Psat National Merit Cutoff. The preliminary sat/national merit scholarship qualifying test (psat/nmsqt ®) selection index score is calculated using a student’s section scores and the following formula (doubling the reading and writing section score, adding the math section score, and dividing the total by ten): High school students who take the preliminary sat/national merit scholarship qualifying test (psat/nmsqt ®) and meet other program requirements will enter the 2026 competition for national merit scholarship program recognition and.

Below are the projected national merit semifinalist cutoffs for the class of 2024, who took the psat in october 2022 or january 2023. The 2024 preliminary sat/national merit scholarship qualifying test (psat/nmsqt ®) is the qualifying test for entry to the 2026 national merit ® scholarship program.