What Is PSAT Testing?
PSAT® testing is a way for high school students to prepare for the SAT®s and to qualify for National Merit Scholarships. PSAT® stands for Preliminary SAT®; it is also referred to as the NMSQT®, or the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Though SAT® used to be an acronym for Scholastic Aptitude Test, this is no longer the case, and the test is simply referred to as the SAT®.