The PSAT exam will be given on Wednesday, October 14 from 8:00 – 11:30 a.m., at Marshall County High School. The PSAT is only given one time a year. Students take the PSAT as 10th graders to practice. As 11th graders they take it to practice for the SAT, to enter the competition for scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation or for merit based scholarships offered by their parent’s employer (if applicable).
National Merit Scholarship Corporation: This scholarship competition awards approximately 8,200 scholarships annually. The selection process starts with the choosing of National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists and Commended Scholars. Cutoffs vary from state to state but typically Semi-Finalists score in the top one percentof students in their state and Commended Scholars between the top one to four percent.Most of the approximately 16,000 Semi-Finalists become Finalists, and half of those ultimately receive National Merit Scholarships.
This test is available to current students at MCHS. The cost of the PSAT is $20.00, and the deadline for signing up for the test is September 11. Students will sign up by using the Total Registration website, which can be found at this link. Students must creat an account and log in to register and pay for their exams. This will provide students with the option to pay with a credit card. There will be a link on our school website "PSAT" that you can click on under the News & Announcements section.
- If you are interested in sample questions, practice test answer explanations, and/or a full length practice test, please click here.
- If you have a question about PSAT scoring, please click here.
- If you need more information pertaining to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, please click here.
Please contact Jennifer Jackson in Room 1603 for more information.
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