Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 12:56     Subject: Re:How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
^ My kid put it down for an HYPSM. Why not? He took ACT so it did show something a little different.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 12:51     Subject: How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our school just now told us that our child received the Commended award. How much do you think it helps to have it listed in an application?


Little to none...your SAT score is most important. Nice you also did well on the PSAT, but who cares.


Hello TJ's attorney!


Just stating an obvious fact. The PSAT scores are important for various scholarships tied to those scores, but little else. Confusing or surprising to you?

It would be odd, but do you think a college cares that your PSAT score was a 1500 yet your SAT score was a 1400 (this would be quite strange admittedly). Conversely, do you think they care your PSAT score was 1300 if your SAT score is 1580?


Would you bother putting commended status down for MIT? Probably not.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 12:44     Subject: How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our school just now told us that our child received the Commended award. How much do you think it helps to have it listed in an application?


Little to none...your SAT score is most important. Nice you also did well on the PSAT, but who cares.


Hello TJ's attorney!


Just stating an obvious fact. The PSAT scores are important for various scholarships tied to those scores, but little else. Confusing or surprising to you?

It would be odd, but do you think a college cares that your PSAT score was a 1500 yet your SAT score was a 1400 (this would be quite strange admittedly). Conversely, do you think they care your PSAT score was 1300 if your SAT score is 1580?
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 12:41     Subject: How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
DD did, and she put it on applications, but I really don’t think it matters much. She also had high SAT scores, which obviously is more important. This TJ thing is overblown, although its dumb that the school did not deliver the certificates.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 12:34     Subject: How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
Anonymous wrote:Our school just now told us that our child received the Commended award. How much do you think it helps to have it listed in an application?


Little to none...your SAT score is most important. Nice you also did well on the PSAT, but who cares.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 12:30     Subject: How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
My kid listed the award/recognition.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 12:29     Subject: Re:How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
Anonymous wrote:Yes both were commended (1480 and 1490 scores) and listed it. They didn't otherwise have much to list in honors/awards since their school really doesn't give out awards other than recognitions at graduations. I expect this is another area where there's a lot of variation by school. My son went to a different school in 9th grade that seemed to give out awards for everything -- student of the quarter, most improved, etc. in every class.



Same here. My kid goes to a school that gives out no awards.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 12:21     Subject: How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
DC put on applications.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 12:14     Subject: How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
DC put it on his applications, especially his UC applications which wouldn’t accept his SAT scores.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 12:09     Subject: How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
Our school just now told us that our child received the Commended award. How much do you think it helps to have it listed in an application?
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 12:05     Subject: Re:How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
Yes both were commended (1480 and 1490 scores) and listed it. They didn't otherwise have much to list in honors/awards since their school really doesn't give out awards other than recognitions at graduations. I expect this is another area where there's a lot of variation by school. My son went to a different school in 9th grade that seemed to give out awards for everything -- student of the quarter, most improved, etc. in every class.

Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 11:44     Subject: How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
My kids were NMSF but if they were commended I would have had them list that as an award.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 11:29     Subject: How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
Yes, mine did, only missed SF cutoff by 1 "pt"on indices
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 11:27     Subject: How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
I did and yes, they listed that and AP award as one award/slot.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 11:22     Subject: How many here had students that missed being NMSF and were Commended instead
Did they put that they were Commended students on any of their college applications?