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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know if places like Alabama, that give lots to NMFs, care if the student's SAT score is much lower?

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There's a strange misconception on this thread that you can become a NMF with a great PSAT score and SAT doesn't matter.  That's incorrect.  You can become a "Commended" student or Semifinalist based on the PSAT, but you need to score equally well on the SAT to advance to a Finalist or Scholar.[/quote]

It didn’t use to be that way is prob why there is a misconception. I was a finalist years ago and probably had a 200 point difference on the two exams.[/quote]

I was a NMF more than 30 years ago and we did have to take the SAT to validate our scores. The high school sent in all the information about our courses and grades and recommendations, but I remember having to fill out the numbers for the National Merit program so that my SAT scores would be sent in so that I could move on from Semi Finalist to Finalist. 
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I was a NMS in 2000 and SAT absolutely counted.  OTOH, I don't remember getting a recommendation from my school but maybe the counselor's office handled that for everyone who qualified?[/quote]

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