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The Perfect PSAT and SAT Scores For Gaining College Scholarships
| Posted: 04.01.2012 05:18 | |
by: antonym34 | |
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A number of colleges will grant full scholarships for perfect PSAT scores. Some will give a smaller amount of money for a perfect PSAT score. Some colleges do not give merit aid based on test scores whatsoever. It differs among colleges.
A perfect score on the PSAT will mean the student will at least end up being a "National Merit Commended" scholar. Children do not need to be PERFECT in order to be commended. At the same time, there is no fixed score that will ensure they move beyond Commended Scholar to National Merit Semi-Finalist. The specifications to move on vary year by year.
Getting a perfect PSAT score suggests that the child is intelligent - yet is not going to show you exactly how intelligent they are. It means colleges may give them merit scholarships - but not specifically the level of scholarship money. A perfect score on the PSAT will mean that the student has a wonderful achievement (like National Merit Commended Scholar, or National Merit Scholarship. )#) Many colleges will award merit scholarships for that. But a perfect PSAT score will also normally mean a good SAT score, so those are tied together.
However the PSAT is not the only test associated with scholarships. The SAT is also closely linked to scholarship money. A perfect score on the SAT test might have nothing to do with whether you are a chosen as a National Merit Scholar. But that perfect score can provide great financial aid in terms of merit scholarships.
Very high PSAT scores are incredibly tough to obtain. When a college only gives merit scholarships for close to perfect PSATs, then most likely they don't have very much money to offer. You might have better chances with financial aid if you decide on another college that has a variety of opportunities for merit scholarships - something that does not require perfection. I would find other colleges that offer scholarships for other test scores. Don't invest a great deal of time in contemplating a college that will ONLY give merit aid to near perfect PSAT. Consider schools that grant scholarships based on other variables as well, and possibly give more than the usual merit scholarships to a near perfect PSAT.
Here is the take-away: study for the PSAT and SAT. Studying for those tests can help save a truckload of money on college. The level of money may vary from college to college, based on scores. However the general message is simple: Study for the PSAT and SAT. |
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