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  1. National Merit Discussion Class of 2026 - College Confidential …

    Nov 8, 2024 · Hey! Just wanted to create a discussion thread for the Class of 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. I’m aware that it is a bit early in the game, but as the last round of PSAT …

  2. PSAT: How many questions can I miss on the new one to …

    Oct 14, 2015 · In the past, the NM cutoff was based on PSAT score. PSAT score gives double weighting to the math questions, so the math answers ended up contributing 1/2 of the PSAT …

  3. National Merit Discussion Class of 2026 - College Confidential …

    Apr 12, 2025 · Hey! Just wanted to create a discussion thread for the Class of 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. I’m aware that it is a bit early in the game, but as the last round of PSAT …

  4. When should my daughter start preparing for PSAT? Please Share …

    Jun 4, 2022 · She will be a sophomore in Fall. She hopes to be able to try for National Merit Scholarships. Should she attempt PSAT as a sophomore with full preparation? There are …

  5. Class of 2025 National Merit Discussion - College Confidential …

    May 14, 2024 · Creating a thread for the Class of 2025. Timeline for the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Competition. October, 2023 - Students take the PSAT April, 2024 - High School …

  6. PSAT Maximum Questions I can get wrong to be qualified for …

    Oct 8, 2016 · I live in California and the national merit cutoff score is 221. I’m really confused with the new PSAT’s scoring and 8-38 scale. So I’m wondering how many questions can I get …

  7. I Got A 1160 On The PSAT - College Confidential Forums

    Dec 9, 2019 · I got 1160 (out of 1440) on the PSAT 8/9. I got a 650 on Reading/Writing and a 510 on the math section. This put me as in the 95th percentile (higher or equal to 95% of students). …

  8. Class of 2027 National Merit Discussion - College Confidential …

    Nov 12, 2025 · I thought that I would create a discussion thread for the Class of 2027. Although NMFs will not be named for over a year, I wanted to start a thread since the first few rounds of …

  9. Digital PSAT Adaptive Testing - College Confidential Forums

    Oct 27, 2023 · Can anyone help me understand how adaptive testing PSAT works? I get the overall concept but I’m confused how scoring remains equitable if all the questions despite …

  10. PSAT - Should my child study to reach National Merit Scholarship

    Feb 2, 2017 · The PSAT score ONLY matters your Jr year. You have to be in the top 1% for your state. The scholarship score changes from state to state. The way PSAT and NMSQT (Nat …