Families and students enrolled at Ardsley High School can register here for the 2025 PSAT/NMSQT® exam to be administered on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER: September 19, 2025
Please read through the information below and then click on Order the PSAT® Exam to submit an order.
1. Registration & Fees
Students in grades 10 and 11 may register for the 2025 PSAT/NMSQT® exam between August 18 and September 19, 2025.
The exam will be administered on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
The cost for each exam is $35.
This is a digital exam. Please see below regarding preparations for the digital exam.
2. Why take the PSAT/NMSQT®
The PSAT/NMSQT® (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) is a 2.5-hour version of the College Board’s SAT®. The PSAT/NMSQT® measures verbal, mathematical, and writing abilities important to success in university and provides practice for taking the SAT® later in grade 12. The PSAT® can be used to predict performance on the SAT. The PSAT/NMSQT® is not used in US university admission; scores will be sent only to the student and to the school.
PSAT/NMSQT® scores from the grade 11 year are used as the qualifying submission for the National Merit Scholarship. Students in grade 10 are encouraged to take the exam for a testing practice as well as to receive valuable information about areas to focus on for future exams.
3. Can I cancel my exam and receive a refund?
Cancellations submitted before 11:59pm EST on September 18, 2025 will be eligible for a refund of $35. To cancel, email cancel@aptsusa.com and include in the email your student name, name of the exam to cancel, and the name of the school of attendance. Cancellations after September 18 or no shows on exam day will not be eligible for any refund.
4. For students with an IEP or 504 plan, testing accommodations will be provided if your child has been approved by the College Board. If you do not want your child to receive these accommodations, you must write a letter indicating your child will not use his/her accommodations and submit that to the school site exam coordinator before exam day.
For questions or assistance, please email info@aptsusa.com
How do I prepare for the exam?
The College Board offers detailed information as well as preparation tools developed in partnership with The Khan Academy. To access these tools via The College Board’s PSAT/NMSQT® informational page, click here.
What do I need to know about the test day?
Exam day specifics and reporting information will be communicated by your campus closer to the test date. Please plan for the following:
- ALL students taking the exam must have a CURRENT school- or government-issued photo ID (such as a driver’s license or school ID.)
- Students must bring to the exam their school-issued Chromebook in a fully charged state. We recommend you bring your power/charge cord as well.
- The exam will be administered on the College Board “Bluebook” exam app (which will be installed by the school in the Chromebook Kiosk apps). Restart your Chromebook before exam day to ensure the most current version of the exam app is installed.
- Students must know what their College Board account/profile log in credentials are – this is the same account you would use to log into MyAP for AP Classes/exams as well as the same account used for SAT exam orders on http://collegeboard.org
- Students must know the log in credentials and check that they are correct BEFORE exam day since contacting College Board on exam day will not be feasible due to time constraints.
- Do NOT create a new account or profile if you’re struggling to log into your previously created account! All exam scores and information must be on the same account.
- If a student is not sure how to log into their College Board accounts, or need to create one, please visit the College Board Accounts page at https://account.collegeboard.org/
- Students may also bring water and a snack
- Review the College Board digital exam requirements for exam day (what you may and may not bring): https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt/taking-the-test/what-to-bring-leave/what-to-bring
When and how are scores for the exam released?
Exam scores are typically released 4-6 weeks after exam administration via the College Board’s BigFuture mobile app (students need to provide a mobile/cell number on exam day to receive scores via this app.)
Please visit College Board’s website for detailed information on how to access PSAT/NMSQT® scores.
