Calculators: Please review the approved calculator lists for College Board and ACT. Any calculator with built-in or downloaded computer algebra system functionality (CAS calculators) are prohibited by College Board and ACT. Students will have to bring another approved calculator on the day of testing. The testing site does NOT provide calculators.

Do I need to take the PSAT, SAT, or ACT????
 

The PSAT is a practice test for the SAT. It is offered once a year in October to CNS JUNIORS. For the 2025-2026 school year, we will be offering the PSAT on Saturday, October 18th, 2025 from 7:30 am until around 10:30 am. Online Exam registration information can be found in the posted letter. The PSAT is now DIGITAL. Students must bring their student issued Chromebook FULLY charged on test day. We will not be able to accommodate having students plug in their Chromebooks during testing. 

*If you are planning on attending a 4 year college or university, check each college's website to see if they require these test scores. A lot of colleges have gone test optional, so it might not be necessary to take them unless your colleges still require them. 

*If you are attending a community college, these tests are NOT required if you plan on completing your Associates Degree


Important Testing Day Reminders:
*Students must bring their admission ticket AND a valid form of identification with them. You will NOT be admitted without these!!
*Students must bring their own calculators. The test site does NOT provide them.
*Cell phones and any other electronic devices are NOT allowed in the testing room!
*Your NSCSD issued device to test on. The device must be FULLY charged! This applies to the PSAT, SAT, and ACT. If you are not a  CNS student, a device will be provided for you to test on.
*Mechanical pencils are NOT allowed for tests that still use scan tron sheets.