PSAT/NMSQT
NSCD hosts the Saturday PSAT exam on campus in the fall of each year. Contact the school's testing coordinator for more information.
ABOUT THE PSATThe Preliminary SAT, also known as the PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), is a practice version of the SAT exam. You can only take the PSAT once per year, and many students take the test in both 10th and 11th grade. If you earn a high score on the PSAT your junior year, you could qualify to receive a National Merit Scholarship—$180 million dollars in merit scholarships are awarded to students each year.
HOW THE PSAT/NMSQT IS STRUCTURED
ABOUT THE PSATThe Preliminary SAT, also known as the PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), is a practice version of the SAT exam. You can only take the PSAT once per year, and many students take the test in both 10th and 11th grade. If you earn a high score on the PSAT your junior year, you could qualify to receive a National Merit Scholarship—$180 million dollars in merit scholarships are awarded to students each year.
HOW THE PSAT/NMSQT IS STRUCTURED
The PSAT/NMSQT takes 2 hours and 14 minutes and consists of 2 sections: (1) the Reading and Writing Section and (2) the Math Section. Most of the questions are multiple-choice, though some math questions ask you to write in the answer rather than select it.
The following list lays out how much time you get for each section and the number of questions for each test:
The following list lays out how much time you get for each section and the number of questions for each test:
- Reading and Writing: 64 minutes in length: 54 Questions/Tasks
- Math: 70 minutes in length: 44 Questions/Tasks
- Total: 134 minutes in length: 98 Questions/Tasks
- Parents' Guide to the Digital PSAT/NMSQT
- PSAT/NMSQT Student Guide
- Preparing for the PSAT/NMSQT
- PSAT Fact Sheet for Parents and Families
- Download Bluebook
- PSAT/NMSQT Testing Rules
- Scholarships and Recognition
- What's on the PSAT/NMSQT?
- PSAT Test Dates
- College Board Student Scores
- Who will see my score?
- How scores are calculated?
- What’s a “good” PSAT score?
- Your score explained
SAT
NSCD does not host SAT exams on campus. Contact the school's testing coordinator for more information.
ABOUT THE SAT
The SAT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities to make admissions decisions. The purpose of the SAT is to measure a high school student's readiness for college and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants. How important SAT scores are in the college application varies from school to school.
ABOUT THE SAT
The SAT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities to make admissions decisions. The purpose of the SAT is to measure a high school student's readiness for college and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants. How important SAT scores are in the college application varies from school to school.
ACT
NSCD does not host ACT exams on campus. Contact the school's testing coordinator for more information.
ABOUT THE ACT
The ACT is an entrance exam many colleges and universities use to make admissions decisions. The purpose of the ACT test is to measure a high school student's readiness for college and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants. How important ACT scores are in the college application process varies from school to school.
ABOUT THE ACT
The ACT is an entrance exam many colleges and universities use to make admissions decisions. The purpose of the ACT test is to measure a high school student's readiness for college and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants. How important ACT scores are in the college application process varies from school to school.
