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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does being awarded National Merit Semi-Finalist make any difference on the college application?

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No. NMSF is like the score itself but less precise. The actual score is strictly better. [/quote]

I would agree that the actual score is better, especially a kid who has a high score coming from DMV or NJ versus a kid from Alabama or Florida who have a much lower index score cutoff for the NMSF.

What I don’t understand is how they are so many kids who seem to report 1500+ SAT scores and only a small number of students get NMSF (for Class of 2025, there were only 47 in DC, 296 in MD, and 394 in VA).[/quote]

My kid is one of those 1500+ PSAT scorers who only got "commended" because her math score was higher than her verbal. The NM index weights the verbal twice as heavily as the math. (Also, DC's cutoff always matches the state with the highest cutoff--usually NJ--according to College Board's policy.)[/quote]
Mine was due to maturity.

DC took Psat in 10th grade.  Was "commended.  Didn't really prep for it or take it seriously.

DC took SAT junior year, first try, 1580.[/quote]

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