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Parents of high school students often feel overwhelmed and bewildered by all the information about the standardized exams students must take in preparation for college. At Academics Plus Tutoring Center, we are often asked questions such as: When should my child take the SAT? What does the SAT measure? What are the SAT subject tests? How many SAT subject tests must my child take? Which SAT subject tests should my child take?

We figured the questions our students ask are most likely the same questions our readers have, so over the next few weeks we will post the most frequently asked questions and our responses. Feel free to post your own questions in our comment box, and we will do our best to answer your question as well.

What is the PSAT?

The PSAT is a Preliminary SAT test (or as we like to call it, the Practice SAT).  It is offered in October of a student’s junior year and it is a shorter version of the SAT (2 hours and 10 minutes rather than 3 hours and 45 minutes); it resembles the SAT in format and content with some minor exceptions. 

The benefits of taking the PSAT are that: students receive feedback on their strengths and weaknesses on skills necessary for college study which allows them to identify necessary areas of focus, it also allows them to get a sense of how they would score on the SAT, and enables them to determine how much preparation they need to do to get their goal scores. In addition, the PSAT scores are used for eligibility for the National Merit Scholarship programs. For more information about National Merit Scholarship programs, click here:  http://www.nationalmerit.org/

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