Master the PSAT/NMSQT
The PSAT tests the same Reading & Writing and Math skills as the Digital SAT — so every minute here builds both scores. Start with a diagnostic and follow your plan.
Start here
Take the free SAT diagnostic
It finds what you already know and builds your study plan: the topics to clear first, each a short lesson plus an exit quiz.
Take the free diagnosticPSAT Practice Test
Full-length PSAT-style practice exam with Reading & Writing and Math sections, modeled on the digital PSAT/NMSQT.
Selection Index Calculator
Turn your section scores into your National Merit Selection Index and see it against your state’s latest Semifinalist and Commended cutoffs.
Diagnostic Test
The PSAT and SAT test the same skills, so the SAT diagnostic pinpoints your weak areas and builds a personalized plan that counts for both.
Reading Practice
60 passages across literary, science, and historical genres to sharpen the Reading & Writing skills tested on both the PSAT and SAT.
Daily question
Two fresh questions every day — personalized toward your weak areas once you take a diagnostic. Build a streak.
Study schedules
Pick a guided 4–12 week schedule. Adopt a plan and it front-loads the areas your diagnostic flagged weak.
Score Predictor
See where your practice puts you on the 320–1520 PSAT scale — and how it projects to the 400–1600 SAT.
Sophomore or junior? A strong PSAT can qualify you for National Merit (check your Selection Index) — and the exact same prep carries straight into your SAT preparation.
The PSAT/NMSQT uses the same adaptive design as the Digital SAT: read the Digital SAT strategy guide and learn the built-in Desmos calculator, or start with the free diagnostic.
About the Digital PSAT/NMSQT
Format
- • Reading & Writing: 54 questions, 64 min
- • Math: 44 questions, 70 min
- • Two adaptive modules per section
- • Total testing time: 2 hours 14 minutes
- • Calculator allowed on all math questions
Scoring
- • Score range: 320–1520
- • Each section scored 160–760
- • No penalty for guessing
- • Junior-year scores qualify for National Merit
- • Same skills as the Digital SAT