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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One child was a National Merit Finalist/Scholarship Winner and the other was a National Merit Commended Scholar. They both indicated their awards on their college apps, and their awards continue to be on their resumes, even though they are now in college. As reference, they both attend USNWR Top 10 colleges. The acceptance margins to top schools are so slim, and the margins are even slimmer when you come from a highly competitive area like DC, so I truly believe these awards can make a difference. Sure it's just one test on one day, but a Commended score shows that you can handle a significant amount of pressure and still do well. Also, many of the DC/MD/VA Commended students would have made the NMSF cutoff in other states, as DC and Maryland historically have had the highest cutoff scores in the country, and Virginia is usually only one point behind. What a shame for all the TJ and now Langley and Westfield kids. [/quote]

Thank you for this. DD is high-commended so we're pulling apps outside of T10. I was at the VDARE conference on equity at magnet schools and an unemployable lawyer lady said same thing: my daughter is assured admission to MIT. Will use for Jane Street cover letter, too, when the time comes, and promotion package in middle age. And can you share names of schools your commended kid attends? Want to cross-reference with scattergrams available. TIA.[/quote]

There is no such thing as "high-commended." And your post is so painfully ridiculous I cannot even begin to imagine it is for real, particularly the second sentence.

BTW, no one needs a piece of paper from the school to know they met the commended score or to put it on their application. [/quote]

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