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Score Report Plus

PSAT/NMSQT scores indicate how ready you are for college-level work. In addition to your test scores, your Score Report Plus gives you personalized feedback on your academic skills, and is full of information to help you get ready for college and for the SAT®.

Score Report Plus gives you:

  • Your Scores
    PSAT/NMSQT scores are reported on a scale of 20 to 80. In 2009, the average score for eleventh graders was approximately 47 in critical reading, 48 in mathematics, and 46 in writing skills. The average score for tenth graders was approximately 42 in critical reading, 43 in mathematics, and 41 in writing skills.
  • Ranges
    Ranges give you another way to think about your scores. They show how much your scores would likely vary if you took the PSAT/NMSQT a number of times.
  • Percentile
    National percentiles help you compare your performance on the PSAT/NMSQT to the performance of other juniors or sophomores. If you are a freshman or younger, you are being compared to sophomores.
  • Review Your Answers
    Contains the number, correct answer, your answer, and level of difficulty are displayed for every question on the test. This is extremely valuable to you since you get your actual copy of the PSAT/NMSQT test booklet back when you receive your Score Report Plus.
  • Improve Your Skills
    The most valuable part of your Score Report Plus is the "Improve Your Skills" section. Here you will get personalized feedback on your academic skills, based on your test performance. For each section of the test, Critical Reading, Math, and Writing Skills, you will be directed to two or three skills that need some improvement, as indicated by your answers to questions on the PSAT/NMSQT. Under each skill that needs work, you'll be given suggestions for how to improve that particular skill. The set of skills you will find on your Score Report Plus are unique to you.

Use the Improve Your Skills and Review Your Answers sections to get the most out of your Score Report Plus.

My College QuickStart

All students who take the PSAT/NMSQT receive free access to My College QuickStart, a personalized college planning tool that complements the Score Report Plus. With the access code provided on your score report, you can access the following:

  • My Online Score Report—an enhanced score report that allows students to review each test question, their answers, and the correct answers with answer explanations
  • My SAT Study Plan—a customized SAT study plan based on students' PSAT/NMSQT test performance, highlighting skills for review and practice
  • My Personality—a detailed personality test that helps students learn about themselves and discover majors and careers that fit their strengths and interests
  • My Major & Career Matches—extensive information about majors and careers, including insights about what to expect and what courses to take now
  • My College Matches—a starter list of colleges based on students' home state and indicated choice of major

My College QuickStart is available using the access code printed on your score report, and it can be utilized throughout high school. Score reports are distributed by your school after December. Log in or take a tour of My College QuickStart.

National Merit Scholarship Programs: Selection Index

The Selection Index is used by National Merit Scholarship Corporation to designate students honored in its scholarship programs. Write or phone NMSC for information.

Your Educational Plans

Here you will learn about the courses and skills you'll need to pursue the college major you specified when you filled out your PSAT/NMSQT answer sheet in October. You will be given a list of related majors to consider and careers associated with the degree.