National merit 2026?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For kids in states where the cut off is very high, it some carries weight.

In the era of super scoring and taking the SAT multiple times seeing a high test score in Junior year taken one day assures them that the applicant is indeed highly intelligent.

It’s not to say that the kid who miss the cutoff are not smart. Plenty of them are.

+1

[Anonymous]

It is nuts that MCPS has not released the list 2 days after Howard and Harford counties have. I have emailed the askmcps email address asking for the list to be published. Others may want to too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:agree. it makes a difference for some from a school like TJ - where students easily get Bs in Math courses - so a NMSF and a SAT 1500+ helps assure the AO that the student is strong and the B is only due to harder course work.

I don't know how much of a difference it makes vs just having a really high SAT or ACT score which these semi finalists will also have.

This is true. My kid qualified for the NMSF and has a 1500+ SAT score.

But the NMSF can be used as a proxy at places like UC’s which still refuse to consider the SATs ( not just TO)

[Anonymous]

FCPS published their list:

https://www.fcps.edu/news/262-fcps-students-named-2026-national-merit-semifinalists-0

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is nuts that MCPS has not released the list 2 days after Howard and Harford counties have. I have emailed the askmcps email address asking for the list to be published. Others may want to too.

it's all online now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is nuts that MCPS has not released the list 2 days after Howard and Harford counties have. I have emailed the askmcps email address asking for the list to be published. Others may want to too.

it's all online now.

Where?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone seen the DC list?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I googled and found it

Where? I did the same and can't find it for DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is nuts that MCPS has not released the list 2 days after Howard and Harford counties have. I have emailed the askmcps email address asking for the list to be published. Others may want to too.

it's all online now.

same question:WHERE?

[Anonymous]

All other states and counties.... the MoCo list is a closely guarded secret. Or maybe they just forgot to release it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I googled and found it

Where? I did the same and can't find it for DC.

Lol. PP is effing with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For kids in states where the cut off is very high, it some carries weight.

In the era of super scoring and taking the SAT multiple times seeing a high test score in Junior year taken one day assures them that the applicant is indeed highly intelligent.

It’s not to say that the kid who miss the cutoff are not smart. Plenty of them are.

+1

Of course. it's the top 1% of kids in each state. It's obviously harder to be in that 1% in California than it is in North Dakota. Doesn't mean that if you didn't make that 1% or had an off testing day that you're "not smart."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is nuts that MCPS has not released the list 2 days after Howard and Harford counties have. I have emailed the askmcps email address asking for the list to be published. Others may want to too.

it's all online now.

same question:WHERE?

Anyone know where to find the list of MCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is nuts that MCPS has not released the list 2 days after Howard and Harford counties have. I have emailed the askmcps email address asking for the list to be published. Others may want to too.

it's all online now.

same question:WHERE?

Anyone know where to find the list of MCPS?

Are you MCPS posters serious? Top story
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/news/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is nuts that MCPS has not released the list 2 days after Howard and Harford counties have. I have emailed the askmcps email address asking for the list to be published. Others may want to too.

it's all online now.

same question:WHERE?

Anyone know where to find the list of MCPS?

Are you MCPS posters serious? Top story
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/news/

That story has been linked multiple times. PPs want the names.