PSAT 

Wednesday, OCTOBER 29th 

• PSAT registration is going on now through Wednesday, September 24th  for all 11th students who wish to participate.

• A $20 fee must be turned in to Ms. Slack in the Main Building – Room 129C.   Payments must be cash or money orders.   Money orders should be made out to Bowie High School.  

• Students should see Ms Slack BEFORE school or at their LUNCH

• Registration Forms are in Room 129C and will be completed at the time of payment

• NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED.   

No Registrations can be accepted

after September 24th 

PSAT Score Release

Scores will be available to students early December.

When your scores are ready, they'll be posted on studentscores.collegeboard.org.

How to Access Your Scores

If you provided your email address on your answer sheet on test day, you'll receive an email notifying you of when your scores are available.

The email will have a unique access code that will connect you to your scores online. If you haven't already done so, you'll be asked to set up a free College Board account before you can view your scores.

If you didn’t provide an email address on your answer sheet on test day, you can still access your scores online. If you haven't already done so, you'll be asked to set up a free College Board account before you can view your scores.

Don’t have a College Board account? Save time and set one up now.

National Merit Scholarship

All of us at National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) hope that your academic year is off to a good start despite these challenging times that we are all facing due to the global pandemic.  We hope for the continued safety and good health of all students, faculty, and staff at your institution.

We understand that high school officials may have questions regarding entry to the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program, especially if your school may not be able to offer the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) this academic year.  Please refer to the following information when advising your students about the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.

National Merit Scholarship Program

The National Merit Scholarship Program, conducted by NMSC, is an annual academic competition for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships.  Established in 1955, NMSC is a privately financed not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance.  The competition is open to all U.S. high school students who meet published participation requirements.  Approximately 1.5 million high school students enter the program each year.

The 2020 PSAT/NMSQT (offered in October 2020 and January 2021) is the qualifying test for entry to the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.  The PSAT™ 10 and PSAT™ 8/9 are NOT used for entry to the National Merit Scholarship Program.

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.

Schools that are part of district or state supported administrations should refer to their district or state department of education prior to placing an order to ensure that a test day will be covered.  

For more information about registration for the PSAT/NMSQT and flexible ordering and administration policies in place for this year, please visit the College Board’s website at https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/k12-educators.

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.