Families and students enrolled at Bergen County Applied Technology High School can register here for the 2025 PSAT/NMSQT® exam to be administered on October 15, 2025.
Please read through the information below:
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 12, 2025
1. Registration & Fees
Between August 1 and September 12, 2025 (midnight EST), Grade 10 and 11 students will register for the PSAT/NMSQT® exam.
No late registration is possible.
The exam will be administered at Bergen County -Applied Technology High School on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, during school hours.
The exam is required for students in grade 10 and 11.
The cost for each exam is $19.
Fee reductions are available for students qualifying for Free-and-Reduced Lunch programs. Please contact Ms. DeMarco to review your eligibility and to receive a fee waiver code to apply towards the fee cost when completing the online registration form.
2. Why take the exam?
Students are encouraged to take the PSAT® for a variety of reasons: 1) it gives the most up-to-date picture of where you are likely to score on the actual SAT®. This will assist you in determining where you wish to spend your time and effort in preparing for the SAT® exam. 2) As a sophomore, the PSAT® will provide you with data regarding preparing for the SAT® tailored to your level of education as well as provide data to your school to support your educational journey. 3) As a junior, you are entered as a part of the National Merit Scholar Qualifying Test (NMSQT®), a competition that awards some top scoring students across the nation with scholarships. 4) Another chance at a practice exam is always a good idea. This will help you to get a feel for the actual exam, which helps to reduce testing anxiety.
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.
For questions or assistance, please email info@aptsusa.com or call 1-855-663-8348.
