The Answer Sheet: National Merit scores differ by state

The Washington Post - The Answer Sheet: Is this fair? National Merit qualifying scores differ by state

If you live in West Virginia, your child needs to score at least 203 on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which is used to screen for candidates for the National Merit Scholarship program. But if you live in Virginia, that score has to be at least 218, as it is in New York. The cutoff score for Washington D.C., Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey is 221...