PSAT, SAT & ACT
PSAT
You can take the PSAT only once a year. The test is given in October every year. Students usually take the PSAT8/9 in 9th grade and PSAT/NMSQT in both the 10th and 11th grades. Only your junior year scores will count towards the National Merit Scholarship Program.
The SAT and the ACT
Most four-year colleges require that students submit SAT or ACT scores. Here’s how each of these tests is structured:
The SAT has three major sections: math, reading and writing (which includes a written essay).
The ACT has four major sections: English, math, reading and science (and an optional essay section).
The SAT has three major sections: math, reading and writing (which includes a written essay).
The ACT has four major sections: English, math, reading and science (and an optional essay section).
When to Take the Tests
These facts may help with your planning:
Most students take the SAT or ACT for the first time in the spring of junior year.
Students who choose to take the SAT or ACT a second time typically do so in the fall of senior year.
These facts may help with your planning:
Most students take the SAT or ACT for the first time in the spring of junior year.
Students who choose to take the SAT or ACT a second time typically do so in the fall of senior year.
Fee Waivers for SAT and/or ACT
You’re eligible for fee waivers if you say “yes” to at least one of these items:
- You’re enrolled in or eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
- Your annual family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
- You’re enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., Federal TRIO programs such as Upward Bound).
- Your family receives public assistance.
- You live in federally subsidized public housing or a foster home, or are homeless.
- You are a ward of the state or an orphan.
More Information: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/fees/fee-waivers
Who to ask: Ms. Bo Mee Kim, College Counselor
Who to ask: Ms. Bo Mee Kim, College Counselor
The 2 SAT fee waivers are automatically included on your College Board account. The 2 ACT fee waivers must be picked up from the College Center.