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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A much simpler skin test can be applied to this.  The National Merit Qualifying Score for DC is in fact higher than either VA or MD.  It has been for several years.  Given the similarity in format with the SAT, PSAT scores are very highly correlated with SATs.  The NMSF qualifying score is determined by the top 1% in a given state or district.  Even if the pool of DC applicants is smaller (and remember DC while smaller has all of the independent school kids on the Presidential Scholars list, even those residing in VA or MD), we are only talking about the tail end of the distribution.  It only takes 40 kids total to determine the cutoff.  So, perhaps a 10 point difference, but unlikely much more and the sign could go either way.[/quote]
I fear this analysis might suffer from at least one false assumption: You assume that DC's higher NMSF cutoff says something about the number of high-scoring students in DC, but you may not appreciate that DC's cutoff is artificially set by NMSC to match the highest state cutoff in the nation, and so does not reflect the score of DC's top 1% of test takers.

Also, to be honest, I am having trouble following your logic.  Could you please explain again?  In the meantime, I'll get a cup of coffee so my brain will be primed to take it in!  TIA.[/quote]

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