Comments on: ’09 National Merit semifinalists announced http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/10/%e2%80%9909-national-merit-semifinalists-announced/ Keeping you informed on Oklahoma's education system Fri, 17 May 2013 21:11:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: gab randall http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/10/%e2%80%9909-national-merit-semifinalists-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-8493 gab randall Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:01:28 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/10/%e2%80%9909-national-merit-semifinalists-announced/#comment-8493 too bad some of these slots could have gone to higher scoring students in other states. oklahoma has a lower index figure to meet than many states, in order that it may be represented ‘fairly’ (portional to population of graduating seniors).

oklahoma isnt the lowest, at 208, but only a dozen or so are lower. 200 (mississippi) is the lowest and 220 (maryland) is the highest. this equates to a 200 SAT point discrepancy (times PSAT scores by ten to get SAT score predictionS). why do we keep rewardng mediocrity? it is supposed to be a MERIT scholarship.

]]> By: sally fenska http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/10/%e2%80%9909-national-merit-semifinalists-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-8384 sally fenska Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:53:55 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/09/10/%e2%80%9909-national-merit-semifinalists-announced/#comment-8384 do you really consider the OSSM a public school?

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