PSAT

When: Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Where: Old Gym

Time: 8:30am (1st hour to 3rd or 4th hour)

Cost: $18 (Megan will send out a separate letter to those who have signed up on paying for the test)

The PSAT includes three multiple-choice tests: Reading, Writing and Language, and Mathematics. Taking the PSAT in a classroom, with other students, under strict time limits with a proctor present is the closest simulation you’ll get to taking the ACT. When you take the PSAT, you may earn a qualifying score to enter the National Merit Scholarship Program and compete for national recognition and college scholarships. To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, you must also satisfy high academic standards and other requirements.king the real tests. This “dry run” may help you feel less nervous when you take the ACT.

Resources

Studying and Practicing for the PSAT- We will be using the Bluebook testing app which is already installed on your iPads

Practice Test

What to Bring on Test Day/Calculators

The PSAT/NMSQT is a standardized assessment closely connected to the SAT and cosponsored by the College Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. 

The PSAT/NMSQT is part of the College Board’s SAT Suite of Assessments. Because it shares a score scale with the other tests in the suite and assesses the same knowledge and skills in a grade-appropriate way, it can help educators track student progress over time.

Here are some reasons for schools to give their students the PSAT/NMSQT:

• The test offers students opportunities to earn scholarships and academic recognition.

• Students can use their PSAT/NMSQT scores to get free personalized practice for the SAT.

• PSAT/NMSQT scores give students and their teachers information on what AP courses they will likely do well in.

• Their scores also give students information on what areas they’re strong in and what they need to work on.