To qualify for a National Merit Scholarship, the PSAT must be taken in the student’s junior year of high school. Many parents may not be aware that there is no single nationwide score on the PSAT that will qualify a student to become a NMS semifinalist, a critical preliminary step on t...
See how your child's PSAT score compares to the National Merit Qualifying scores by state for the most recent graduating class.
One of the most famous merit scholarships, The National Merit Scholarship is based on PSAT/NMSQT scores. Ultimately 16,000 students with the highest scores in all 50 states are named semifinalists. From there, students must meet certain academic requirements to advance to the next level. ...
Still, even with its adaptive nature, the uncertainty remains as to whether the much shorter test can reliably score students at the 700-760 end of the scale. What if I missed the PSAT because of illness or other legitimate reason? You may still be able to enter the scholarship program ...
Are you gearing up to rock the PSAT this fall andwondering what score you need to qualify for National Merit?This guide will give you 51 different answers to that question. Don't worry, it's not a complicated response. It's just that the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) comp...
Does your PSAT score report look like a jumble of numbers? For National Merit, you just need to understand one: your Selection Index. Predicted National Merit Scholarship Cutoffs The cutoffs in the chart below apply to students who took the PSAT in October 2023. (In other words, these are...
In the past, about 1.5 million high school students a year enter the National Merit® Scholarship Program by taking the PSAT, but 2020 and 2021 were anything but usual. Qualifying scores for the National Merit Scholarship Program for the class of 2022 may look a bit different than in the ...
PSAT scores just came out! Many parents and students don’t take the PSAT seriously because they think of it as a “Practice” SAT.However, the PSAT is important because it is also the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT). If you score high enough on it, you can qualify ...
Highly prestigious and coveted, the National Merit Scholarship is something that may have been on your radar for a while. If you took the PSAT with the hope of winning one of these awards, you’re probably wondering what it will take to qualify. ...
What Is a Good PSAT Score for National Merit? Each year, NMSC recommends the top 1% of junior semifinalists for a scholarship, meaning you'll typically have to score in the99th percentile. Of those students, fewer than 8,000 will receive a scholarship. ...