The OHS Guidance Department has released the testing date, registration deadline, and fee for the PSAT/NMSQT.
The PSAT/NMSQT is a comprehensive, standardized assessment administered at schools each October. The test provides an opportunity for you and your students to begin addressing areas where they may need extra attention as they prepare for life beyond high school.
The PSAT/NMSQT measures:
• Reading, math reasoning, and writing skills that are important for successful academic performance in college
• Knowledge and skills developed through years of study in a wide range of courses as well as through experiences outside the classroom
• Critical thinking—the ability to reason with facts and concepts, rather than the ability to recall and recite them
Students who take the PSAT/NMSQT may qualify to enter competitions for scholarships and may participate in recognition programs.
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) uses the PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index scores (the sum of the critical reading, mathematics, and writing skills scores) as an initial screening of program entrants and to designate groups of students to receive recognition.
Test date
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
2014 PSAT/NMSQT test fee
There is a charge of $15, payable to Ottumwa High School
Registration - Sign up in the OHS Business Office by September 26
For More Information, logon to: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html or talk to your high school counselor.
