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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But, If you already are committed to a college and have a scholarship, would you take the test? Do kids take the test during school hours and everybody just takes the test?[/quote]
They take the test at the beginning of junior year in high school, and don't get semifinalist recognition until beginning of senior year, before having applied to colleges.  Here is more info: http://www.nationalmerit.org/steps_nmsp.pdf[/quote]

Sophomore son is prepping right now to take it in october???[/quote]

[b]Some schools encourage sophomores to do it for practice and/or as a diagnostic.  It's generally very optional for sophomores though -- is the school pushing this?[/quote][/b]

I hope not.  i would want to give my kid more time to work on his math if we had the option.  I think my other son in public had the same routine:  PSAT in fall of sophomore year; SAT in Junior year.  ACT in spring of junior year.   I may have it jumbled beause we were told to focus on the ACT because older son had learning issues.  It was the right advice.  So should I be concerned that younger son is taking the PSAT in Octobor of sophomore year?  The school has even arranged for extra time and everything is lined up.  I thought this was the normal progression.[/quote]

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