When should I take the PSAT test, and when is the SAT testing?
The PSAT is given in October of your sophomore and junior years. The first time, it’s literally just for practice…the score doesn’t “count,” it doesn’t “go anywhere,” etc. In your junior year, this test is the one used by the National Merit Scholarship group to determine Commended Scholars, etc. SAT testing happens several times a year. Most juniors will take it in the second semester of their junior year and perhaps once more at the beginning of their senior year, depending on how they did. Indeed, www.collegeboard.com is the place to go for this type of information.
