Testing Dates:

10th and 11th Graders - Oct. 13, 2021

TESTING BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 7:25 A.M.

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*Homeschool Student Registration: Homeschool Student Registration Form

If you live in the Morton Ranch High School student zone and are a homeschooled student, you must complete all components of the Homeschool Student Registration form to qualify for testing with Morton Ranch High.

Homeschool students who register with Morton Ranch High School will test on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.

PSAT Accommodations Request Deadlines

The firm deadline for accommodation requests through College Board’s Services for Students with Disabilities for the PSAT is August 17^th. All requests must be received by the MRHS CTC before August 9^th to allow for processing and paperwork. Late requests will not be accepted.

Please review the Students With Disabilities website https://www.collegeboard.org/students-with-disabilities and contact your student's Counselor for assistance.

How to Get Ready for PSAT/NMSQT

Sign up for free practice on Khan Academy®. Official PSAT/NMSQT Practice on Khan Academy gives you an individualized study plan that helps you focus on the areas you need to practice the most. It includes thousands of practice questions with instant feedback, video lessons, and eight full-length practice tests.

Create a College Board account. You'll need a College Board account to view your scores when they're ready. You can also use it to search for colleges and build a college list.

WHAT TO BRING:

• #2 Pencil (NO MECHANICAL PENCILS)

• Student, or Government-Issued, ID

WHAT NOT TO BRING:

• Any devices, including smartwatches, that can be used to record, transmit, receive or play back audio, photographic, text, or video content

  • You will be dismissed immediately and your scores will be canceled if you use your phone or if it makes a noise—even during breaks. Your phone may also be confiscated and inspected.

• Protractors, compasses, rulers

• Highlighters, colored pens, colored pencils

• Pamphlets or papers of any kind

• Dictionaries or other books—there are no exceptions, even if English is not your first language

• Food and drinks—including bottled water—unless approved by the College Board’s Services for Students with Disabilities

NEED TO REQUEST ACCOMMODATIONS? (Deadline to Apply is August 24, 2021)

To take the PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 with accommodations, students with documented disabilities must request accommodations from the College Board’s Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD).

Students approved for College Board accommodations should speak to their SSD Coordinator, test coordinator, or school counselor well before the test to make sure their school knows that they will be taking the PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 with accommodations.

To be eligible for accommodations on College Board exams, a student should have documentation showing evidence of the following:

• The disability

• The degree to which the student’s activities are affected (functional limitation)

• The need for the specific accommodations requested

• PARENTAL CONSENT FORM (SPANISH VER HERE)

• Request for Support for Students with Temporary Physical/Medical Conditions - Use this form for students with temporary medical conditions, such as broken arms. Accommodations are available under limited circumstances only.

General Reminders:

• Print a copy of PRACTICE ANSWER DOCUMENT before taking each practice test

• Mark your answers in the correct row of circles on the answer sheet. Be especially careful if you skip questions.

• It’s okay to guess. You won’t lose any points if you’re wrong.

• Learn how to enter your answers on math grid-ins.

PRACTICE TEST #1 (Answer Key #1)

PRACTICE TEST #2 (Answer Key #2)

Khan Academy: Personalized Study with Khan Academy

The College Board and Khan Academy® have partnered to make practicing easy and personal. At Khan Academy, you can access thousands of questions approved by the College Board, take official SAT practice tests, and create personalized study plans based on your results.

Taking an SAT practice test is good practice for the PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 because the assessments measure the same skills and knowledge in ways that make sense for different grade levels.

ENRICHMENT ACTIVITES

Online instructional enrichment activities have been developed by our Curriculum Department for parents or guardians to work with their child(ren) at home to enhance learning opportunities available to students outside of school. These activities are ungraded and optional.

TESTING EDUCATION & REFERENCE CENTER (TERC)

• Located on the Library Tab in MyKaty Cloud

• Test Prep: Full Length Practice Test with detailed answers

National Merit Scholarship Program

11th Graders: When you take the PSAT/NMSQT, you’re automatically screened for the National Merit® Scholarship Program, an academic competition for recognition and scholarships.

Entry Requirements:

To enter the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program, a student must meet all of the following requirements. A student must:

1. be enrolled as a high school student (traditional or homeschooled), progressing normally toward graduation or completion of high school by 2022, and planning to accept admission to college no later than the fall of 2022;

2. attend high school in the United States, District of Columbia, or U.S. commonwealths and territories; or meet the citizenship requirements for students attending high school outside the United States; and

3. take the 2020 PSAT/NMSQT or complete Alternate Entry requirements in the specified year of the high school program and no later than the third year in grades 9 through 12, regardless of grade classification or educational pattern.

Please refer to the PSAT/NMSQT Student Guide for detailed information about the competition.

Students who are unable to take the PSAT/NMSQT:

A student who does not take the PSAT/NMSQT in October 2020 or January 2021 because of illness, an emergency, or other extenuating circumstance (including school closures), but meets all other requirements for NMSC program participation, may still be able to enter the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program by submitting scores from an administration of the SAT. The student or a school official must visit www.nationalmerit.org/resources after the missed PSAT/NMSQT administration to download information about procedures for Alternate Entry to the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. To be considered, a student must complete certain requirements before April 1, 2021.

IMPORTANT: Alternate Entry is only for students who do not take the October 2020 PSAT/NMSQT or January 2021 PSAT/NMSQT. Students who are uncertain about whether they will take the January PSAT/NMSQT are welcome to download and complete Alternate Entry requirements beginning in late October; however, NMSC will not consider a student’s SAT scores for entry to the program if it receives an official PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index score from College Board.

NOTE: The procedure described above for requesting Alternate Entry differs from information that is published in the PSAT/NMSQT Student Guide. For the 2022 competition only, students and school officials will be able to download Alternate Entry instructions from NMSC’s website instead of submitting an individual written request to NMSC for approval.

New Scholarships

The College Board’s new scholarship partners provide millions of dollars to qualified low-income and minority students—and they use the PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 to help find them.

National Hispanic Recognition Program

The College Board recognizes academically outstanding Hispanic/Latino U.S. juniors who take the PSAT/NMSQT. Learn more about the National Hispanic Recognition Program.

Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF)

General Scholarship Program awarded over $1.6 million in scholarships in 2017. Over half (58 percent) of the recipients had taken the PSAT/NMSQT® and were discovered through Student Search Service®. APIASF offers scholarship opportunities for Asian American and Pacific Islander students with financial need to increase their access to higher education and resources that cultivate their academic, personal, and professional success.

Cooke College Scholarship Program

Scholarships can open doors for students who aspire to go to college but don't have the funds. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation provides one of the largest scholarships in the country for high-achieving students with financial need.

The Cooke College Scholarship Program is an undergraduate scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend and graduate from the nation's best four-year colleges and universities. In addition to the monetary award, Cooke scholars receive comprehensive educational advising, significant cohort-based programming, and graduate school funding, as well as access to a thriving network of more than 2,600 fellow Cooke scholars and alumni.

The Cooke Foundation College Scholarship Program application (exclusively through the Common App) closes November 13, 2019.

Subscribe to the Cooke Foundation's counselor newsletter to stay updated on all scholarship programs and opportunities.

Ron Brown Scholarship

African American high school seniors are encouraged to apply for the Ron Brown Scholarship by either the early deadline of November 1, 2019, or the regular deadline of January 9, 2020. Named for the late secretary of commerce and inspired by his dedication to public service, the Ron Brown Scholar Program offers a $40,000 scholarship to up to 30 African American high school seniors each year based on academic excellence and commitment to public service. Recipients are young African Americans of outstanding promise who are offered intensive mentorship, service opportunities, leadership experiences, and extensive professional development throughout all stages of their careers.

Applications must be mailed to the Ron Brown Scholar Program office with a postmark dated no later than January 9, 2020. For more information about the Ron Brown Scholarship, please visit their website.

National Scholarship Service

The National Scholarship Service offers a free college advisory and referral service for 11th-grade African American students. For more information, write to:

National Scholarship Service

980 Martin Luther King Drive SW, P.O. Box 11409

Atlanta, GA 30310