Natchitoches, LA – Members of the Class of 2018 at the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts attended a required meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15, to prepare for the upcoming PSAT/NMSQT. The PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) is a standardized test that most high schools in the United States administer to their 11th grade students.

Considered to be a ”preliminary SAT,” the PSAT test gives students a sense of the format, question types, content and time limits that they will encounter on the SAT. Additionally, the PSAT test serves as a qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship program.