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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is one male and one female Presidential Scholar from each state, plus some others selected for arts/technical.  There is no scholarship, just a trip to DC (& photo op with the president).

For candidates, there are 20+ boys and 20+ girls from each state based upon highest SAT and ACT scores.  In CA, this probably means 1600 SAT or 36+36+36 ACT.  In DC, I believe a 1540/35 qualified last year.

Nearly all of the DC resident NMSFs (~15) qualified as PS candidates, so it is harder to be a NMSF in DC than a PS candidate, but if you become semifinalist (~6) or Scholar (2) that is impressive (especially in CA).[/quote]

It is equally impressive in every state.[/quote]

No. #1 out of 400,000 (CA) &gt; #1 out of 5,000 (DC)[/quote]

So the kid with the perfect scores and resume in CA is more impressive than the kid with the perfect scores and resume in TX, FL, DE?[/quote]

Probably, since they had to compete against 100's of other kids with perfect scores and resumes.  There is no guarantee that anyone from DE/WV/XYZ even got a perfect score, but that is the minimum required in CA to become a candidate.

It's like saying being #1 at TJ is no more impressive than being valedictorian at any other school in the country.[/quote]

No. When you look at the final list, you won't be able to force rank them.[/quote]

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