PSAT ReTest Option

Last week over 200 students took the PSAT. And you all did a great job with navigating the testing environment. However, we know that the construction noise was challenging for some students and that there are some students who feel that the disruptions negatively impacted their ability to show what they know. We never want that to be the case - especially for those juniors who were hoping they would have a shot at advancing forward in the National Merit Scholarship process.

As a result, last week the district sent out an email to all students/ parents of those who had taken the PSAT to offer the option to cancel your previous test and take a retest on Tuesday, October 28th. You have until tomorrow, October 20th at 4:00pm to submit your request to retest using the form sent in the email.

So who/ why should a student consider retesting or not?

- If you felt like the noise was just the normal of what you expect and are used to since you have been navigating construction noise for the last year and a half, you might not have felt like the noise negatively impacted your testing ability and therefore you wouldn't feel the need to retest.

- If you felt like your test went really well and that you performed well, you may not want to retest because there is no guarantee you will feel the same way after the next version of the test. (Yes, they will be different tests.)

- If you were testing to get a feel for what it would be like to focus for that amount of time, to get an idea of the types of questions asked, and to use it as a study tool rather than intently focusing on trying to be in the top 1% of students nationwide (which is who would qualify for the scholarships) then you likely wouldn't want to retest as your first attempt will give you the information you were aiming for from the test experience.

- If you feel like this experience was not your best attempt and you want to have another shot at it, you can definitely do that - aiming for a scholarship or not. Remember, only your retest will be scored and so you can take the opportunity to retest and see how you perform.

Please be sure to submit your request to retest by Monday at 4pm if you want to have the opportunity to take it again. If you have any questions and want to discuss it with me, please just stop and see me.