Although the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) does not determine whether you can go to college, the exam can be an important step toward higher education. The ...

On Oct. 15 and 18, high school juniors and many sophomores will get their first taste of standardized testing for college when they take the PSAT/NMSQT. That’s a lot of letters. It stands for ...

More than just a practice test for high school students, the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) is also what the National Merit Scholarship Program uses to determine student eligibility for college scholarships.

Standardized test scores matter — higher test scores greatly increase a student's chances of getting into better, more competitive schools, resulting in more choices for scholarships and financial aid ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2025 SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report shows that more than 2 million students in the high school class of 2025 took the SAT ® at least once, up from ...