 of 4 counselors are new. I know they have a huge backlog of mail and aren’t watching for something from NMSC. Thanks.</p>

111

<p>My son said he knows several people from AR who got a 202 but did not make it, so the 201 for AR may be inaccurate.</p>

112

<p>Randman - I don’t think anything is official in any of the states. Pretty much “word of mouth” at this point.</p>

113

<p>nothing official from the school here in Texas. School just started and it may be a while before they wade through all the mail as well. If we have not heard anything by the end of the week, I will probably email the counselor and ask her if she has any word. It is not even the official “release” date, so I doubt there will be a big rush on it, even though the school usually has several commended, and a semifinalist every year.</p>

114

<p>Take these numbers with a grain of salt. There will likely be corrections along the way. </p>

<p>AZ <= 214
AR <= 201 (questionable)
CA = 217 -2
CO <= 215
FL <= 212
GA <= 222 (sorry this isn’t much help- last yrs cut was 218)
IL = 213 -5 (huge drop, this is questionable)
IN <= 214
KY = 208 -4
LA = 207 -2
MO <= 221
NY <=219
OH <= 211
OK = 207 -1
TX = 215 -2</p>

<p>Link to a list of previous years’ cutoffs (beware, there are errors and missing updates on it):</p>

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115

<p>Connecticut: Confirmed today with the high school guidance department that my daughter made it with a 221. Could be lower but 221 or better makes the cut.</p>

116

<p>Wemel: I saw that you wrote that you heard the LA cut off was 207. Just curious, but did you hear this from someone who actually got notified who had a 207? Thanks</p>

117

<p>My guidance counselor told me 213 in Illinois is the correct cutoff.</p>

118

<p>My son’s guidance counselor says the cutoff for AZ is 211.</p>

119

<p>Can someone remind me what was different about this year’s test that made it more difficult?</p>

120

<p>^ The PSAT writing section changed from being like the SAT II writing test to being more like the writing section on the new 3-part SAT. Scores on it are generally lower (I don’t know why) which caused the average 3 point drop in PSAT scores for 2006 PSAT takers.</p>