<p>UT84321, call NMSC and they will tell you what they consider confirming SAT scores. In years past, it was low relative to the psat SF cutoffs-if memory serves, in the 600’s on the subtests. 15/16 SF will become Finalists. Some don’t because they don’t complete the SF application, or maybe had alarmingly low GPAs or SATs, or didn’t get their HS’s recommendation. You might as well aim as high as possible anyway on your SATs, which could bring you other kinds of merit scholarships. Only half the Finalists get some kind of NM scholarship, which are not huge (you can look these up on NMSC’s web site) but SF status can help attract other, nonNM scholarships,which can be large. The process is convoluted, and waiting is not easy particularly if your score is borderline for SF (look up past cut-offs for your state on other threads). You’ll know soon enough about SF, and in time for college apps.</p>