PSAT
9th Grade College Academy: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
10th Grade: Tuesday, October 3, 2023
11th Grade: Wednesday October 4, 2023
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🚨STARTING IN FALL 2023, PSAT WILL BE A DIGITAL ONLY TEST. STUDENTS WILL TEST ON THEIR CFISD CHROMEBOOK🚨
Scores from October 2023 PSAT Testing will be available online in each student's College Board account by November 6th. If you provided an e-mail address on test day, you will get an e-mail from College Board when scores are ready. It will contain instructions for setting up a College Board account, which you will use to access your scores.
Who takes PSAT at Cy Woods?
All College Academy 9th Grade Students (paid for by CFISD)
All 10th Grade Students (paid for by CFISD)
11th Grade Students who REGISTER AND PAY
Most college-bound Wildcats take the PSAT during both their Sophomore and Junior years of high school.
Starting in the 2020-2021 school year, CFISD discontinued the ASPIRE assessment. Instead, CFISD pays for 9th grade CA students and ALL 10th grade students to participate in PSAT testing.
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 tests your skills in reading, writing, and math. Unlike the SAT, the highest score possible on the PSAT is 1520.
Source: https://www.kaptest.com/psat/what-is-the-psat
What are the benefits of taking the PSAT?
Practice for SAT
Use scores to qualify for Dual Credit courses
Gain access to the Khan academy for personalized SAT practice
Begin communication with colleges and scholarship programs
Use your scores to help build a list of colleges of interest
Qualify for the CFISD Scholars program (sophomores only)
Qualify for the National Merit Scholarship program (juniors only)