• INTERESTED IN APPLYING?- We recommend that all applicants take the PSAT 8/9 or PSAT/NMSQT as part of the application process. If you are not an ACPSD student and it is not being offered at your school, you may sign up to take the test at your zoned ACPSD middle school. Please contact them and ask to speak to their School Testing Coordinator or Guidance office. There are deadlines to sign up to accommodate ordering and shipping of materials. Payment must be remitted by the test date.

    • The PSAT/NMSQT is administered each October. Contact your ACPSD middle school in late August/early September to sign up!

    Why take the assessment?

    The SAT Suite of Assessments helps students navigate their path through high school toward college and career, and offers a range of unique benefits to students that include:

    • Opens Doors to College
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