PSAT And SAT

What is the PSAT?

The Preliminary SAT, also known as the PSAT/NMSQT® (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), is a practice version of the SAT exam. You can only take the PSAT once per year, and many students take the test in both 10th and 11th grade. If you earn a high score on the PSAT your junior year, you could qualify to receive a National Merit Scholarship—$180 million dollars in merit scholarships are awarded to students each year. The PSAT is 2 hours and 45 minutes long and tests your skills in reading, writing, and math. Unlike the SAT, the highest score possible on the PSAT is 1520.

What is the SAT?

The SAT is a college-readiness entrance exam that measures essential skills in Reading, Writing and Math. It assesses your ability to analyze, solve problems and apply knowledge learned in school. Both sections of the SAT is are scored on a scale of 200 to 800 points scale. Your total SAT score is the sum of your section scores, making 1600 the highest possible SAT score

Sending your SAT Scores

Sign in to your College Board account, then go to the Send SAT Scores page.
On the Send SAT Scores page, you might get a prompt about fee waivers.
If the message does not apply to you, you can ignore it.
If you are a current Nimitz student, you can apply for a fee waiver here.
Select institutions to send your scores and information to, you can search for institutions by name or code.
Click one or more institutions to add them to the score recipients list, then click Continue.
If you've taken the SAT more than once, you may choose to send only your best score. However, the institution you're sending scores to might have a policy that they want to see all of your scores. As you select scores to send, you can view the policy requirements of the schools you selected and send what they require.
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Scores are sent electronically through standard delivery and are typically sent within 5–10 business days of your order being placed or a couple of weeks after test day if you designated score recipients as a part of your registration.

Rush shipping is only available for scores that have already been released. Scores are sent within 1–4 business days (not counting holidays and weekends)

College Readiness scores

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