National Merit Scholarships -- taking the test as a Junior enters you into the National Merit Scholarship Program, which awards millions of dollars in academic scholarships to top soring students.
SAT Practice -- It mirrors the format, timing and content of the actual SAT, making it an excellent diagnostic tool to identify your strengths and weaknesses before taking college admissions exams.
College Connections -- By opting into Student Serch Service, you can have colleges and schoolarship programs reach out to your directly based on your scores.
The PSAT/NMSQT is a fully digital test and takes 2 hours and 14 minutes to complete. It features two main sections:
Reading and Writing: Meeasures comprehension and editing skills across two modules.
Math: Tests problem-solving, data analysis, algebra and geometry acrros two modules, with a built-in calculator allowed for the entire sections.
Scores are scaled on a range of 320 to 1520
This is an OPTIONAL test that will be administered during the school day on October 14, 2026. While this practice test is available for Seaforth High School students in 9-11th grades, only 11th graders are eligible to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship.
Students do not register for this test through College Board themselves but will be registered upon payment and completion of the registration form below.
Payment: Cost is $23.05 ($22 test fee plus convenience fee of 4.75%) can be made through infinite campus or the front office with cash/check August 19 -- September 11, 2026.
If financial assistance is needed, please contact the testing coordinator at mmoody@chatham.k12.nc.us
Steps to pay in infinite campus:
Open parent infinite campus —> hit triple line at top left —> go to school store —> hit shop —> it says PSAT Exam Fee —> View —> Select recipient —> to cart —> click cart —> pay
If your student has an IEP or 504 testing accommodations and hasn't applied with College Board to use them, you must complete a parental consent form to allow for the release of their information.
School testing coordinator is only allowed to request for these accommodations with consent and there is no guarantee that they will be approved.
Accommodation consent forms must be signed and returned to the school testing coordinator via email (scanned with physical signature), or can be dropped off in the front office, by August 28, 2026.