Faqs

The PSAT is administered by your high school. Your school counselor will help you and the rest of your class sign up in the fall to take the exam. Students are not allowed to sign up [...]

The College Board in conjunction with Khan Academy will release more materials shortly. However, sample problems for both the SAT and PSAT have been released on the College Board website with [...]

Everyone who plans to take the PSAT should do some preparation, but the amount of preparation will vary dramatically. For more details, check out How to Prepare for the New PSAT for both American [...]

The College Board states that the no-calculator section makes it easier to assess a student’s expertise in math and ability to interpret and apply multiple math concepts. While it seems that this [...]

The College Board will be downgrading the amount of Geometry necessary for the test (not by much), while raising the number of problems that test Data Analysis (averages, graphs, etc.) and [...]

The PLAN is the practice version of the ACT, much like the PSAT is the practice version of the SAT. While the PLAN is more aligned with the ACT, the PSAT is the only test that qualifies you for [...]

The redesigned PSAT is actually moving more closely in line with the material and format of the ACT. Therefore, a student who does well on the redesigned PSAT should not immediately assume the [...]

To include more students in the PSAT experience, the College Board has created versions of the redesigned PSAT for different grade levels. While all exams use the same scoring scale, only the [...]

Yes, just like the old PSAT, the redesigned PSAT is the first step in the National Merit Competition. A student is eligible as long as the student meets all of the following criteria: a) A [...]

No. Unfortunately, the old PSAT is no longer administered.