Families and students enrolled at Madison Metropolitan School District can register here for the 2025 PSAT/NMSQT® exam to be administered during school hours on October 21, 2025.
Please read through the information below and then click on Order the PSAT/NMSQT® Exam to submit an order.
Deadline to Register: September 24, 2025
1. Registration & Fees
Students in grades 9-11 must register for the 2025 digital PSAT/NMSQT® exam between August 13 and September 24, 2025 (midnight CST). No late registration is possible.
The exam will be administered at Alliant Energy Center on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 during school hours.
- Address for Alliant Energy Center: 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI 53713.
This is a digital exam (see below.)
The cost for each exam is $45.
Click on the link below to place your order/registration. Registration is possible only by completing the online form. Payment can be submitted by mailing in a check OR by paying online with a credit or debit card. A small fee will be added to the exam cost if using a debit or credit card for payment. Mail In Payment instructions will be included in the form and emailed in the order summary. Postmark deadline to ensure timely processing by the deadline is September 20, 2025.
2. Why take the PSAT/NMSQT® exam?
9th, 10th and 11th grade 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 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. 3) Another chance at a practice exam is always a good idea. This will help you to get a feel for the actual exam, which may help to reduce testing anxiety
3. Can I cancel my exam and receive a refund?
No. Per MMSD Policies, cancellations and refunds of the exam fees is not possible.
4. I have questions about my school’s exam administration or want to apply for a fee reduction. Who do I contact?
Please see below the contact details of exam coordinators for each campus.
| School | Name | |
| Vel Phillips Memorial High School | Ben Radloff | bradloff@madison.k12.wi.us |
| West High School | Amanda Mussa | acdyer@madison.k12.wi.us |
| East High School | A.J. Simonini | ajsimonini@madison.k12.wi.us |
| LaFollette High School | Grace Juhlin | gajuhlin@madison.k12.wi.us |
| Capital High School | TBD | |
| Shabazz City High School | Kristen Richgels | knrichgels@madison.k12.wi.us |
5. Is there any fee reductions available for the PSAT/NMSQT exam?
Students who qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch status will enter the Fee Reduction Code KLAFRW in the appropriate field on the online order form. Fee reduction code usage will be verified by APTS with MMSD. Unapproved code usage will result in cancellation of the exam order.
All students who would like to register for an exam must complete the order form, regardless of payment amount due, to have an active order.
For questions or assistance, please call 1-855-663-8348 or 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 their school-issued Chromebooks in a fully-charged state to the exam (we recommend to bring a charge cord as well!)
- The “Bluebook” Exam App must be pre-installed on the Chromebook (for school-issued Chromebooks this is automatically done by the school.)
- Restart the Chromebook before exam day so that the exam app “Bluebook” is the most current version.
- 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
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.
