4 Major Parts of Your PSAT/NMSQT Results
Your Scores
Your Skills
Understanding
Your
PSAT/NMSQT
Results
Your Answers
Next Steps
3 Test Sections
Critical Reading
Mathematics
Writing Skills
Your Scores
Score
You can see your projected SAT
score online in My College QuickStart
(www.collegeboard.org/quickstart).
Score Range
Percentile
If you are a junior, your scores are
compared to those of other juniors.
If you are a sophomore or younger
student, your scores are compared to
those of sophomores.
National Merit Scholarship
Corporation Information
The Selection Index is the sum of your critical reading,
mathematics and writing skills scores.
If it has an asterisk, you do not meet all of the eligibility
requirements for the competition.
The Percentile compares your performance to that of other
college-bound juniors.
The Entry Requirements section displays information you
provided on your answer sheet.
Your Skills
See how you did on each skill. The same skills are tested on the SAT.
You can try hundreds of practice questions, organized by skill, online
in My College QuickStart (www.collegeboard.org/quickstart).
Your Answers
You will get your test book back with
your PSAT/NMSQT results, so that
you can review the questions.
You can also review each test
question in My College QuickStart.
Your Answers:
Student-Produced
Responses
Some of the math problems required you
to grid in answers instead of selecting an
option. For these questions, you will see
the correct answer(s) written out.
Comparing the SAT and ACT
SAT
ACT
No science section
Science reasoning
No trigonometry section
Math sections include trigonometry
Vocab is emphasized
Vocab is less important
Non multiple choice questions
included
Entirely multiple choice (except for
optional writing section)
10 sections: 3 Critical Reading, 3
Math, 3 Writing and one
experimental
4 test sections (5 with writing):
English, Math, Reading, Science,
Writing (optional) and Experimental
Test (sometimes added and clearly
labeled)
Test length: 3 hours, 45 minutes
3 hours, 25 minutes (including the
30 min optional writing section)
Comparing SAT and ACT cont.
SAT
ACT
Scoring: Total score out of 6002400, based on adding scores
from 3 subjects.
Scoring: Composite score of 136, based on average of scores
from 4 tests.
Guessing penalty
No guessing penalty
Sending scores: Most colleges
require all scores to be sent.
However, some schools
participate in score choice.
You decide which score is sent
Subject Tests
What are the Subject Tests?
Should I take a Subject test?
How many Subject tests should I take?
Does it matter what subject I take?
Do I need the Subject Tests in addition to the ACT?
How are the Subject Tests structured?
Upcoming SAT’s and ACT’s
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Dec. 30
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ACT
Jan. 13
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April 14
ACT
Mar. 9
May 5
SAT & Subject tests
Apr. 6
June 2
SAT & Subject tests
May 8
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ACT
May 4
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