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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our public school will not inform the parents about PSAT and NMS. Usually, it is some parent who will tell parents to pay attention in our listserv.  Our school has the capacity to have 80% NMS commended students. Only around 10% even apply.  [/quote]

You don't apply. You just take the PSAT junior year when the school offers it. It's automatic.[/quote]

Correct. So the school did not have PSAT in Junior year and did not inform about the alternate route to NMS using SAT scores.  So, the kids did not apply.   In a graduating class of 250, only 37 are  NMS semifinalist, when the truth is that a 1540 is the normal median SAT score in the school.  Most of the kids and parents could not be bothered.  If it was a private school, every single advantage would have been milked.   That is what is wrong with public schools.  [/quote]

Agree it is a problem with public schools to not really care about or promote these things. But the assumption about private schools is not correct. Maybe in a handful of schools, but not most. It is still up to the kids to self advocate, know what they need to do, and actually do it.[/quote]

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