Students and Families enrolled at West High School can register here for the 2023 PSAT/NMSQT® Exam Administration.
Exam Date: October 17, 2023
Exam Fee: $25
Registration Deadline: September 1, 2023
Please read through the information below and then click on Order the PSAT/NMSQT® to submit an order.
1. Registration & Fees
West High School students in grade 10 and 11 may register for the 2023 PSAT/NMSQT® exam beginning July 24 through September 1, 2023, midnight CST.
NO registrations will be accepted after 11:59pm CST on September 1, 2023.
The PSAT/NMSQT® is a digital exam this year and College Board set-up for digital exams requires very strict and very early deadlines. West High School will not be able to allow late registrations because College Board will not allow schools to increase orders.
Exam fee is $25.
The exam will be administered on Tuesday, October 17, during school hours.
All students who wish to take the PSAT/NMSQT® in 2023 must complete the online order/registration form at Order the PSAT/NMSQT®
At the end of the form, payment will be submitted either online (using a credit or debit card), or by selecting Mail-in (for checks or money orders.) Online payments have a 3.1% processing fee automatically added. No additional processing fee is added for Mail-in payment submissions. Instructions on how to complete the payment process via mail-in will be emailed to the parent email address provided on the online registration form. Postmark deadline to mail in payments and ensure timely processing is August 28, 2023.
Fee Waivers are available for eligible grade 11 students from The College Board. Eligibility criteria is based on student/household income per the guidelines set by The College Board. To apply for a fee waiver, please contact your school site’s testing coordinator, Ms. Lawyer or email andrea.lawyer@knoxschools.org. Eligible students will receive a fee waiver code to apply to the online registration form.
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® measures verbal, mathematical, and writing abilities important to success in university and provides practice for taking the SAT® later in grade 11 and 12. The PSAT® can be used to predict performance on the SAT®. The PSAT® is not used in US university admission; scores will be sent only to the student and to the school.
3. Can I cancel my exam and receive a refund?
No. Per West HS policy, cancellations and refunds of the exam fees is not possible.
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 approved digital device in a fully-charged state to the exam (we recommend to bring a charge cord as well!)
- Restart the device 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/digital/what-to-bring-do/what-to-bring
When and how are scores for the exam released?
Exam scores are typically released in November and December via The College Board’s online portal.
When PSAT/NMSQT® scores are ready online, the student will receive from College Board an email with instructions to go to the online score report, and how to use the access code to view scores. Please visit College Board’s website for detailed information on how to access PSAT/NMSQT® scores.
For questions or assistance, please contact your school exam coordinator, Ms. Lawyer, or email info@aptsusa.com
