Families and students enrolled at Herricks High School must register here for the 2026 PSAT/NMSQT® exam to be administered on October 17, 2026
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 15, 2026
Please read through the information below and then click on Register for the PSAT/NMSQT® to submit an order.
1. Registration & Fees
Grade 10 and grade 11 students may register for the 2026 PSAT/NMSQT® exam between August 24, 2026 and September 15, 2026 (midnight EST).
The exam will be administered at Herricks High School on SATURDAY, October 17, 2026 in digital format.
The cost for each exam is $25.
Late Registration is not possible.
Fees are payable online with a debit or credit card or via mail in (check or money order). A 3.9% credit card processing fee is added to the cost of the exam for payments with a debit or credit card. No additional processing fee is charged for mailing in a check or money order. Mail in instructions will be provided at check out. Postmark deadline for mailing in payment is September 1-.
2. Why take the PSAT/NMSQT® exam?
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.
The PSAT/NMSQT® is administered as a digital exam. Please see below for important information regarding digital testing readiness.
3. Can I cancel my exam and receive a refund?
A refund of $18 is possible for exam orders cancelled on or before 11:59PM September 17, 2026. To submit a cancellation, please email cancel@aptsusa.com and include in the email the student’s name, name of the school, and the exam title to cancel. Cancellation requests received after September 17, 2026 and no shows on exam day will not be eligible for any refund.
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. If a student did not accept a school Chromebook, they are responsible for using their own personal device.
- 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). Students who did not accept a school Chromebook must self-install and download the Bluebook app onto their devices prior to testing. https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital Restart your Chromebook before exam day to ensure the most current version of the exam app is installed.
- If a student does not come prepared with a laptop/Chromebook with the Bluebook app downloaded, they will NOT be allowed to test.
- 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.
