Definitions for "PSAT/NMSQT"
Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Sophomores and juniors take the PSAT in October. It is a practice test for the SAT, and for juniors, results are used to determine eligibility for the National Merit Scholarship Program.
See Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
The Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which helps prepare students for the SAT and is part of the qualifying criteria for the National Merit Scholarship program. A student usually takes this test as a high school sophomore or early in the junior year.