LCC offers the PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) once a year in the fall. The test assesses knowledge and skills in three areas in a standardized testing format: critical reading, math problem-solving, and writing skills. The test assesses the ability to reason with facts and concepts rather than the ability to recall and recite them.
This exam is an optional, practice, standardized test open to grade 10 and 11 students. Results of the PSAT are not released to universities for admission purposes; they are only used for scholarship consideration for eligible students (US citizens). Through the PSAT, US citizens can try to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship with competitive results. The scholarship is not available to non-US citizens. Grade 11 students who are not US citizens and who require the PSAT for prep school applications are also welcome to register. It is the student’s responsibility to verify that the PSAT is acceptable standardized testing for their prep school admission.