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SAT & ACT & PSAT Info/Test Prep

SAT or ACT

Information provided by Fair Test

According to The National Center for Fair and Open Testing more than 60% of 4-year colleges and universities in the U.S. will not require applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores for fall 2021 admission. The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest), which maintains a free, online master list, reports that 2,000 schools are now test-optional or test-free. The federal government recognizes 2,330 bachelor-degree institutions.

January 2023: NCAA eliminated SAT/ACT test score requirements for initial eligibility for student-athletes. This change, recommended by the NCAA Standardized Test Score Task Force, will take effect from the 2023-2024 school year onward.

 

SAT & SAT Prep

 

Digital SAT Practice in Bluebook.  Download the app here: Bluebook

 

Four, full-length digital adaptive test forms are available through Bluebook™, College Board’s test delivery platform. Download Bluebook to take practice tests 1–4 using the same interface, format, and scoring as the digital SAT.

 

The PDF versions of linear practice test forms are recommended only for students who will test with paper-based accommodations on test day. Visit Full-length Linear Practice Tests to download 4 official full-length linear (nonadaptive) SAT practice tests for free.

 

More information here: Click Here

 

Register for the SAT here: Click Here

 

ACT & ACT Prep

 

ACT test prep as provided by ACT - Click Here

 

Register for the SAT here: Click Here

 

PSAT
Is the PSAT still relevant?  It is hard to say.  The PSAT is a test to prepare students for the SAT.  The SAT is no longer considered for admission for the University of California or for the California State University college systems.  Currently there are over 2070 colleges nationwide that offer test-free admission or are test optional.  Please look here for a list of those colleges: Click Here

There are reasons to take the SAT.  
 
The California State Seal of Biliteracy uses SAT test scores to prove English Proficiency: Click Here
The California State University System uses the SAT for English and math placement: Click Here
The Military Academies use SAT test scores for admission
Some notable colleges have reinstated the SAT including: Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale, Georgetown, MIT, Caltech, and the entire public university systems of Florida and Georgia.
Juniors who take the PSAT will be considered for National Merit Scholarships: Click Here

PSAT TESTING INFORMATION:

Murrieta Mesa High School will be offering the PSAT on two Wednesdays in October.
Location: Murrieta Mesa High School library
Date: Wednesday, October 1 and 8, 2025
Check in starts at: 7:30 am
Cost $25 unless a student is eligible for a fee waiver. (Waiver is built into the application)
Link to register and pay: https://user.totalregistration.net/PSAT/054357
Last day to register for the PSAT will be Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 11:59pm. 
 
Students who have not paid before Sunday, September 21, 2025, will be canceled and no exams will be ordered for that student.

Testing will start at 8 am and should be completed around 11 am.  Students should only miss period 1, as Wednesday, is a Late Start Day.  After the exam students will attend PRIDE period.

If there are any questions or concerns, please reach out to David Carrillo at dcarrillo@murrieta.k12.ca.us or at 951-677-0568 x6489.
























 

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