Anonymous
09/16/2021 07:02
Subject: Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
Anonymous wrote:This year (Covid) allowed kids to use an SAT score in lieu of the PSAT. You can easily convert a SAT score to the NMS index.
For DC the cut-off this year is 224 which translates to a 1480-1500 SAT. So any Sidwell kid submitting that SAT made the cut-off. Someone in their college counseling office was clearly encouraging kids to submit. Other schools (GDS, STA, School without Walls) did not.
Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
If the door was open for them, no doubt they took it.
Anonymous
09/16/2021 06:54
Subject: Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
Anonymous wrote:Sidwell offered the PSAT on campus, so the kids didn't use the SAT route.
Many did.
Anonymous
09/16/2021 06:53
Subject: Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
This year (Covid) allowed kids to use an SAT score in lieu of the PSAT. You can easily convert a SAT score to the NMS index.
For DC the cut-off this year is 224 which translates to a 1480-1500 SAT. So any Sidwell kid submitting that SAT made the cut-off. Someone in their college counseling office was clearly encouraging kids to submit. Other schools (GDS, STA, School without Walls) did not.
For DC the cut-off this year is 224 which translates to a 1480-1500 SAT. So any Sidwell kid submitting that SAT made the cut-off. Someone in their college counseling office was clearly encouraging kids to submit. Other schools (GDS, STA, School without Walls) did not.
Anonymous
09/16/2021 06:53
Subject: Re:Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
Anonymous wrote:What score was required this year to get semifinalist? What score for commendation?
224 for NMSF, which is the highest in the country. A few other jurisdictions had this cut off.
208 is the national commendation score. There were 160 or so in DC.
Anonymous
09/16/2021 06:52
Subject: Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
Sidwell offered the PSAT on campus, so the kids didn't use the SAT route.
Anonymous
09/16/2021 06:19
Subject: Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
Maret and WIS did very well, particularly since since smaller high schools.
Anonymous
09/16/2021 04:21
Subject: Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
STA has been going for the athlete/scholar during admissions and while these boys are talented and often quite bright, they aren’t quite NMSF level.
Anonymous
09/16/2021 03:14
Subject: Re:Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:224
I don't get the 224. What's that on the scale to 1600?
Around 1480 I think
Anonymous
09/16/2021 02:48
Subject: Re:Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
Anonymous wrote:224
I don't get the 224. What's that on the scale to 1600?
Anonymous
09/16/2021 02:36
Subject: Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
No Gonzaga?
Anonymous
09/16/2021 00:51
Subject: Re:Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
224
Anonymous
09/16/2021 00:29
Subject: Re:Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
What score was required this year to get semifinalist? What score for commendation?
Anonymous
09/15/2021 23:54
Subject: Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
Every year before this year the two schools were neck in neck. This year was weird given Covid. Kids could submit SAT scores. Public and charter school kids in the District were not even given the PSAT.
Anonymous
09/15/2021 23:30
Subject: Re:Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
Remember when someone was questioning why all the Presidents send their kids to Sidwell? This is why.
Anonymous
09/15/2021 23:28
Subject: Names of National Merit Semifinalists in DC Released: Sidwell -16. St. Albans - 1
What happened to St. Albans? It used to be close.
https://patch.com/district-columbia/washingtondc/2022-national-merit-semifinalists-named-washington-dc
https://patch.com/district-columbia/washingtondc/2022-national-merit-semifinalists-named-washington-dc