Great Britain and Ireland (long attached to the European continent) were now islands, and cultural history was about to change. The Celtic people occupied great stretches of land across central Europe by 500 BC. They first arrived in Ireland around 300 BC, subsequently controlling and influencing this land that the powerful Roman culture never reached.
For juniors, the PSAT/NMSQT is a chance to get in the running for the National Merit Scholarships, although in New Jersey the competition is quite rough as our state traditionally requires one of the nationâs highest index scores (see the National Merit organizationâs website for more details).
The cutoff is still defined as the top Â½% per state, meaning the cutoff will vary from state to state. The old PSAT was scored from 60 to 240. The new PSAT Index Selection Score is scored from 48 to 228, representing a shift of 12 points from the previous scale.