To qualify for the National Merit Scholarship a student must take and pass the PSAT/NMSQT. The student must score somewhere between 201 and 222. The highest score possible on the test is 240.
If you have a strong score on the PSAT test you can qualify for a National Merit Scholarship. A National Merit Scholarship provides you with $2,500 in money towards a college or secondary education.
The acronym stands for "Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test". For the national merit scholarship you have to score 200 out of a possible 240. However these requirements are always changing. I'm not too sure about the national achievement scholarship sorry.
The National Merit Scholarship Program is a prestigious academic competition for high school students in the United States. Participants are evaluated based on their PSAT scores, academic record, extracurricular activities, and an essay. Finalists can earn scholarships for college based on their performance in the competition.
If you are meaning semifinals, on average, anywhere from 10-25 (usually not that much though) points lower than the cutoff for the National Merit Semifinalists in your state.
The university scholarship is the scholarship within a specific college that is given to a student based on their grades from high school and their SAT/ACT scores.
It depends on the scholarship. Some only need your contact information. Others need transcripts,test scores and recommendations.
I don't think race will improve your chances of a scholarship over others with better grades and scores. With that, there is a hispanic scholarship fund available strictly for hispanics.
The MODE.
Bill Gates did not receive a scholarship to attend Harvard University. Instead, he earned admission based on his excellent academic record and SAT scores.
168 4/8 typical and 206 non typical. These are net scores.
I have been looking for the same definition myself (and I cannot find it on collegeboard.org). The answer isn't as obvious as it seems. It appears to be the verbal and math scores, and does not include the writing. I only found this in writing one place, an article in the DailyAdvance.com, but it confirmed my suspicions about using only the two scores when looking at merit scholarship requirements. I recommend, however, if you are submitting scores for a scholarship or a college application, to check with the organization as to exactly what they want.
SUNY Plattsburgh offers merit-based scholarships such as the Presidential Scholarship, Dean's Scholarship, and Merit Scholarship. These scholarships are automatically awarded to eligible students based on their academic achievements, SAT/ACT scores, and GPA. The amount of the scholarship varies depending on the student's qualifications.