October PSAT? Open to all?

[Anonymous]

Folks, I have both heard that in October the kids can just walk into the testing room - and that they need to register ahead of time. Which is it?

[Anonymous]

No. 10th graders can. Others should register.

[Anonymous]

Contact your school's AP who is in charge of testing or a testing coordinator.

[Anonymous]

10th grade, open to all, free for 10th, and the coordinator registers everyone and they are expected to attend.

11th grade you have to register and pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10th grade, open to all, free for 10th, and the coordinator registers everyone and they are expected to attend.

11th grade you have to register and pay.

Do most 11th graders take the PSAT again? Or do they just take the SAT in the spring of 11th grade?

[Anonymous]

Our 11th grader will take the PSAT because she believes she can make the national merit cutoff, which must be done as a junior. She would not take it otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our 11th grader will take the PSAT because she believes she can make the national merit cutoff, which must be done as a junior. She would not take it otherwise.

I saw that the MD cutoff was 221. How does that correlate to the PSAT score?

[Anonymous]

National merit scores are calculated by doubling your reading/writing score, adding your math score, and dividing by 10.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:National merit scores are calculated by doubling your reading/writing score, adding your math score, and dividing by 10.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10th grade, open to all, free for 10th, and the coordinator registers everyone and they are expected to attend.

11th grade you have to register and pay.

This is the case at my kids' HS ($17 for juniors payable through school cash online, deadline was Sept 5).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:10th grade, open to all, free for 10th, and the coordinator registers everyone and they are expected to attend.

11th grade you have to register and pay.

This is the case at my kids' HS ($17 for juniors payable through school cash online, deadline was Sept 5).

Same at my kid's school, but deadline is Sept. 22. Multiple messages have been sent to juniors about this.

[Anonymous]

I know nothing about this and have a 10th grader. What do I need to know? Should he be prepping for it? He’s very strong academically all around. Does it matter?

[Anonymous]

Parents perspectives vary in this but in my opinion the 10th grade PSAT is really just to give exposure to the test and get a baseline. My kids studied for a few hours in advance (definitely less than ten hours, probably less than five) just to get a sense of the format and types of questions.

I have heard that PSAT scores are possibly used for some scholarships outside of national merit but I have no experience with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:10th grade, open to all, free for 10th, and the coordinator registers everyone and they are expected to attend.

11th grade you have to register and pay.

This is the case at my kids' HS ($17 for juniors payable through school cash online, deadline was Sept 5).

Same at my kid's school, but deadline is Sept. 22. Multiple messages have been sent to juniors about this.

Huh. Have not heard a thing about it from our school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents perspectives vary in this but in my opinion the 10th grade PSAT is really just to give exposure to the test and get a baseline. My kids studied for a few hours in advance (definitely less than ten hours, probably less than five) just to get a sense of the format and types of questions.

I have heard that PSAT scores are possibly used for some scholarships outside of national merit but I have no experience with this.

Studied how? Where is info on test format and what to expect?