College Board National Recognition Award -- new "School Recognition Award"

[Anonymous]

I have never heard of this, but today my daughter received a letter in the mail informing her of her eligibility for this award. Upon a bit of research, it looks like a new program where they recognize the top 10% of scorers in the PSAT for each school. Anyone else know more about this?

[Anonymous]

So annoyed our private school in DC strongly discouraged kids from taking the PSAT and made it optional this year. Said the National Merit cut off in DC is so high it is a waste of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of this, but today my daughter received a letter in the mail informing her of her eligibility for this award. Upon a bit of research, it looks like a new program where they recognize the top 10% of scorers in the PSAT for each school. Anyone else know more about this?

My kid got this the other day. She just missed getting a semifinalist-level score (selection index is really high in NJ, where we are) but I guess she's in the top 10 percent for her school).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of this, but today my daughter received a letter in the mail informing her of her eligibility for this award. Upon a bit of research, it looks like a new program where they recognize the top 10% of scorers in the PSAT for each school. Anyone else know more about this?

Absolutely ridiculous marketing ploy.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps there is discussion in the schools threads?

[Anonymous]

The good news is that all below the top 10% will receive participation trophies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So annoyed our private school in DC strongly discouraged kids from taking the PSAT and made it optional this year. Said the National Merit cut off in DC is so high it is a waste of time.

WTF? This is crazy. Your private school is doing a huge disservice to its students - basically not allowing students to qualify for certain merit scholarships. This would be enough reason for me to withdraw younger kids from that school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So annoyed our private school in DC strongly discouraged kids from taking the PSAT and made it optional this year. Said the National Merit cut off in DC is so high it is a waste of time.

WTF? This is crazy. Your private school is doing a huge disservice to its students - basically not allowing students to qualify for certain merit scholarships. This would be enough reason for me to withdraw younger kids from that school.

How many private school parents do you think want their kids to attend UT Dallas or U Alabama?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of this, but today my daughter received a letter in the mail informing her of her eligibility for this award. Upon a bit of research, it looks like a new program where they recognize the top 10% of scorers in the PSAT for each school. Anyone else know more about this?

Absolutely ridiculous marketing ploy.

I think now that they aren't able to distinguish kids by race, they are coming up with permissible ways to signal that kids are high-achieving relative to their socioeconomic peers.

[Anonymous]

my kid was like, "sure I'll put that on my application!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So annoyed our private school in DC strongly discouraged kids from taking the PSAT and made it optional this year. Said the National Merit cut off in DC is so high it is a waste of time.

WTF? This is crazy. Your private school is doing a huge disservice to its students - basically not allowing students to qualify for certain merit scholarships. This would be enough reason for me to withdraw younger kids from that school.

Schools like that have so few kids who are on a budget for college and need that merit money that they just don’t factor that into their thinking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my kid was like, "sure I'll put that on my application!"

OP here..that's similar to what my DD said!

It certainly can't hurt to put it on there!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of this, but today my daughter received a letter in the mail informing her of her eligibility for this award. Upon a bit of research, it looks like a new program where they recognize the top 10% of scorers in the PSAT for each school. Anyone else know more about this?

Absolutely ridiculous marketing ploy.

I think now that they aren't able to distinguish kids by race, they are coming up with permissible ways to signal that kids are high-achieving relative to their socioeconomic peers.

Interesting...is that Hispanic Recognition program gone now?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of this, but today my daughter received a letter in the mail informing her of her eligibility for this award. Upon a bit of research, it looks like a new program where they recognize the top 10% of scorers in the PSAT for each school. Anyone else know more about this?

Absolutely ridiculous marketing ploy.

I think now that they aren't able to distinguish kids by race, they are coming up with permissible ways to signal that kids are high-achieving relative to their socioeconomic peers.

Interesting...is that Hispanic Recognition program gone now?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of this, but today my daughter received a letter in the mail informing her of her eligibility for this award. Upon a bit of research, it looks like a new program where they recognize the top 10% of scorers in the PSAT for each school. Anyone else know more about this?

Absolutely ridiculous marketing ploy.

I think now that they aren't able to distinguish kids by race, they are coming up with permissible ways to signal that kids are high-achieving relative to their socioeconomic peers.

Interesting...is that Hispanic Recognition program gone now?

Yes.