so I have a 1480 PSAT score (720 RW and 760 Math) from my junior year and a 220 selection index and I was wondering if that would put me at Semifinalist or Commended Student? I’m not hopeful as the cutoff for SF last year was 224 but I’m seeing reports from websites like compass test prep that it dropped to 220 but are those reliable?? Ik official announcements come out on Wednesday but I havent heard anything from my school. Just wondering if anyone here knows the cutoff for CA.

I got a 216, which is on the edge. I was pretty upset when scores came out last year, since I thought I could have done better and that I bombed my chances for NMS after seeing last year's cutoff, but now sources like compass are saying the cutoff is 215 or 216, so I got my hopes up again. How accurate or reliable is that?

Hello, I took the psat sophomore year with hardly any preparation and received a 1380. This summer, I began studying SAT material including UWorld, official practice tests, the official question bank, and so on. My best practice test thus far was a 1490 (improved by 100+ points from my first) with most incorrect questions being silly mistakes. I live in Pennsylvania, and this year’s index is 219.

Is there anything I should do specifically for psat preparation in conjunction with what I’m doing now? In essence, my debt-free life depends a lot on this title (likely will attend Alabama).

just took my first practice psat (absolutely no studying) as a sophomore and what omg this truly so so so much worse than i was expecting

i'm taking ap precalc and felt pretty comfortable with the entire math section other than a few problems but clearly i didn't do well at all :(( module 1 was REALLY easy and module 2 i'm not sure what happened... a lot of it was me misunderstanding the problem, calculation errors, forgetting geometry, or just being incredibly stupid

not sure what happened with english either i'm a pretty avid reader and in honors english :(( i was straight guessing for some of it but i thought it was pretty logical so a 610 is awful too

i have one month until the psat - i know it technically doesn't matter but i'm super upset with this score and want at least a 1350 on the actual one (but preferably a 1450). based on the distributions and 2nd slide, how should i be studying? i've been looking at khan academy and it honestly felt way too easy but now i'm not sure if the strategy is to just go back and review EVERYTHING esp for math since it has been a long time since i've learned certain things.

after checking my math mistakes, nearly all of them were calculation errors but i'm still super worried considering how easy it felt i'm panicking now lol i kinda need this for the summer programs i'm applying to. i also go to a competitive public bay area school where the average sat is a 1450 :'D sorry for the crashout hahah now i'm really sad

Hello everybody, I am stressing a lot right now. I am trying to get into a school called “Thomas Jefferson” High school for sophomore admission. They recommend getting a 90th percentile or above on the PSAT, and I just got a 970 on my first ever practice test. I feel sad but at the same time know that I can improve drastically within now and the test date which is somewhere within October if I’m not mistaken.

I got a 470 R&W and a 500 Math, another thing is I didn’t answer around ~22 questions as I didn’t have enough time. This is coming from Both sections not each one. Can you guys please help me in terms of what tools I need to use to study, anybody who took it and can help, or if you guys have any tips for someone who is bad at studying for long periods of time (~1-2 hours)

took psat9 last year and barely saw my scores

I'm taking the NMSQT and I believe I can prepare for it the same way that I would do for the SAT right?

Anyway I'm trying to figure out what I must do between now and then. I took the PSAT 10 last year and I got a 1200😣 but I did NOT study at all. I'm aiming to be a semifinalist (aiming for 1490?) since my dad's work gives scholarships for that. I suck at the reading portion (mainly vocab and main idea). Math isn't bad but I need to review geometry and practice more with Desmos.

I've been using the College board question bank but while it is useful, it may be better for me to also review concepts?

What resources do you recommend? What worked for you?

The title pretty much perfectly describes what I want to know. I'm a National Merit Scholar starting my freshman year of college and my tuition payment is due at the end of this week, but I still haven't gotten my award money from National Merit. My scholarship was a corporate-sponsored one and I got the physical certificate for it in the summer as well, so I don't think anything should be preventing me from getting the money. Should I talk to my school, National Merit, or check in with the corporation sponsoring the scholarship? Is there even a way to contact National Merit regarding payments?

Also, for the people that are waiting on the semifinalist announcement for this year, good luck! Same goes for the people who are going to take the PSAT NMSQT next month!

Other states such as Tennessee are at -5 from last year, so why not Colorado?

I managed to become a semifinalist but I got an F in Calculus AB in one semester but later dropped it. I retook it later too and managed to get an A. Will this mean I won’t be able to proceed? What should I do?

last year (sophomore), I took the psat for the first time and got a 1140. I took a practice SAT exam (no studying, just to get a baseline) and got a 1230. if I take the psat now, will I realistically get closer to a 1230 or a 1150 (since the psat generally "takes off 80 points")

is the 215 report on compass prep real? can anyone confirm this?

I haven’t taken the PSAT (or any practice PSAT) since sophmore year’s PSAT, and I want to start studying for it. Which version of the practice tests would be the most accurate to measure my current knowledge and use as a baseline? I’ll be taking it without any studying, just to see where I’m at.

Hello, sorry I'm not sure how the cutoffs work for national merit. I'm hoping that I met it but my mom isn't sure. She says that my reading score is too low for it. Can anyone help me confirm or at least give me a "probably" answer?

I'm in Texas.

My student didn't make NMSF, but has a selection index of 217 so I am pretty sure that she's a commended scholar. I want to start turning in college applications, but am wary of it before we get a notification. Emailed guidance counselor today, and by the response not entirely sure they even knew what I was talking about. With semi-finalist news coming out now, does anyone know when commended scholar notices come out?

hi i was just generally wondering what it takes to advance to finalist or scholar!! i got my index right on the cutoff in my state and i was notified of nmsf. i was planning to submit act for the confirming score since my highest sat index isnt very high but my act score is like a 35 and it translates much higher.

my counselor rec letter should be good since i go to a smaller school where they should know me decently.

idk what else tbh what kind of people usually get it what r the biggest factors and stuff

222 or 221