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Evidently the cut-off for DC this year for SAT takers was 1540.  The Maryland cut-off was 1600.  My guess is the Va. cut-off was also 1600, for reasons set out by previous posters.

Also, I believe that they do not use score choice, but rather rely on scores from a single sitting.  Thus there may be kids who have perfect scores on M and V with score choice who are not candidates.  This may help to explain the "humble brag" earlier post, although as pointed out it was mistaken in suggesting that candidates apply for this.

As for the PSAT versus SAT results, some students don't really take the PSAT all that seriously, because it counts only for the National Merit process whereas the SAT is what really matters for college admissions.  That is why relying on the # of NMSFs at a school to draw inferences about the "quality" of the student body may be somewhat dicey (even assuming that standardized test scores accurately reflects such quality).  My kid falls into this category.  Did not care at all about the PSAT but worked hard to prep for the SAT.[/quote]

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