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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The NMSF designation goes to the top 0.5 percent of kids in each state, so of course DC only has a few compared to the much larger high school populations of VA and MD. The cut off score also varies by state, with MD and MA usually having the highest cutoff. [b]DC 's cutoff is set at the highest state cutoff, and is generally higher than VA's cutoff score.[/b][/quote]

Why the heck would they do this? Seems like a very odd design choice, given the high poverty rate for families in DC.

Why wouldn't they just apply the same 0.5 percent methodology to kids in DC?[/quote]

Ask the College Board? This is how they’ve always done it.

But DC has a higher rate of commended scholars per capita than any of the 50 states, so the New Jersey cut score may actually be lower than the DC score would otherwise be. Remember the distribution of high school students in DC is a barbell, and the high school [i]graduates[/i] are heavily weighted toward the upper end of that barbell. [/quote]

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