<p>as a sophomore</p>
<p>M 74 (worse than last year lol)
V 62 (improvement)
W 68 (improvement)</p>
<p>if I study for the verbal and writing sections, I should be able to get over the NJ cutoff next year</p>
<p>i got 224 in florida, do i get the semifinalist?</p>
<p>As a sophomore, this was my first time ever taking a real test administered by collegeboard.</p>
<p>M 63 (My worst subject)
CR 64 (Surprised it’s only slightly better than math)
W 70</p>
<p>It looks like the division between 99 percentile and 98% percentile is around index 214 or 215 (anyone know). Also, does anyone know what the division between 99 and 98 was in previous years. This may help determine where some states’ cutoffs will be (I know that this theory many not apply to the high cutoff states).</p>
<p>Which colleges offer the best scholarships (and perhaps including room and board) to NMSF? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Which colleges offer the best scholarships (and perhaps including room and board) to NMSF? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>UF (University of Florida) offers a nice one.</p>
<p>Still no scores…:sigh:</p>
<p>I don’t know why schools think that they have the right to hang on to scores for more than a day or two. Afterall, they get their own copies; they don’t need the students’ copies to do analysis. Educators are playing an obnoxious power game by keeping the results from the students. Last fall, there were posts from semi-finalists that had to wait for days/weeks after Sept. 14th (day the embargo ended) in order to get their packages. The funny thing is that the educators that hold on to these things were probably never even close to ever being NMSF themselves!!! So is it subconscious jealousy or what?</p>
<p>hahahaha all of you are scared of where the cutoff for your states is going to be and I qualified with just a 95 percentile and 198 in selection index. HAHA. Just because I live in Puerto Rico</p>
<p>danidjg; How rude. Your remarks suggest that a class in “having some class” needs to be offered in P.R.</p>
<p>i think you jlaurer, need to have some classes about Puerto Rico. First of all, we do not have English as a primary language, so we have a very unfair disadvantage when taking the test. You should’ve been more informed before posting your reply. AND…WHEN YOU CAN SPEAK BILINGUALLY AS WELL AS WE PUERTORICANS LIVING IN PUERTO RICO DO…THEN TRY TO TELL ME I’M RUDE WHEN I GET A RESPECTABLE PSAT SCORE. Try taking the PSAT in spanish. I guess you would not even be average.</p>
<p>What does language have to do with rudeness? You don’t have to fluent in English in order to have polite manners. You said “ha ha” to those in the continental US for having higher scores and not making NMF… All I said was that the you need to have a class in “having some class” (which means you need a class in having some manners.)</p>
<p>Puerto Ricans (since they are American Citizens), should demand that their schools teach in English so that their children will be able to compete in a global economy and be able to do business with the rest of their countrymen. Puerto Rican schools are doing a disservice to their children if they aren’t demanding fluency in English at a young age. Demanding such fluency at school will not hurt Spanish fluency at home.</p>
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Er…so are you saying that being bilingual and living in an area where English is not the primary language gives you the right to gloat about your PSAT scores? I’d like to point out that there are plenty of people living in the US mainland who have about as much experience with English as you have (think of the Creole community in Louisiana or the large Hispanic population in Florida or New Mexico or other areas like that) but did as well, if not better, than you. For me, English is not my first language (did not become fluent in it until about age 6 or 7 and still have trouble sometimes, especially in comprehension at 8 am) and I still scored far above most of the people in my state (qual’d for NMSF even). My friend was even more disadvantaged - moved here from a country that does not speak English at all. She still managed a 65 on the two English-related sections (CR and Writing) and a 76 on math. Basically, I’m saying that living in an area with a lower cut-off does not in any way give you a reason to gloat about your scores. Second, that you did very well but don’t gloat about it because there are people that did just as well, or better, than you did. However, congrats on making NMSF.</p>
<p>We have kids in California, many are immigrants, many are from very disadvantaged homes, many many many have enlgish as a second language, and our cut off is 216 or something. Those kids compete.</p>
<p>So bragging about ESL and taking the test and making the cut off in PR seems kind of silly when you realize that there are students in the same boat who probably score higher, but because it is California, they missed the cut off.</p>
<p>Same for other states. And you have kids in nice private expensive schools in some southern states, who easily make the cutoff with lower scores that the Cal immigrants.</p>
<p>I have to admit that I was very rude in my comments. I guess that my writing went a little off-hand, maybe due to the fact that I was so pumped up after I found out that I was selected. But my apologies to everybody, since my comments were offensive and out of content. Concerning what jlauer posted, I understood by his comments that he was undermining our education here in Puerto Rico, although I must admit it is inferior than a United States education. Still, you generalized us Puertoricans as needing some manners, instead of just mentioning me. That is why I reacted so harshly, but foolishly. Annie 88, I completely understand your side of the story and I agree with most of it. Unfortunately it is still unfair to compare spanish communities living in United States with us Puertoricans from the island. Spanish communities in the US live inmersed in the English language, taking all classes in that language and interacting in the streets in English also. Living in Puerto Rico, we only take the English class in English (obviously) and all the other courses are given in Spanish. So we basically need to know the translation for most of the terms in math and need to survive with the harsh vocabulary part of the test to even be considered into admition in any United States university. Still, I appreciate your comment that was posted in a very nice and polite manner.
Citygirlsmom, I also agree with your comment. But in none of my posts do I say that spanish communities in the US cannot compete; I know they can and they are one of the most important sectors in the United States. Anyways, thanks for the three of you for posting your comments; it made me reflect on my comments and to understand that I was unfair in gloating about my score.</p>
<p>David, It was very honorable of you to reconsider your previous post. Best wishes to you and your academic future. Where will you go to college?</p>
<p>Daivd you should be proud of your score. And sometimes in our enthusiasm, we might forget others feelings. You were very gracious in your aknowledgement of that. That is class and very gentlemanly. </p>
<p>Good luck with your college search.</p>
<p>209 (screwed up on CR) in California - Asian Male Junior</p>
<p>Do you guys thinks I get any sort of National Merit Honor?</p>
<p>trojan fan:</p>
<p>sorry, but Calif NMSF has been 216+, so you will be Commended,</p>