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How does the selection process work for National Merit finalists after you qualify with your initial PSAT index score?

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How does the selection process work for National Merit finalists after you qualify with your initial PSAT index score?
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

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Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

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Queries

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