National Merit Discussion Class of 2026 - College Confidential …
Nov 8, 2024 · Hey! Just wanted to create a discussion thread for the Class of 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. I’m aware that it is a bit early in the game, but as the last round of PSAT scores will be released next week, I think it would be smart to have a head start!
PSAT: How many questions can I miss on the new one to …
Oct 14, 2015 · In the past, the NM cutoff was based on PSAT score. PSAT score gives double weighting to the math questions, so the math answers ended up contributing 1/2 of the PSAT score. This round, NM cutoff will be based on a Selection Index, not on the PSAT score, where all the questions have even weighting, which means the math questions only contribute ...
PSAT - Average improvement from Soph to Jr? - Test Preparation ...
Sep 15, 2008 · <p>Is there any rule of thumb to estimate how much a student’s PSAT scores will improve from 10th to 11th grade? </p> <p>Is 7 points per section a realistic hope if the kid preps seriously?</p>
PSAT - Should my child study to reach National Merit Scholarship
Feb 2, 2017 · The PSAT score ONLY matters your Jr year. You have to be in the top 1% for your state. The scholarship score changes from state to state. The way PSAT and NMSQT (Nat Merit Score) scores are as follows: This is pretty straight forward: PSAT = English score out of 760 points + Math score out of 760 points = Your PSAT score To determine who get selected for …
Class of 2025 National Merit Discussion - College Confidential …
May 14, 2024 · Creating a thread for the Class of 2025. Timeline for the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Competition. October, 2023 - Students take the PSAT April, 2024 - High School administrators validate eligibility of students. September, 2024 - Students will be notified if they are Commended or Semi-Finalists February, 2025 - Semi-finalists will be notified if they are …
Ok so I bombed my PSATs... do colleges look at that?
Dec 3, 2009 · <p>How heavily is the PSAT weighed for admission into an ivy league? Like my score wasn’t enough for national merit but it definitely got Commended (but I consider that bombing). If I were to score high on my SAT, would that overshadow my PSAT score?</p>
Is a 1350 on the PSAT a good score? - College Confidential Forums
Jan 8, 2016 · Colleges won’t see your PSAT score, so that’s irrelevant. A 1350 SAT score, on the other hand, is too low for most top 25 colleges (except maybe Berkeley and UCLA).
How much does PSAT usually change from Sophomore to Junior …
Dec 9, 2010 · Discussion on how much PSAT scores typically change from sophomore to junior year.
I did HORRIBLE on the PSAT test. - College Confidential Forums
Jan 15, 2017 · Hello all, a newbie here. I want to give you all a bad news from me: I have a score of 560 on the PSAT. I did horrible on the math, reading, and the writing (proof read) section of the test. I don’t know how much wrong with me, that can I make that score considering my intellectual nature. Like, how can I suck so badly on the PSAT? It must be the test anxiety that I had …
I cheated on PSAT - College Confidential Forums
Oct 15, 2009 · <p>I was really worried about the PSAT even though I shouldn’t have been; I have a 4.0+ GPA, and I’m just a pretty good student in general. Everyone kept telling me how if one were to be a merit scholar, that he or she could almost be guaranteed to get into his or her college of choice. I was pretty scared and thought I need to make sure I was a merit scholar to get into …