PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test)
A practice version of the SAT taken in grade 10 or 11 that also qualifies students for National Merit Scholarship consideration.
- Stands for
- Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
- Used in
- United States
- Topic
- Higher education
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Related terms
- Single-academy trust (SAT) England
- An academy trust that runs just one academy.
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