PSAT
Pre-Administration
Bubble Sheets
for
th
th
10 /11
Seminar
The PSAT is Wednesday, October 15
• The PSAT:
– Indicates your strengths and weaknesses in
preparation for taking the SAT.
– Allows you to compare yourself with other students
across the nation and is the qualifying test for the
National Merit Scholarship.
– Is practice for any national or state standard test for
post-high school placement at a college or career such
as the ACT, SAT, ASVAB, or Compass (the Spokane
Community Colleges entrance exam).
• In order to make PSAT Day as efficient as
possible, today we will pre-register by
completing the bubble sheet.
Bubble Sheet Completion
• Use a Number 2 pencil
• It is very important to completely and
accurately fill out the PSAT bubble sheet.
• Please follow these directions very carefully.
• Completely fill in the bubbles
• NEATLY fill in the text boxes
• Completely erase any errors
• If you have a question, please ask, rather than
guess on how to complete a section.
Page 1 – Section 1
1
3
5
2
4
6
1. Spell out your full legal
LAST NAME
2. Bubble in letters below
LAST NAME
3. Spell out your full legal
FIRST NAME
4. Bubble in letters below
FIRST NAME
5. Write out your MIDDLE
INITIAL
6. Bubble in letter of
MIDDLE INITIAL
Page 1 – Sections 2-3-4
1
2
3 4 5
1. Fill in the bubble for
FEMALE/MALE
2. Fill in the bubble for your
current GRADE LEVEL
3. Fill in the bubble for the
MONTH you were born.
4. Write in the DAY you were
born (if 1-9, enter a zero first),
then bubble in the numbers
below
5. Write in the YEAR you were
born, then bubble in the year
below
Page 1 – Section 5
1
4
2
3
1. Bubble in STUDENT ID
Number bubble
2. Write in your LC STUDENT
ID number, starting at the
left side
3. Bubble in the numbers
below your STUDENT ID
4. Leave the extra columns
to the right blank
DO NOT USE YOUR
SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBER, ONLY USE
YOUR LC ID NUMBER
1
3
Page 1 – Section 6
4
1. Write in the LC school
2.
3.
5 6 7
2
4.
5.
6.
7.
code: 481265
Bubble in the numbers for
the LC school code
School name:
Lewis & Clark High
School
Street:
521 W. Fourth Ave
City: Spokane
State: WA
ZIP Code: 99204
Page 1 – Section 6 Continued
3
1
2
1. Mark YES for 6c
2. Leave the rest of 6c
blank
3. Leave 6d (optional
code) blank
Page 1 – Section 7
1
2
1. Select either YES or NO
after reading the above
information (this is your
choice).
2. If you selected YES,
enter your personal
email address and
bubble in if it is your
email or a parent’s
email.
Page 1 – Section 8
1
Conversion Chart
1. Bubble in what
you think your
Grade Average so
far in high school
(it is ok to
estimate). If you
are in 9th grade,
use your 8th grade
GPA.
Letter
Grade
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
E/F
Percent
4.0
Grade
Scale
97-100
4.0
93-96
4.0
90-92
3.7
87-89
3.3
83-86
3.0
80-82
2.7
77-79
2.3
73-76
2.0
70-72
1.7
67-69
1.3
65-66
1.0
Below 65 0.0
Page 1 – Sections 9-10
2
1
1.
2.
3.
4.
3
4
Select the Racial/Ethnic Group(s) you identify with
Bubble in the language you first spoke (10a)
Bubble in the language you know best (10b)
Leave Sections 11 and 12 blank
Page 2 - Sections 13-14
1
3
2
4
1. Bubble in YES for 13a
2. Bubble in the year you plan to leave high school 13b:
• Juniors 2016, Sophomores 2017, Freshmen 2018
3. Bubble in 4 years for 13c
4. Bubble in the appropriate answer for 13d
Page 2 – CERTIFICATION STATEMENT
1
1. In the best cursive you can do, copy the
statement as seen above, sign your name,
print your name, and enter the date of the
test: 10-15-14
1
2
Page 4 - Section 15
1. Write in your HOME STREET ADDRESS
(include apartment number if
applicable). Be sure to skip a space
between each part of the address and
fill in the ◊ for blanks.
• Ex: 1424 E 15th AVE
• Ex: 534 W 8th CT APT 10C
2. Bubble in the complete address under
what you have written (bubble in the
diamond for the space)
3. Use the Abbreviations
box for standard
address abbreviations
3
Page 4 - Section 16-20
1
4
2
3 5
6
1. Write in the city name
where you live (for most
of you, it is Spokane)
2. Bubble in the letters for
the city name
3. Bubble in WA for state
4. Write in your 5 digit zip
code (start from the
left, leave blank any
extra columns)
5. Bubble in the zip code
numbers
6. Leave Sections 19-20
blank
Final Step
• Teachers - please collect completed forms in
alphabetical order and return to Tracy van
Halderen the Student Office. Please make sure
the cover sheet is returned as well.
• Students - on PSAT Day (October 15), you will
start school at 8:00am as normal, but you will
need to look at the posters in the front hall for
your testing room assignment. More details will
be coming soon!
PSAT Student Guides
• Use them!
• Take the time to go through the guide and read
the information.
• Take the practice tests and see how well you
do!
ACHIEVERS SCHOLARS PROGRAM
• APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN
• The Achievers Scholars program is
here to help you get to college
• Offers college application help
• Scholarship search support
• 50 juniors will be selected this year!
• Application online:
https://www.collegesuccessfoundation.org/wa/students/achieve
rs-program/application
Contact GABRIEL CHAVEZ GARCIA for more information (room 102D)