<p>The thing was Latin was always easy for her. This is her fifth year in Latin. The only subject that made sense to her. Thank you for kind words. It helps.</p>
<p>DS will most likely see quite a few B’s on his semester (2 quarters plus midterm exam) report card and these will be on his transcript. I am hoping that there are more A’s than B’s but it could go the other way. I am mentally preparing myself for this. He has a ridiculous workload this year, which he is very happy with, but he does not do the extra work/time to get the maximum (A) out of it. I am slowly teaching myself that this is who he is. He loves to learn but as for extra studying…not so much. He dosen’t seem to care that these grades will limit his college choices next year. It is so tough for me, knowing what he could do as opposed to what he does do but, he is the captain of his ship and he is happy. That is what is most important I think.</p>
<p>seiclan… take comfort that you are not alone… my DS is also on the cusp of A’s and B’s and he also is a love to learn but hate to study student. I know what it’s like to get those report cards and feel crushed that his college list will probably be limited. It is HIS ship but I feel like I’m sinking with it sometimes. I love the sentence ’ It’s hard knowing what they could do instead of what they don’t do.’ I have fought this exact sentence forever. I just had a conversation with his English teacher and he said that as much as he LOVED my DS, he has forgotten to turn in assignments and because of that he is at a B… URGH!!!</p>
<p>I have an absolutely assiduous student here, who never misses an assignment, gets A’s in her AP classes and manages a B in the lowest level pre-calc only because she struggles at it so doggedly. She’s just wonderful…so…it all gets sliced a million ways!</p>
<p>5boys - thank you so much for sharing, it really is a comfort to know that I am not alone with this issue. Sometimes it is so difficult to come onto CC and see all the reports of high test scores and kids who get seemingly effortless high GPA’s and kids who take their parent’s advice without an arguement. My son is a great kid, really. But like yours…why why why? How much can or will these boys mature in the next year? </p>
<p>It is a good thing that he is cute and has a fabulous smile. Maybe we should just include a photo with all his college applications next year?</p>
<p>Gwen - Yes, that can be very frustrating as well. Some people really just don’t have “math minds” (like me) although other subjects come easily. I am sure that your daughter will continue to excell in her other subjects. I loved science but hated math. Thank goodness I didn’t have to take much in college!</p>
<p>seiclan, when I was at my wit’s end at the end of my S’s sophomore year in high school, a friend told me, “School is a place where former A students teach mostly B students to work for C students.” It gave me hope that there was a path to success for kids like my S. </p>
<p>Of course, now, with my D, who is an A student, I’m not too crazy about the quote! Lol (I’m npt knocking educators. DH and I are in the education field!)</p>
<p>Seiclan and Gwen, while D is doing well in all of her classes, math is definitely her gift. She can knock out calculus homework in no time but will struggle to complete her APUSH assignments. I wish she would consider a major in math but she says it’s not for her.</p>
<p>As the PSAT results come in, here are last years cut-offs by state. The general rule is that they are usually within 1 or 2 plus or minus each year, but that is no guarantee. </p>
<p>Alabama 210
Alaska 214
Arizona 209
Arkansas 203
California 219
Colorado 212
Connecticut 219
Delaware 215
District of Columbia 223
Florida 210
Georgia 215
Hawaii 215
Idaho 208
Illinois 214
Indiana 212
Iowa 209
Kansas 211
Kentucky 208
Louisiana 210
Maine 213
Maryland 220
Massachusetts 223
Michigan 209
Minnesota 213
Mississippi 205
Missouri 210
Montana 208
Nebraska 210
Nevada 208
New Hampshire 214
New Jersey 221
New Mexico 206
New York 217
North Carolina 214
North Dakota 202
Ohio 212
Oklahoma 206
Oregon 215
Pennsylvania 216
Rhode Island 211
South Carolina 208
South Dakota 205
Tennessee 212
Texas 215
Utah 203
Vermont 212
Virginia 218
Washington 218
West Virginia 202
Wisconsin 209
Wyoming 202
Commended 201
International 223
New England Boarding Schools 223</p>
<p>To be commended last year, you needed a score of 201. That’s fairly typical, but it can be plus or minus one.</p>
<p>Once a student is a semi-finalist, they have to get a qualifying (or have gotten a qualifying score) on the SAT. From what I have read, the way that is calculated is by taking Math plus RC plus the raw multiple choice score for writing times 10 as there is no essay score for PSAT. Total those up and you get the total SAT the NMSQT considers. For the past few years, the qualifying score tends to be 1960. If the semi-finalist gets that score, and has good grades, they typically make finalist. </p>
<p>So, here’s wishing all of your kids the best of luck. We usually don’t see the results until after break, so we will be waiting until January…</p>
<p>Thanks for the PSAT stats. DD12 just received her scores, and it looks like she will fall just short of NMSF for our state. We are very proud of her. She took her SATs for the first time on Dec 4. so we will have to wait for a couple more weeks for those results. </p>
<p>Wishing all of you posters a joyous holiday season.</p>
<p>Chrissyblu, thanks for the info! D is eagerly awaiting her scores. She says it will be two more weeks!</p>
<p>2012 daughter got her scores yesterday and was devastated because she fell two points short of last year’s cut off. She’s at a new, more demanding school this year and has already seen her GPA dip from her first two years. She was really hoping to stand out by making NMSF. I had a hard time convincing her that it wasn’t the end of the world - that there were still plenty of great opportunities out there for her. I really hope she gets the summer program she is hoping for because if she doesn’t she will be really miserable. Unfortunately, she won’t even know if she’s made it to the interview stage until Jan and then it will be April before there will be a definite answer. My heart was heavy for her.</p>
<p>Thanks Chrissyblu for the state cutoffs. Apollo6 - sorry your daughter is disappointed. Obviously she still got an awesome score to be that close. I was happily oblivious with my older son. I really didn’t know what score it took to be a NMSF and was just really happy that he scored really well - and his score was not in the commended range, let alone semi finalist! I hope your daughter keeps it all in perspective! We won’t hear until late next week. I still don’t get why the schools get the scores and can keep them secret for as long as they want.</p>
<p>Hey! Student here!</p>
<p>I’m a junior from New York, and just found out I got a 219. Do you think I’ll make semifinalist?</p>
<p>Also, I took the SAT on December 4. I felt confident coming out, but what do you think I might have gotten?</p>
<p>My parents are kinda disappointed because I took a practice Princeton Review SAT and got a 2100, but we’ll see.</p>
<p>When do we find out if we’ve made semifinalist for sure?</p>
<p>Ugh. It’s a little ridiculous that CC is making me paranoid about a score in the 99th percentile.</p>
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<p>Assuming the schedule next year is the same as this year, you’ll find out in April whether you ‘qualify for program recognition.’ Then, in early September, you’ll be notified through your school if you qualify as a semifinalist (about a third of ‘recognized’ students). A couple of weeks after that the certificates go out to the commended students (about two thirds of ‘recognized’ students).</p>
<p>Remember, folks, those are last year’s scores. Its possible things may drop or rise. I heard that this year, there were a lot less kids taking the PSAT than previous years. I’m not sure whether that will impact things or not. For my D, it will be close. She got a 2190 on her actual SAT, which she took a few days before the PSAT. If she got a 219, that would not be qualifying for California, most likely. </p>
<p>Still, everyone above 200 or 201, will probably be “commended” and that does carry weight. It is something to be proud of. There are lots of scholarships out there. You have to look for them. NMSQT is not the only game in town. </p>
<p>WaitingforIvy… Who knows? You can just torture yourself wondering… but this is good practice for the waiting game that is senior year. Just deep breathe and realize if you don’t like your score, you can take it again next year… Odds are you did fine, given your PSAT. Thinking about it all the time just wastes your energy.</p>
<p>And yes, the kids on CC are insane… they are not typical and have unusually high scores. You should not go with their ideas of what a “good” SAT is…</p>
<p>congrats to all with great PSAT scores. My D got hers back yesterday, not in the commended or above range but we didn’t expect her to be. She had done some prep for ACT this SAT but is home from school sick today and I want to see what our options are if she isn’t feeling well on Sat. Has anyone postponed this test at the last minute for illness and what was the process?</p>
<p>D2’s school got notification last week that they are sending out PSAT. Since we are outside of US we probably won’t get it for few more weeks. On top of that, international cut off is 223 (whatever is the highest cut off), and I doubt it if D2 would get that.</p>
<p>S2 got his scores yesterday (NY). Looks like he will be commended, but definitely not NMSF. Oh well… He took it in stride. He won’t be taking the SAT I at all now since he did so much better on his first try on the ACT. He will try one more time to improve on his ACT and take the SAT II Math 2 (in June) - then he will be done with testing by the end of junior year. Sweet!</p>
<p>jackie, I’m pretty sure it’s possible to miss the ACT due to illness. I just don’t know what the process is for notifying them. </p>
<p>My D is also taking the ACT on Saturday. But, no PSAT score here yet.</p>