• The PSAT will be given annually free of charge to all second year students. Third year students should also consider taking the PSAT in order to qualify for National Merit Scholarship winnings. In order to register for the test, students should see Mrs. Smith or Mr. Moots for the PSAT.  

    Each year, thousands of dollars are awarded to college bound students through the National Merit Scholarship Program. Students can practice for the PSAT free of charge by setting up a College Board Account and using Khan Academy located at .

    Beginning in March and continuing to mid-June, NMSC notifies approximately 7,500 Finalists at their home addresses that they have been selected to receive a Merit Scholarship® award. Merit Scholarship awards are of three types:

    • National Merit® $2500 Scholarships
      Every Finalist competes for these single payment scholarships, which are awarded on a state-representational basis. Winners are selected without consideration of family financial circumstances, college choice, or major and career plans.

    • Corporate sponsors designate their awards for children of their employees or members, for residents of a community where a company has operations, or for Finalists with career plans the sponsor wishes to encourage. These scholarships may either be renewable for four years of undergraduate study or one-time awards.

    • Officials of each sponsor college select winners of their awards from Finalists who have been accepted for admission and have informed NMSC by the published deadlines that the sponsor college or university is their first choice. These awards are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study. The published deadlines for reporting a sponsor college as first choice can be viewed on page 3 of the . (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required.)