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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No need to add stress by naming kids who don't make it. It's not like the Oscars.[/quote] Do you mean by naming semifinalists? They have been announced everywhere except in DC. If my child received the honor, I would like for him to be recognized - he has worked amazingly hard as a student and is quite modest but it would be nice for someone to appreciate it, just like for athletes and other kinds of honors. Is it a policy decision not to announce for DC?[/quote] Semifinalists are based entirely on performance on one standardized test, the PSAT, so it's hardly the culmination of a career of hard work as a student. It's also a test that is highly teachable and gamable. It shows little about the quality of the education but rather what schools focus on test prep. Signed, a NMS semifinalist.[/quote]
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