Many congrats JaneX! That is a great accomplishment.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Hooray! Congratulations!
Posted by BYuCnslr (Member # 1857) on :
Ya!!! Go sis! :: big giant huggle ::
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
Hobbes Posted by larisse (Member # 2221) on :
Wow!!! Congrats, JaneX. All those late night cram sessions involving X-Files and LOTR paid off. Woohoo!
Congrats to a proud mom and pop because I am sure you had something to do with it. And probably brother, too, but I haven't figured out this connection just yet.
Keep working hard.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
...and the queen of googling does it again.
Thanks for the link, Kayla.
**Ela**
Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :
Wow, that's great! The two NMS semifinalists in my graduating class both got full tuition, room, board, and costs scholarships from the colleges they decided to go to. All that work definitely pays off.
(minus the... whatever is wrong with his head)
Posted by narrativium (Member # 3230) on :
*does Gollum dance* Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Well done, JaneX. Now we can all say we knew you way back when. I mean, it is all about us, right?
--Pop
Posted by Danzig (Member # 4704) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
Well, I always knew she was a blue chip.
Congrats, Chica!
Give 'em heck!
Posted by Pod (Member # 941) on :
Rock little sis Party- I mean, study hardy.
Jaids (whom is too lazy to log out of Ted's account....) Congrats! Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Wow, Jane! That's excellent! I only got Commended!
You're the coolest!!! (((((Jane)))))
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Congratulations, Jane!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
AWESOME!!!!!
Now when you cure cancer or invent the Next Big Thing, will jatraqueros get discounts?
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
[ September 18, 2003, 08:52 PM: Message edited by: blacwolve ]
Posted by * (Member # 4842) on :
Hooray twinner!
Posted by sarahdipity (Member # 3254) on :
Yay
Congrats!
Posted by ana kata (Member # 5666) on :
Way to go, sis! That's awesome! We have a really smart family!
Posted by Miro (Member # 1178) on :
*sneaks into Jane's thread and raises hand*
I'm a semifinalist too.
*goes out back door*
Posted by Toretha (Member # 2233) on :
Go JaneX!!!
My sister, Fyfe is also one. *is proud*
Posted by Zevlag (Member # 1405) on :
Yay for Sarah! That's so cool:)
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Hooray! (And Jeni's right...I know some people here at Arizona State who have tuition waivers and a big enough stipend to cover most other major expenses...so be sure to apply here! ) Posted by Irami Osei-Frimpong (Member # 2229) on :
nice work Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
Congrats to all the winners!
College tuition is rising so fast, this might be the only way to go to college. Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Congrats, Miro!
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Very cool! Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Welcome to a prestigious club full of exclusively wonderful people. j/k Congrats!
Posted by asQmh (Member # 4590) on :
quote:Welcome to a prestigious club full of exclusively wonderful people.
Hatrack? ^_~
Congrats, Jane. Way to go.
Q.
Posted by dan_parrot (Member # 5692) on :
Arrrgh, Jane and Miro, you be right decent thinkers for land lubbin scum.
Dar be no plank walk'n for the likes of you.
A hearty drink and belch from dis here pirate to the both of ye, and a curse of darkest vileness to all the scurvy dogs that oppose ye.
Posted by GuybrushThreepwood (Member # 5005) on :
Cool! Good job to the both of ya's! Hmmm, just noticed I'm still logged in. Oh well. Keep up the good work Jane and Miro.
***T_Smith***
Posted by Posable_Man (Member # 5105) on :
I'd dance, but lacking a foot really sort of hampers that.
But I'm dancing inside!
Way to go, JaneX.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Miro, congrats to you too!!!
Way to go, girl!
**Ela**
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
*bump*
...just to brag a little more. Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Congrats to JaneX, Miro and Fyfe !
And many thanks to Kayla who posted the link to what National Merit Scholarship is all about.
Posted by ginette (Member # 852) on :
Yes, thanks kayla! Now I am even more impressed, Ela Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
Good Lord! Look at all these responses!
Thanks, guys.
~Jane~
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
Huzzah! Another hot and smart woman! Congrads, Jane!
*withers under Ela's glare after calling Jane hot* Posted by LadyDove (Member # 3000) on :
Nice job Janie!
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Jane and Miro, that is something to be REALLY REALLY proud of!! You guys are great! Let us know of the outcome so we can have some more excuses to PARTY!!!
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
quote:*withers under Ela's glare after calling Jane hot*
Watch yourself, Bob.
**Ela**
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
Whoo hoo!!
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
JaneX got her letter today notifying her that she is a National Merit Scholarship Finalist!!!
Wow, my daughter is so smart.
Even I'm impressed.
**Ela**
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Woohoo! Congrats, Jane!
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Jane, that's wonderful! Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
So, it's a secret is it?
Congrats to Jane!! She's one smart lady!! She must take after her mom... Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Congrats! Smarts and looks combined is a good package .
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
JaneX, congratulations. Does this automatically mean a scholarship or is there another level of "elimination?"
I can't remember, but I think I was a National Merit Semifinalist. I got a Tootsie-Roll Pop and a piece of Bazooka chewing gum.
Posted by Kasie H (Member # 2120) on :
Jane -- congratulations!!
Bob, if I remember correctly, about half of the finalists actually receive money. If the college you choose to attend has a program for awarding money to national merit finalists, you are more likely to receive money. There are a few (I think maybe 2,000?) scholarships of about $2500 each (I think....it's been a year or so since I did all this stuff) given out by the National Merit organization itself. So whether or not you get money depends mostly on which school you go to and whether you choose to receive money from the school or from the organization (you can select it on the little card you mail in).
Posted by larisse (Member # 2221) on :
This is so awesome! Double congrats to Jane. I bow to your smarty-ness and just all-around coolness. Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
Hey, late congrats for the accomplishment to the two of you. Carleton College's website has a really good FAQ on the whole process that you'll be going through here. It helped me quite a bit. Congrats again. Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
What frustrated me about the whole National Merit Finalist thing is that -- at least, thirteen years ago -- you have to list your college preference on the PSAT your JUNIOR YEAR, and you only get the scholarship if you wind up going to one of the schools you listed back then.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I didn't win one of the Merit Scholarships when was in high school, although I was a finalist. But several colleges offered internal Merit Scholarships to any incoming student who was a finalist.
Of course, the college I went to was one of the few that didn't. And boy, did I hear about that from my mother...
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
It still works like that, you just get plenty of chances to change what the school you named was.
But there is a deadline you have to have that finalized by around the time college admissions letters are coming.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
A lot of the southern schools are really big into offering scholarships for being a National Merit. I went to the U. of Oklahoma because they give any National Merit scholar a free ride, plus a stipend. My freshman year I lived on a floor that was entirely National Merit Scholars. I believe Texas does the same as well as some schools in Florida. Other than that I don't know for sure. U. of Oklahoma is still one of the best deals for the amount of money they throw at you, but it depends on what you want to major in as well.
AJ
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
I was a finalist, and I did get a scholarship. But it was only $500/year, from my father's employer.
Luckily, anyone who is able to qualify as a NM finalist is also probably eligible for some other really good scholarships.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Tom it may have changed since the 7 years ago when I got it (Wow it has been 7 years!) But I don't believe that is the case now. They do give first preference to whereever you put down but it didn't matter for me since the scholarship was mostly sponsored by the school and only slightly subsidized by National Merit.
AJ (Yes, U of U I got like $250 each semester actually from National Merit, and that was pretty much free spending money since the U of OK scholarship was so good.)
And I know I didn't put down U of Ok on my PSATs anywhere. I didn't dream of going there initially!
AJ
[ February 10, 2004, 09:55 AM: Message edited by: BannaOj ]
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
What frustrated me is that I never actually took the darn test.
Why? Because I didn't know it existed. Why didn't I know it existed? Because, for the vast majority of my schooling, I simply wasn't paying attention. How could miss that, Katie? you may ask.
And I will tell you.
Okay, I have no idea. Seriously, where did you hear about it? I swear, my body was at school every day, but my mind was definitely wandering.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Your school counselor should have mentioned.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
quote: What frustrated me about the whole National Merit Finalist thing is that -- at least, thirteen years ago -- you have to list your college preference on the PSAT your JUNIOR YEAR, and you only get the scholarship if you wind up going to one of the schools you listed back then.
I'm almost got screwed on this. The school I ended up at wasn't one of my choices. Nobody really mentioned the importance of what school you put down during the PSAT. In fact, nobody ever mentioned the importance of the PSAT itself. If I remember right, the score you got on that had a lot to do with whether you got into the National Merit program. Luckily, I ended up getting internal scholarships.
Banna, UF did have an honors dorm, but I don't remember if they had a floor of all Merit Scholarship winners. I went straight into an apartment. Not the best idea I ever had, since I almost lost those scholarships.
JaneX - Congratulations! It's a big deal, Miss Smartypants. Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
quote:Your school counselor should have mentioned.
I skipped five years of homework. I avoided my school counselor.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Yep, that would do it.
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
My sophomore Honors English teacher did mention the NMSQT to us, briefly. She probably even called it the PSAT/NMSQT, but I didn't really take notice. Nobody else mentioned it, that I can remember.
Then, when it came time to register for the PSAT, I thought, why should I take a practice SAT test? I won't need to take the SAT, since I (almost certainly) won't be applying to any colleges that require it. So I didn't register.
My dad asked me about it, and I told him my reasoning. He wasn't satisfied, so he asked around. He finally confirmed that the PSAT was in fact the NMSQT, and that if I wanted to have any shot at a National Merit scholarship, I'd better take the test. Luckily, the time to register hadn't quite passed, although I cut it close.
I'm glad I took the test, even though I only got $500/year out of it. My high-school nemesis was the only other Finalist at my school. I would have hated to be shown up by him. It also gave me the chance to take the actual SAT, which was good because I got my revenge on him for beating my ACT score by beating his SAT score.
After so much competition and back-and-forth revenge, we had no choice but to become roommates in college.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Did anyone else on this board benefit from the fact that the NMSQT score gives the verbal section twice as much weight as the math section? I did not have the highest PSAT score in the school by a bit (several people got perfect math scores), but I smoked them in the NMSQT score because I had the highest verbal score.
I'd suspect a lot of jatraqueros fall into that same category.
Dagonee
Posted by Arya (Member # 6160) on :
Yay Jane! *hugs* (I'll give you more tomorrow in school)
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Dagonee, yes. My verbal score was considerably higher than my math both times I took the PSAT. And on the practice tests I took too.
Then I managed to get exactly the same score for math and verbal when I took the SAT. Go figure. Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
I believe this has been the case for both my kids on the PSATs, though I expect that Shlomo's math score will rise quite a bit next year, as he is in precalculus this year.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Ela makes smart babies.
(Congratulations, Jane!)
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Wow!
This is so awesome. Mega congrats!
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
The school I went to offers full scholarships, including housing, food, and books for National Merit finalists.
They instituted this policy four years after I enrolled there as a National Merit Finalist with my measly $500/semester scholarship. grrr.
Congrats, Jane. I already knew you were brilliant, but it's nice to get official confirmation.
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
Actually, the farther you go away from basic math, unless you're a complete math geek, the more it hurts you. I was in Calculus when I took the PSATs and did way better on verbal than math. Of course the guide I used to practice was a SAT guide, so while I got a perfect verbal score my Writing Skills score was almost 20 points lower. Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
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