PSAT / NMSQT TESTING INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
WHO: All 10th-grade BHS students and select 9th & 11th graders who pay to test
WHEN: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Please review the Student Guide for important test dat information : psat-nmsqt-student-guide
Hello Barracuda Families,
Beachside High School will administer the PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test—National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) to all 10th-grade students on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
The purpose of the test is to allow all students to experience taking a college readiness test and identify students who might benefit from advanced coursework. The PSAT is also the exam that is used for 11th graders to qualify for the National Merit Scholars Program. Additionally, a score of 430 on the PSAT Math qualifies as a concordant score for the Algebra I EOC.
Students in 9th & 11th grade wishing to take the PSAT:
Please complete the registration and pay the $22 fee here: PSAT SchoolPay. The last day to pay & register will be Friday, September 13, 2024. There is NO possibility of receiving results if payment is not received by this date. Your student’s Score Report for the PSAT/NMSQT® will be available in mid-to-late December from College Board.
Accommodation Requests/Approved Accommodations
If you have already applied for accommodations with CollegeBoard, you do not need to apply again; you retain the accommodations until one year after graduation. However, if your accommodations change, it is YOUR responsibility to complete a new form and resubmit in plenty of time. The deadline to submit accommodations requests to PSAT for test day accommodations is September 3.
Students with approved accommodations: Please familiarize yourself with the assistive technology within the Bluebook platform if you have an approved accommodation. It is your responsibility to know how to use the tools/technology for approved accommodations. Click below for more information. https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/accommodations/using-accommodations
Students must bring their own pencils, approved calculator, water, and snacks for testing day.
Please visit www.collegeboard.org/psat for more information.
For scholarship information, https://pages.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt/why-take-the-psat-nmsqt?SFMC_cid=EM371842-&rid=83347539
Please click here, PSAT/NMSQT practice resources, for access to free testing resources, including full-length practice tests.
For more information regarding the National Merit Scholarship Program
What’s on the PSAT/NMSQT?
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt/whats-on-the-test
How to prepare for the PSAT/NMSQT:
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt/preparing
Scholarships that use the PSAT/NMSQT: (for 11th-grade students)
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt/scholarships-recognition/scholarships-psat-nmsqt-scores
PSAT/NMSQT Calculator Policy:
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt/taking-the-test/what-to-bring-leave/calculator-policy
How will students receive their scores:
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt/score
All students will receive their PSAT/NMSQT scores via their CollegeBoard account in December. Students will provide their email to CollegeBoard on test day. When the PSAT/NMSQT scores are uploaded online, students will get an email with instructions on creating a CollegeBoard account, accessing the online score report, and viewing scores using an access code.