Do you think that giving my PSAT score (34R, 37W, 37M) would hurt an application for a summer program (YYGS) if I’m already giving my ACT score?
Does anyone know how this new psat score would translate to an act score? Just trying to get some idea of where son might stand for admissions. I am only familiar with act scores. Also, hoping that it would help us decide if he should try the sat in addition to the act this spring. Thank you!
Im a sophomore and just got my score and have no clue if its good or no (the system changed so not sure how to compare to last years) I got a 1230 - any views out there to help me?
@Serpentes The concordance table said a 1470 would equal a 222-224 on last year’s PSAT, so I am guessing that your score is good for NMSF. Receiving Finalist status is based on application, not so much PSAT score, so you don’t have to worry about your score being low as a semifinalist.
I also got a 1470/219 in Ohio, congratulations!
Same it said I omitted one on math and I am confident I did them all.
I just got off the phone with the College Board and they say you need the code to see the score and that they are emailing the codes out in waves today, tomorrow and Saturday!!! Because we home school and we can’t get the codes from a councilor so if the email doesn’t come through we’ll have to wait until the “end of the month” for a paper copy!!!
@LOUKYDAD, how are you getting a selection index of 215? The concordance tables show that a 1430 is a SI of 211. Confused.
Sophomore here. 1490 (760 R&W, 730 M), selection index of 225… I wish I had done better in math… 30 points is too much…
I started a new discussion - aimed at gathering thoughts about the National Merit predicted cut-off SI scores. feel free to see it & comment here:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/19157388#Comment_19157388
FYI I don’t believe you can convert from a combined Score to Selection index. It will differ based on sub scores. I have not looked at concordance tables, do they convert by overall score?
@milfordeagles Thanks, you too!
Does NMSC release cutoffs at the same time they notify semifinalists, or earlier?
Where is this concordance table?
Thanks @3scoutsmom
I guess they are too busy sending our information to their cu$tomer$ to send out the access code emails.
Does any one know what percentile gives you qualification for semifinalist or commendation? Is it 99%? I just want to make sure.
Mine isn’t up either. From NYC. And you?
@nafmom https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/psat-nmsqt-preliminary-concordance-tables-2015.pdf
I think all this anger about how and exactly when the scores are posted and whether TASP received them first is misplaced.
When more people start looking carefully at these scores, it will become apparent that many students are going to be affected by the compression of the score scale and many people’s scholarships will be decided by the luck of exactly how their scores are getting rounded under this new system.
Reading:
38: 78-80
37: 75-77
36: 70-74
35: 66-69
Math:
38: 79-80
37.5: 77-78
37: 74-76
36.5: 73
36: 72
35.5 70-71
35: 69
Writing:
38: 77-80
37: 74-76
36: 70-73
35: 67-69
For instance, kid A with old scores of 75 74 74 old selection index 223, not quite high enough for the highest states, now cannot be distinguished from kid B with old scores of 77 76 76 old selection index 229 and high enough to qualify in any state. They both have a new selection index of 222. Under the old system, a difference like that could easily have meant that the higher scoring student got 3 more questions correct. Now because the college board has thrown out information with their new reduced scoring range, they will have to treat these two kids the same. Given how much depends on just a few questions right in these exams, that doesn’t seem very fair to me. If you can only miss a total of 10 or so questions to qualify, ignoring a difference of 3 questions is just wrong.
I suspect this is bad news for the kids in the highest scoring states and that it will become necessary to get a perfect 38 or at least a 37.5 in the math along with those 37’s to qualify for NMSF. Just my guess.
I think this new compressed scoring will also make it harder for the college board to adjust the scores for easier or harder versions of the same test given on different dates. You can’t fine tune something with a sledgehammer.
NMSC says there are only 16,000 NMSFs, so a 99.0% will not be enough for many states.
@payn4ward Thank You!
1480/220 in South Carolina (which on the old scale has usually had its cutoff at 208-211). 36R, 36W, 38M. Should that be good enough for NMS?