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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just remember that nearly all the NMSF slots in DC get gobbled up by private school kids.

The awards are allocated by "state" and are based on where a kid attends school, not their home. Because of that, DC has the highest cutoff score in the country just about every year and so any public school kid that makes it on the list is really punching above their weight.[/quote]

All of this. Also, it's all relative to the state.[/quote]

Sort of.  DC's cut off is usually the highest along with that of 3 or 4 states, often [b]NY[/b], NJ, MA.  This year, DC only has 2 Nat Merit scholarship semifinalists, both from Wilson. There have been years when DC had 3 or 4 from Walls alone, with others at BASIS and Latin.  Depressing.  Meanwhile, Sidwell Friends has 16. [/quote]
NY is hardly ever in the highest states. It is usually NJ, MA, MD. For a very long time it was always almost MD hence the reason some people thought DC was lumped with MD.[/quote]

No.  DC has the highest cut off year after year, often [/quote]

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