On Wednesday, October 11, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors across the nation will sit down to take their practice SAT, or PSAT.
All underclassmen will report to their homerooms to take the test. The test will last about three hours which will cause a disruption in the schedule for the remainder of the day. After the test, students will go to periods 5, 6, 7, and 8. The period lengths will be adjusted accordingly.
Seniors will follow a completely different schedule. They must arrive to school by 10:30 and report to the cafeteria for a meeting and senior breakfast. Seniors will receive important information about graduation as well as caps and gowns. Once the testing and breakfast are over, seniors will follow the same schedule as underclassmen.
The PSAT is a modified and shorter version of the SAT though there are still three sections: reading, writing, and math. The test takes a significantly shorter amount of time to complete. The normal test takes around five hours to compared to the PSAT. It is issued every year and is accredited as an excellent practice and study tool for the real SAT that juniors take in the spring.
Students are highly encouraged to practice beforehand and take the test seriously because it provides an accurate gauge for both students and perspective colleges to see how the student will perform on the real SAT.
There are also special scholarships offered to those who do exceedingly well on the test. The National Merit Scholarship is among those offered to students who earn a high test score.
Lauren Johnston // Back-page Editor and Business Manager
