PSAT/NMSQT® and SAT®Exams

2023-2024 School Year

Starting in the 2023-24 school year, the College Board® will begin transitioning their exams to a digital format. The PSAT® offered this year will be a fully digital exam, while the SAT® will continue to be administered in a paper/pencil format. By 2024, both exams will only be offered in a digital format.

As a result of this change to a digital format, the PSAT® will be administered throughout the month of October during a window of time selected by each high school. 10th and 11th grade students taking the PSAT® will be informed of their specific test date by their school’s testing coordinator.  The SAT® will continue to be administered on a single school day identified by the College Board®.  The SAT® will be offered to 12th grade students on the SAT School Day® scheduled on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.


  • 10th grade students:
    All 10th grade students will have the option of taking the PSAT® at no cost. The cost is covered by the FUSD Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). Parents/guardians may opt their student out of taking this test.
  • 11th grade students:
    11th grade students may choose to take the PSAT/NMSQT® for the cost of $40. 11th grade students can take the PSAT/NMSQT® at this administration in order to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Program.
  • 12th grade students:
    12th grade students may choose to take the SAT® as part of the SAT School Day® program which allows for the SAT® to be administered at their school during a school day rather than on a Saturday outside of FUSD. The SAT® will take approximately four hours to complete and costs $80.

Students in 11th and 12th grade will need to register through this link. The registration window will be open Monday, August 28, 2023 through Friday, September 8, 2023 at 5:00 pm. Payment will be collected separately by schools prior to the test administration. Students in grade 10 will automatically be ordered a test unless their parent/guardian chooses to opt the student out.

 

If you have questions about any of the optional tests above for high school students, please contact the appropriate testing coordinator listed below.

 
SCHOOL PSAT®/SAT® Coordinator
American Zahra Pelayo ([email protected])
Irvington Mei-Feng Howell ([email protected])
Kennedy Joshua Hunter ([email protected])
Mission Bridget Medrano ([email protected])
Robertson Mike Hellerud ([email protected])
Washington Jeff Alves ([email protected])

 

Note:  As both the PSAT® and the "®SAT School Day® are administered on campus during the instructional day, only students who are currently enrolled in Fremont Unified School District may participate.