creekland Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 My son highly suggests you check the National Merit Qualifying scores! http://www.collegeplanningsimplified.com/NationalMerit.html He's noted to me that had we lived in 30 other states he'd have made National Merit Scholar (including his native state), but since we moved to a higher state (actually, a more "middle" higher state) he has likely missed! He's joking, of course, at least out loud... but considering we could have moved anywhere in the US we wanted to when we moved, I guess he has a point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 My son got a score on his sophomore year PSAT that would have qualified him for NMSF. Then we were moved to Belgium. He was put in the International Group (i.e. the highest scoring group along with DC, MA, and NE Boarding schools this year 223). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAR120C Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 My son highly suggests you check the National Merit Qualifying scores! http://www.collegeplanningsimplified.com/NationalMerit.html He's noted to me that had we lived in 30 other states he'd have made National Merit Scholar (including his native state), but since we moved to a higher state (actually, a more "middle" higher state) he has likely missed! He's joking, of course, at least out loud... but considering we could have moved anywhere in the US we wanted to when we moved, I guess he has a point! By the time that comes around for us, we hope to be international, with a plan B of New England boarding schools.... so DS better plan for the 220s!! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 I can't help but wonder what the score would be if they made homeschoolers their own group like the NE Boarding Schools or International... Best of luck (and fair testing weather) to all those in the really high states or similar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in MA Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I can't help but wonder what the score would be if they made homeschoolers their own group like the NE Boarding Schools or International... Don't even mention the possibility of homeschoolers being put into their own group!!! That would probably disadvantage a lot of homeschoolers. Of course, for my kids it probably wouldn't matter anyway since we live in the state with the highest cut-off, but I'd hate to see other homeschoolers negatively impacted.... Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I can't help but wonder what the score would be if they made homeschoolers their own group like the NE Boarding Schools or International... :scared::eek::ohmy::svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonshine Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Two out of my 4 kids that have taken it so far would have made National Merit if we lived in a different state. I couldn't talk my husband into moving to Mississippi for one week in the fall each year. Part of the irony is that my now senior son would have been given full ride scholarships if he was actually from any of the 4 out of state colleges he is applying to (in those states he would have been NM and the state schools give full rides to NM scholars). He was only three points away in our state and so will probably have a higher PSAT score than many of those getting said scholarships. But you can't tell I noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Very interesting, thanks for sharing. I went to a workshop by Mr. Stobaugh and he claimed that your zip code can also affect how easily you are accepted to Harvard and such. He said that because he was from an underserved zip code like Arkansas I think, he had a much better chance of being accepted than an East Coast student with the same scores and such. I never thought "standardized tests" would be that way, tho! Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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