NMSQT
College scholarship screener
NMSQT stands for National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, the full name of the PSAT exam taken by U.S. high school juniors.
Scores determine eligibility for National Merit Scholarship recognition: Her NMSQT score qualified her as a semifinalist.
The acronym typically appears in the combined form PSAT/NMSQT.
Before the main part
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- examFormal knowledge assessment
multiple-choice · reading · writing · math · sections · practice · preparation · College Board
Last-four competitor remaining
- finalistLast-round participant
- commendedExpressed approval of
- cutoffPoint of termination
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
award · corporate sponsors · tuition · achievement · competition · honor · application · recommendation
Statistical ranking threshold
- rangeExtent of variation
- cutoffPoint of termination
- score reportRecord of achievement levels
- scaledClimbed or plated
raw score · composite · comparison · ranking · benchmark
Lower in standing
- sophomoreSecond-year pupil
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
- eleventh gradeThird year of high school
- college readinessPreparation for university-level work
benchmark · admissions · transcript · academic · GPA · extracurricular · counselor · university
preliminary
Before the main part
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
exam · multiple-choice · reading · writing · math · sections · practice · preparation · College Board · pencil
semifinalist
Last-four competitor remaining
recognition · award · corporate sponsors · tuition · achievement · competition · honor · application · recommendation · essay
percentile
Statistical ranking threshold
- rangeExtent of variation
- cutoffPoint of termination
- score reportRecord of achievement levels
scaled · raw score · composite · comparison · ranking · benchmark
junior
Lower in standing
- sophomoreSecond-year pupil
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
- eleventh gradeThird year of high school
college readiness · benchmark · admissions · transcript · academic · GPA · extracurricular · counselor · university · application