how to prepare psat
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NOTE:Thetestwillbeapproximately3hoursinlength.StudentsshouldbringaNo.2pencil,eraserandapprovedcalculator(seepage17intheStudentGuide)thedayofthetest.
PSAT/NMSQTWednesday,October13th,2010
7:45amintheHighSchoolGymAcceleratedSophomoresThePSAT/NMSQTisapreparatorytestfortheSAT.Asasophomore,youarenoteligibleforthescholarshipcompetitionthisyear,buttheexperiencegainedfromtakingthePSATcouldbevaluableduringyourjunioryearwhenyoudobecomeeligiblefortheNationalMeritCompetition.
JuniorsPreliminarySAT/NationalMeritScholarshipQualifyingTestWhytakethetest?
1. ThisishowyouwouldqualifyforparticipationintheNationalMeritScholarshipprogramwhichisa4yearrenewablescholarshipifyoubecomeaNationalMeritScholarwinner.
2. QualifyforotherCorporateSponsoredScholarshiporEnrichmentProgramsthatusethePSATresults.(SeeyourStudentGuide)
3. FindoutwhattheSAT(CollegeAdmissionsTest)islikebeforeyoutakeit.HowtoprepareforthePSAT?
1. Becomefamiliarwiththekindsofquestionsonthetest.2. Learndirectionsforeachkindofquestionbeforethetestsoyouwillbefamiliarwiththemon
testday.(SeeyourStudentGuide)3. Practice,practice,practicewww.collegeboard.comformorequestions.4. Testtakingstrategies
a. Thisisatimedtestpaceyourself.b. Scoringcorrectanswers=1point;wronganswers=0points;wronganswerstoa
multiplechoicequestionyouloseafractionofapoint.c. Guessingeducatedguessingonly,ifyoucanteliminateanychoicesmoveon.d. Alwaysgobackandcheckanswersifyouhavetimeleft.
IfyouwouldliketoregisterforthePSAT,thecostofthetestis$13.00.PleasemakecheckspayabletoCloverleafHighSchool.Mrs.SmithinGuidance,willbegincollectingmoneyonWednesday,September8th,2010.ThelastdaytoguaranteeatestisTuesday,September21st,2010.However,studentsmaysignupuntilOctober8th,iftestsareavailable.Whenyoupay,youwillreceivetheStudentInformationGuideandareceipt.