| Also known as the PSAT/NMSQT test, the
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| | be a sign-up elsewhere in your locality.
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| PSAT test takes place across the US
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| | You will probably not be able to register
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| during October each year. This is
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| | online, so don't leave it until the last
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| important to note for the following
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| | minute!
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| reasons:
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| | Get in contact with the relevant
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| Announcements are often seen about
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| | personnel at your school. Ask the
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| students who are named as National Merit
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| | guidance counselor who is responsible for
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| Finalists. These students usually
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| | organizing the PSAT in your school. You
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| qualify for college scholarships,
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| | should obtain a copy of the Official
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| sometimes very generous scholarships that
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| | Student Guide to the PSAT/NMSQT (free) as
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| will secure their education funding. The
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| | this will give you valuable information
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| process to becoming a National Merit
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| | about preparing for the test.
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| Finalist began during the October before
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| | You will need to pay a fee to sit the
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| this when they sat the PSAT/NMSQT
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| | PSAT (in 2006 this was $12) -- but there
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| (Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test
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| | may also be an additional fee charged by
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| National Merit Scholarship Qualifying
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| | your school for administration costs. If
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| Test).
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| | you have financial difficulty and are
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| Scholarships are not the only reason for
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| | unable to pay the fee your school
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| taking the PSAT/NMSQT however. There are
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| | counselor will be able to help you obtain
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| other positive reasons for taking it.
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| | a fee waiver which is possible in some
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| For example, it's an excellent way of
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| | cases. Home schooled students are also
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| identifying what strengths and weaknesses
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| | eligible for PSAT entrance. Speak to the
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| you may have. Identifying these can be
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| | local high school to make arrangements to
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| invaluable as they will reveal which
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| | take the test on their premises. You
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| areas you need to apply more study time
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| | will need to do this during the summer so
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| to when it comes to revising for the SAT.
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| | as to ensure you get a place in that
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| The PSAT is also a great practice run for
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| | October's test.
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| the SAT. Even though you may hope to do
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| | If you are in 10th grade and are
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| well enough in the PSAT/NMSQT to qualify
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| | interested in taking the PSAT as a
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| for a scholarship, even the experience of
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| | dry-run ready for the real thing the
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| sitting it will put you in a good place
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| | following year, this is usually allowed.
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| when it comes to the SAT itself. You
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| | You should note however that the score
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| will already have some idea of the
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| | you receive on this isn't able to be used
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| standard they require, and the kind of
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| | the following year as you must be in 11th
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| questions you can expect to see on the
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| | grade in order for the score to count,
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| SAT papers.
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| | but for the purposes of identifying areas
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| If you indicate that you want to receive
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| | you need to work on in order to get the
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| information by ticking the "yes" option
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| | best score possible in the 11th grade
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| for the "Student Search Service" you will
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| | test, it's well worth the practice run
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| get great information from the colleges.
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| | during 10th grade.
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| This will help you decide which college
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| | Although the PSAT isn't compulsory there
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| offers you the best opportunity for the
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| | are many reasons to take it. The most
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| kind of program you hope to follow.
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| | important of these is that when it comes
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| There's a procedure for being eligible to
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| | to sitting the SAT you already have had a
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| sit the PSAT which is usually as follows:
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| | chance to test your ability under the
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| Find out whether your school has a
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| | strict test guidelines, and will be less
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| sign-up form or if you have to do this at
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| | nervous than students who are facing this
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| community level. Even though the test is
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| | kind of examination environment for the
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| taken in a school environment, there may
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| | first time.
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