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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But, If you already are committed to a college and have a scholarship, would you take the test? Do kids take the test during school hours and everybody just takes the test?[/quote]
They take the test at the beginning of junior year in high school, and don't get semifinalist recognition until beginning of senior year, before having applied to colleges.  Here is more info: http://www.nationalmerit.org/steps_nmsp.pdf[/quote]

Sophomore son is prepping right now to take it in october???[/quote]

Some schools encourage sophomores to do it for practice and/or as a diagnostic.  It's generally very optional for sophomores though -- is the school pushing this?[/quote]

I took it as a sophomore at a big 3 school 30 years ago.  As far as I recall the entire grade did.  I assume the same is true today.  My DC goes to a public school and they take it in school in 9th, 10th and 11th grade.  In 9th grade it is self scored, in 10th it is officially scored but paid for by the school, in 11th you have to pay for it.[/quote]

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