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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also heard that the cut-off in DC this year was 2 missed questions.  So the DC semi-finalists missed either 0, 1 or in a few cases 2 questions (questions are not all weighted the same so some who missed 2 did not make it as a semi-finalist).  In contrast in many states kids could miss 10+.

So no way is that a reflection on DCPS.  To miss 0 or 1 questions a kid has to both know the material and be a phenomenal test taker.  Zone out for a minute?  Your score is blown.  
I wonder in part if the environment the kids took the test effected their scores.  Wilson gives the test to everyone.  You can imagine those PSAT classrooms could be chaotic.  If the standard is perfection or 1 question from it, a difference in environment (quiet testing room vs. not) could easily affect who misses one question vs. who misses two. [/quote]

While that probably will be true next year (for current juniors), this year (current seniors) you could miss up to 5 (excluding the 10/24/18 alternate test date where you could miss 1 total).  We won't know the cutoffs for this year's juniors until September, so it may go down.[/quote]

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