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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if more schools will start offering summer PSAT prep programs. [b]Seems like Banneker, McKinley Tech, BASIS, Latin, DCI, Truth, etc. would have a group of students who, with more prep, could have a shot at NMSF.[/b] It would be a good investment for the schools in that it could get them more publicity and applicants...a virtuous cycle.[/quote]

Getting NMSF in DC (with the highest cut-off in the nation) means performing at the level of a 1590-1600 SAT.

If you can get a bunch of kids at these DC schools to that level with "more prep" then you will accomplish what educators in America have never been able to do and you will make the national news.

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If they miss the goal, they can still get uncf and other scholarships. And they will improve their sat scores. I am just surprised more schools don't make the investment.[/quote]

I agree.  My urban magnet high school integrated SAT prep into the curriculum and within a couple of years had the most NMSF ever in our state.  The record has still not been broken.  I got one of those scholarships and while it only amounted to 2K, that's not nothing.[/quote]

That is a huge waste of class time for one practice test for which there are a finite number of awards per state.[/quote]

It's not one test; anything taught for the psat would also be useful for the sat, probably the act, and maybe ap exams or cape. And the goal isn't only nmsf but other scholarships and admissions that have test scores as a criterion.[/quote]

So why are you making it all about one test? In DC there are plenty of kids with 5s on PARCC/CAPE exams and APs, and high SAT scores, who don’t quite hit the NMSF line. [/quote]

It would be great to celebrate other academic achievements like APs, etc. Why not start another thread? You can do that without dumping on these kids.

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