Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's not a big deal
Really?
Do you really think that scoring in the top on 1.5M people is not a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's not a big deal
Really?
Do you really think that scoring in the top on 1.5M people is not a big deal?
Anonymous wrote:It's not a big deal
Anonymous wrote:agree op
They should do a study and see where National Merit Finalists are at in their career and life 10, 25, 25+ years
I doubt they are at the top 1% of the society because they tested at the top 1%
Anonymous wrote:MiAnonymous wrote:I was a National Merit Scholar and got a full-ride scholarship at my state's flagship school, including room and board. Where I'm from, we didn't do test prep. My parents didn't have college savings for me (we were working class).
So it was a big deal.
What state flagship gives full rides to National Merit Scholars?!
Anonymous wrote:People who devote their lives to teaching young children are in the top 1% in my book.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:agree op
They should do a study and see where National Merit Finalists are at in their career and life 10, 25, 25+ years
I doubt they are at the top 1% of the society because they tested at the top 1%
35 years later, I'm an elementary school teacher!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I was a National Merit Scholar and got a full-ride scholarship at my state's flagship school, including room and board. Where I'm from, we didn't do test prep. My parents didn't have college savings for me (we were working class).
So it was a big deal.
What state flagship gives full rides to National Merit Scholars?!
Ohio State did, back in the day.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I was a National Merit Scholar and got a full-ride scholarship at my state's flagship school, including room and board. Where I'm from, we didn't do test prep. My parents didn't have college savings for me (we were working class).
So it was a big deal.
What state flagship gives full rides to National Merit Scholars?!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:agree op
They should do a study and see where National Merit Finalists are at in their career and life 10, 25, 25+ years
I doubt they are at the top 1% of the society because they tested at the top 1%
35 years later, I'm an elementary school teacher!
Anonymous wrote:agree op
They should do a study and see where National Merit Finalists are at in their career and life 10, 25, 25+ years
I doubt they are at the top 1% of the society because they tested at the top 1%
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if places like Alabama, that give lots to NMFs, care if the student's SAT score is much lower?
-asking for a friend...
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.
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.
Anonymous wrote:I was a National Merit Scholar and got a full-ride scholarship at my state's flagship school, including room and board. Where I'm from, we didn't do test prep. My parents didn't have college savings for me (we were working class).
So it was a big deal.