<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">We still give it and typically have approx ten kids take the test. We write a letter of invitation for the test and give it to all honors juniors and the top ten sophomores. Our high school has 400 kids. We only continue to give it because of the association with National Merit.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 8:24 AM OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board <<a href="mailto:counselors@lists.onenet.net">counselors@lists.onenet.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>I offer it to our juniors but I usually only have one or two take it each year. Our school will pay for any junior who wants to take it. If it were not connected to the National Merit Scholarship I would not offer it and I do make sure the students understand the connection. The chances of having a National Merit Scholar are very slim of course but I don't want to be the one to take away that opportunity for the student so I give the students the option. And I also don't want to have to deal with an angry parent who later finds out their child didn't have the opportunity to take it.</div><div><br></div><div>Deborah Miller</div><div>Sentinel School Counselor<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 8:09 AM OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board <<a href="mailto:counselors@lists.onenet.net" target="_blank">counselors@lists.onenet.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204)">
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<li class="gmail-m_-8558475621713528164gmail-m_654945370721282869MsoPlainText">I have opted not to give it to our students. We take the PreACT and the ACT.<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<li class="gmail-m_-8558475621713528164gmail-m_654945370721282869MsoPlainText" style="color:windowtext">I ask students last year and there was no interest so I didn't offer it.<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<li class="gmail-m_-8558475621713528164gmail-m_654945370721282869MsoPlainText">I was just pondering this same question!<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<li class="gmail-m_-8558475621713528164gmail-m_654945370721282869MsoPlainText" style="color:black">Do they understand the connection between PSAT and National Merit as well as other scholarships?<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<li class="gmail-m_-8558475621713528164gmail-m_654945370721282869MsoPlainText">I had the same problems for years so I just quit offering it.<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<p class="gmail-m_-8558475621713528164gmail-m_654945370721282869MsoPlainText"><span style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">Has anyone decided to Not offer the PSAT to their students?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_-8558475621713528164gmail-m_654945370721282869MsoPlainText"><span style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">I am struggling with getting students to take it and the ones wanting to take it really struggle in their courses.
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