PSAT cutoff

Descartesz
Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:26:57 +0000

clapuma:

It could very well be that this change will have no effect on NMSC calculations. In fact the NMSC materials emphasize “graduating high school seniors” which, if this really has been their literal standard all along, suggests that the new metric–which counts only high school seniors and no post-senior graduates–simply aligns with where the NMSC has always been. Would be nice if it were a little more transparent, right?

And, yes, the relative financial significance of a NMS has slipped over the past few decades. But, as the list maintained elsewhere in this forum reminds us, it is still the case that NMF designation can make a critical difference in the affordability of a good number of schools.