PSAT

PSAT/NMSQT

Who: All students in grades 10 and 11

Cost: $18 (11th-grade students who are financially eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program can receive a fee waiver.)

Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Schedule for the day: To be announced

Room assignments: To be announced

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 (current 11th graders);

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.

PSAT/NMSQT Administrations

IMPORTANT: A student may take the PSAT/NMSQT only once per academic year.

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