National Merit Semifinalist Cut-off Scores for High School Class of 2016

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind DC cutoff is usually 2-3 pts higher than MD and MD's cutoff is usually 2 pts higher than VA and, therefore, DC's cutoff is usually 4-5 pts higher than VA.

Does sidwell normally 3x-4x-5x the tally on other top privates in dc? That's a level playing field to compare. Are there a LOT more asians at sidwell than other privates?

[Anonymous]

These are tallies for 2016. Numbers do seem low for the private schools in DC and Baltimore.

Here are some Howard County numbers
River Hill - 15
Atholton - 12
Long Reach - 3
Wilde Lake - 1
Centennial - 15
Mount Hebron - 2
Glenelg - 2
Poolesville - 13

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These are tallies for 2016. Numbers do seem low for the private schools in DC and Baltimore.

Here are some Howard County numbers
River Hill - 15
Atholton - 12
Long Reach - 3
Wilde Lake - 1
Centennial - 15
Mount Hebron - 2
Glenelg - 2
Poolesville - 13[/quote]

Poolesville is a MCPS school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind DC cutoff is usually 2-3 pts higher than MD and MD's cutoff is usually 2 pts higher than VA and, therefore, DC's cutoff is usually 4-5 pts higher than VA.

So, VA kids are the dumbest?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind DC cutoff is usually 2-3 pts higher than MD and MD's cutoff is usually 2 pts higher than VA and, therefore, DC's cutoff is usually 4-5 pts higher than VA.

Does sidwell normally 3x-4x-5x the tally on other top privates in dc? That's a level playing field to compare. Are there a LOT more asians at sidwell than other privates?

Last year GDS had 11 semifinalists, StA 8, Gonzaga 6, Sidwell 6, NCS 4. These are very small numbers so they swing pretty widely year over year. It is a very poor measure of the quality of the schools. They are all exceptional schools. And, no there is not a preponderance of Asians at any of the schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bet all of 41 out of 100 kids are magnet kids for Blair and RM. Crazy numbers.

Probably a few of the 41 Blair kids are CAP. I'm guessing my magnet kid made it with a 224; he's magnet but Blair is our home school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind DC cutoff is usually 2-3 pts higher than MD and MD's cutoff is usually 2 pts higher than VA and, therefore, DC's cutoff is usually 4-5 pts higher than VA.

So, VA kids are the dumbest?

yep, this was established in this thread a while back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind DC cutoff is usually 2-3 pts higher than MD and MD's cutoff is usually 2 pts higher than VA and, therefore, DC's cutoff is usually 4-5 pts higher than VA.

Does sidwell normally 3x-4x-5x the tally on other top privates in dc? That's a level playing field to compare. Are there a LOT more asians at sidwell than other privates?

Last year GDS had 11 semifinalists, StA 8, Gonzaga 6, Sidwell 6, NCS 4. These are very small numbers so they swing pretty widely year over year. It is a very poor measure of the quality of the schools. They are all exceptional schools. And, no there is not a preponderance of Asians at any of the schools.

oh ok. thanks.

[Anonymous]

Thanks you for the person who is posting the tallies. quick question Is that all the schools from howard county have students ? No other schools ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have the the list

Here are some tallies:

DC
Georgetown Day - 3
Georgetown Visitation - 1
Maret - 3
NCS - 4
Sidwell - 16
St Albans - 6
St. John's - 4
Wash International - 2
Woodrow Wilson - 2

VA
TJ - 163
Potomac - 5

MARYLAND
BCC - 6
Holton Arms - 2
Walter Johnson - 2
Walt Whitman - 9
Churchill - 8
Montgomery - 41
Wootton - 10
Blair - 41

BALTIMORE
Bryn Mawr - 2
Calvert Hall - 1
Gilman - 2
RPCS - 2
Park - 1
St. Paul's - 2
SPSG - 2
McDonogh - 3
Loyola - 3

What's your source for the list? They haven't issued the press releases for the Class of 2016 yet. And, these numbers don't match last year's either.

[Anonymous]

As demonstrated by my Poolesville inclusion, I don't really know what schools are in Howard County. If you're interested in a particular school I am happy to tell you the tally - just let me know which one

[Anonymous]

reservoir high school and hammond high school

Thank you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bet all of 41 out of 100 kids are magnet kids for Blair and RM. Crazy numbers.

It's amazing actually. 41/100 of the Blair magnet kids and 41/100 of the Richard Montgomery IB kids- wow! Take that TJ! 41 percent of the kids at TJ are not NMSF and that is with the MCPS kids needing HIGHER scores to get it due to the higher cutoff. So sick of hearing TJ is number one and MCPS magnet kids have to attend a low SES school.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have a number of NMSF's for Oakton HS in Virginia?

[Anonymous]

Reservoir - 1
Don't see any from Hammond