Data and Assessment

PSAT

October 2-31, 2023

PSAT Test Coordinator Checklist

Free Online Prep

Kaplan Will Offer Free Online PSAT PrepKaplan Test Prep is announcing today that it will offer free online PSAT instruction, starting in October. Kaplan will offer eight one-hour sessions live, with recordings available for those who can't participate live. Kaplan's announcement noted that, for many students, the PSAT is "the first meaningful step on their path to college." The move comes at a time that more testing services are offering free test prep. The College Board has been boasting about the free test prep it is offering for the SAT through the Khan Academy. (And the College Board notes that this program is open to those preparing for the PSAT as well.) In April, ACT and Kaplan Test Prep announced a collaboration to provide free online instruction, taught by teachers, for low-income students. That service will be available to all, but those who are not low income will have to pay a fee, estimated to be under $200. Asked if the latest announcement was part of competition in the free test prep space, Lee Weiss, Kaplan Test Prep vice president of college admissions programs, said via email: "Not at all. Kaplan has been developing our live online instruction capabilities for years. We know that good live teaching makes a meaningful difference in student performance, and we’ve recognized that quality live instruction is not available at scale. As technology has evolved, we saw an opportunity to use technology and our respective expertise to create something that didn’t yet exist."

Parent Letter

Communication:

Important Planning Information for Fall 2023 SAT Suite of Assessments.pdf

Reporting

Online Tips and Tricks

PSAT Online Tips and Tricks

Overview/Purpose

Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test is a standardized test administered by the College Board and cosponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) in the US.
2 hours and 45 minutes long, test Reading, Writing, and Math skills. Each section is worth 20-80 points.

Population

Grades 10 and 11

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