imeverywoman Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 We're planning to do so, but will have to find another school, as per my previous post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 We are. I called our ps guidance department and they signed up my son. They are great about this here. I have no idea how our youngest will do. I'm hoping his score will give me some idea of what we need to work on, math and English-wise. I also want the test-taking practice for him. He is my homeschooled-since-first-grade one and doesn't have experience with this sort of thing. I'm not planning on doing lots of tests with him (at this time, anyway), so the ones he does will be important and this is a very easy, non-counting way for him to practise. His friends are taking it, so it will be less intimidating. He is not happy about "wasting time". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I haven't with my oldest two. I don't know if I will with my youngest. Since she is a very math person, I might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison_B Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 This year - no, but I'm planning to register him in 10th grade for the PSAT's. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merylvdm Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Yes, I am. My older son did it in 9th grade too. They take it at our umbrella school so it is easy to do - and it means they don't have to d any other testing this year, so it makes sense to do it Meryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 I didn't with my older two, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piano&ViolinMom Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 I am new to PSAT matter. Do you have to indicate your grade in PSAT test? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 (edited) As I understand it, you can only "call him" a 10th grader once. It's the 10th [woops - 11th] grade exam that "counts" towards the National Merit Scholarship contest. Any other use of the PSAT is for your own benefit & it wouldn't matter about grade etc., I think. Julie Edited September 26, 2009 by Julie in MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenJewel Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 As I understand it, you can only "call him" a 10th grader once. It's the 10th grade exam that "counts" towards the National Merit Scholarship contest. Any other use of the PSAT is for your own benefit & it wouldn't matter about grade etc., I think. Julie Collegeboard.com says 11th grade for the scholarships. Enter the competition for scholarships from NMSC (grade 11). I do plan for my 9th grader to take the PSAT. Partly for practice and partly to have experience in a difference test environment. Dd#2 will most likely not take it in 9th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Woops, sorry, 11th is correct. I'll go back & edit so I don't confuse anyone. Good resources on the college tests are HSLDA and Stobaugh's ForSuchATimeAsThis website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in MD Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 (edited) I think it can be helpful to take it starting in 9th if a student doesn't have much experience with this type of test. We did already have that experience because ds did the SAT in Jr. high for JHU's gifted program. So, we did not do the PSAT until 10th grade. That being said, I wish I had encouraged him to prepare more for it for 11th grade. We probably didn't put as much effort into test preparation as we should have. I really think he would have had better scholarship offers if we had taken the time, or maybe even put some money into a tutor. Who knows.. anyway...I posted a link in another new thread that has a free webinar for the PSAT next week. Might be worth a look see for folks headed that way. HTH Here's a link to the thread: http: //www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130200 Edited September 26, 2009 by Sharon in MD added link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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