<p>haha, what a way to find out tristan101.</p>
<p>what state ? what was your score?</p>
<p>I assume something has gone out, because now my son is receiving those slightly weird letters from colleges he’s never shown interest in, congratulating him on his mysterious “achievements”.</p>
<p>Are any new colleges showing eagerness that didn’t send mail before?</p>
<p>Yes, a number of mailings from small, lower-tier colleges (plus Ohio State) in just the last few days, with variations on the “congratulations on your achievement(s)” letter. Could be coincidence, I suppose, but the timing seems right.</p>
<p>One thing we found out is that lists that are sent out to colleges from NMSQT don’t have the scores on them. So a SF with a 205 score in a 205 qualifying state will look exactly as one with a 235 from his state or any other place.</p>
<p>So I’m guessing there’s no reason to doubt this letter? I was pretty worried before that I wouldn’t make it. I guess my state’s cutoff didn’t go up this year, or went down.</p>
<p>You should reserve judgment until you get something official. You just never know.</p>
<p>Remember in the spring when they could choose two schools to tell they were especially interested in? This was NOT the final school that will be designated in the spring right before graduation.
Anyway… today S received a letter from one of those two schools congratulating him on being named a “National Merit Semi-Finalist.” </p>
<p>For stats keeping people: Tennessee, PSAT 227</p>
<p>Yep. It’s time.</p>
<p>D algo got a congrats letter like others mentioned above…from one of her two initially designated colleges. That must be one of their reasons for asking you to name colleges…they must send them the results first. She got the letter on 8/21. </p>
<p>Indiana 221</p>
<p>Might I suggest this format, which indicates whether the score cited is a firm cutoff score or rather a qualifying/non-qualifying score somewhere above or below the true cutoff.</p>
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<p>Thus…</p>
<p>IN <= 221 #230 (?)
TN <= 227 #229 (?)</p>
<p>so should i be concerned if neither of my colleges have sent me a letter yet?</p>
<p>Naaah … it’s not a requirement that colleges send out letters, only a recruiting technique practiced by some. Most students hear of their qualification from their high school in early to mid-September.</p>
<p>D received letter from one of her designated colleges last week about mid-week. But nothing yet from school or NMSQT.</p>
<p>Indiana 213</p>
<p>My scores were close.</p>
<p>Updating…</p>
<p>= means a poster has either been told or has deduced (based on who gets notices and who does not) what the cut-off score for that state is. It reflects the best of our information, but sometimes that information can be wrong. If you get contrary information, please share it.</p>
<p><= means “less than or equal” and is used in connection with the lowest qualifying score that has been posted thus far. If you know of a lower qualifying score for a given state please share it with us!</p>
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<p>State - Minimum Score - Post# Cited - (Change from '08)</p>
<p>IN <= 213 #234 (?)
TN <= 227 #229 (?)</p>
<p>from texas, score of 216
lol im really sitting on the border, do you think the score will increase from 215 to 217?</p>
<p>i dont think getting a letter from a college counts as official info on status lol</p>
<p>^ Even if it’s THE largest public university in your state? I really hope it is true…lol</p>
<p>I got a letter today from Indiana University congratulating me on my “semi-finalist” status. This confused me because I thought I was only going to be commended, considering I scored rather low on the PSAT (203 in TN). Is this a mistake?</p>