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Keep the following points in mind aboutStudent Search Service:Telemarketing and Internet ScamsColleges participating in Student Search Servicenever receive student scores or phone numbers.Colleges can ask for names of students withincertain score ranges, but your exact score is notreported.Being contacted by a college doesn’t meanyou have been admitted. You must submit anapplication in order to be considered for admission.The colleges and organizations that participatewant to find students who fit in with theirenvironment, classes, programs, scholarships,and special activities. Student Search Service issimply a way for colleges to reach prospectivestudents like you and inform them of availableopportunities.Student Search Service will share your contactinformation only with colleges and qualified nonprofit educational or scholarship programs that arerecruiting students like you. Your name will neverbe sold to a commercial marketing firm or retailerof merchandise or services (such as test prep).Student Search Service communications aresent by outside colleges, scholarship programs,and educational opportunity organizations. Seethe “Test Regulations” section to learn how weprotect your privacy.If you have questions or concerns about StudentSearch Service or want more information aboutthe program, please go to collegeboard.org/student-search-service or call 866-825-8051.From time to time, we receive reports of phonescams in which callers posing as employees ofthe College Board contact students and familiesattempting to sell test-preparation products orotherwise request sensitive personally identifyinginformation, such as credit card and SocialSecurity numbers. Some of these callers engagein illegal spoofing to make it seem as if the call iscoming from the actual company. These calls donot come from the College Board. The CollegeBoard does not make unsolicited phone callsto students or families requesting this typeof information. This type of activity, knownas telemarketing fraud, is a crime. Should youreceive an unsolicited phone call from someoneclaiming to work for the College Board, includingwhere your Caller ID indicates that the telephonenumber originates from a College Board location,do not provide the caller with any personalinformation.If you provide your phone number on your answersheet, representatives of the College Board willonly call or send text messages to you and yourfamily in response to inquiries generated by you,to provide or gather information about a test orprogram for which you registered or to invite youto participate in free college planning services.Should you have a question about the origin of aphone call you have received in which the callerclaimed to be from the College Board, contact thePSAT 10 office (see inside front cover).Safety and Security TipsStudent Search Service andProtecting Your PrivacyAll entities who receive student information fromStudent Search Service are required to maintainstrict confidentiality. We actively monitor theseentities to ensure adherence to our guidelines.The frequency and mode of communicationis determined by the entity that receives thestudent’s name. Every communication fromindividual entities is required to contain specificinstructions on how to unsubscribe from thatparticular institution. To unsubscribe from theentire Student Search Service program, go tocollegeboard.org/student-search-service, call800-626-9795, or write to:The College Board11955 Democracy DriveReston, VA 20190-56621. Be wary of unsolicited contacts, whether viatelephone or email.2. Remember that the College Board will nevercontact you to ask you to send your credit card,bank account, or password information over thetelephone or through email.3. Never supply credit card information to someonewho calls or emails you.4. If you suspect you have received a fraudulent callor email, contact the Federal Trade Commission(FTC) and your local authorities and provide themwith all the details.5. Keep in mind that if an offer appears too good tobe true, it probably is.6. To make a complaint, and to obtain moreinformation about protecting yourself fromtelephone and Internet scams, visit the FTC’sConsumer Information site at consumer.ftc.gov.Attention: Student Search ServicePSAT 10 Student Guide: Important Information about Taking the PSAT 103

Students with DisabilitiesFor students with disabilities, the College Boardprovides testing accommodations such as brailleand large print test books and extended timeoptions. If you have a disability and have notalready been approved for accommodations bythe College Board, it is important to speak to yourcounselor or teacher right away to determineif a request for accommodations needs to besubmitted. If so, your school’s SSD Coordinatorcan assist you in requesting the accommodationsthat meet your needs.You are not allowed to use protractors;compasses; rulers; cutting devices; earplugs;scratch paper, notes, books, dictionaries,or references of any kind; pamphlets; pens,mechanical pencils, highlighters, or coloredpencils; listening, recording, copying, orphotographic devices; or any other aids. Youmay not bring food or drink (including bottledwater) into the test room, unless preapproved formedical reasons.You may not use cell phones or other prohibitedelectronic devices during the test or breaks.Prohibited devices include, but are not limitedto, cellphones or smartphones; audio players/recorders, tablets, laptops, notebooks, or anyother personal computing devices; separatetimers of any type; cameras or other photographicequipment; any devices (including smartwatches)that can be used to record, transmit, receive,or play back audio, photographic, text, or videocontent. Power must be turned off, and thesedevices must be placed under your desk. If yourwatch has an alarm, you must turn that off aswell. If your phone makes noise, or you are seenusing it at any time (including breaks), you willbe dismissed immediately, your scores will becanceled, and the device may be confiscated andits contents inspected.You may not give or receive assistance or disturbothers during the test or breaks.You cannot skip ahead or go back to a previoustest section while taking the PSAT 10.You may take the PSAT 10 only once each schoolyear. If you begin a test, you are considered tohave taken it.All PSAT 10 test-takers in your school must takethe test at the same time. (Read about specialarrangements and testing accommodations forstudents with disabilities on this page.)If you become ill and/or must leave during thetest, or if for any other reason you do not wantyour test scored, you may ask the test supervisorto destroy your answer sheet before you leavethe testing room. After you leave the testingroom, any decision to withdraw your answersheet from scoring must be reported immediatelyto the test supervisor or the PSAT 10 office. (Seecontact information on the inside front cover.)You may not discuss the contents of the testwith anyone else, or share them through anymeans, including but not limited to emails, textmessages, and the Internet, until after scorereports have been distributed.After the accommodations request has beensubmitted, it may take approximately sevenweeks for you to receive a decision letter. If youare approved for accommodations, save thisletter because it also indicates your eligibilityfor accommodations on other College Boardtests, such as the SAT and Advanced PlacementProgram (AP) Exams. With limited exceptions, theaccommodations will remain in effect until one yearafter your graduation. If you move to a new school,ask your counselor at your new school to transferyour SSD online record.Test RegulationsStandard rules and regulations give all studentsthe same opportunity and prevent any studentfrom having an unfair advantage. When youtake the test, you will be asked to copy andsign a Certification Statement stating that youwill abide by these regulations, so read themcarefully. Also read about grounds for scorecancellation on page 5. Failure to follow thesetest regulations or any instructions given bythe test supervisor may result in your scoresbeing canceled.4You must mark your answers on the answersheet. You will not receive credit for anythingwritten in the test book. You may not leave theroom with your test book. You may use only yourtest book for scratch work (unless approved foran accommodation).You may use an approved calculator (see“Acceptable Calculators,” page 24) only duringthe Math Test – Calculator portion of theassessment, you may not have a calculator onyour desk during the Reading Test or the Writingand Language Test, and you may not share acalculator during the test or during breaks. Youmay only use one calculator at any given time —if you brought a second one for backup, it mustbe kept under your desk.PSAT 10 Student Guide: Important Information about Taking the PSAT 10

Members of your household or immediatefamily may not serve as PSAT 10 supervisors,coordinators, or proctors, even at a differentschool, on the date that you take the test.Use and Distributionof Scores and StudentInformationStudents may be dismissed from the testing roomand their answer sheets may be destroyed ifthey fail to follow test regulations or instructionsgiven by the test supervisor. Once answer sheetsare submitted for scoring, ETS reserves the rightnot to score the answer sheet of a student whoengaged in misconduct or was involved in atesting irregularity.ETS reserves the right to cancel scores if thereis reason to doubt their validity. Before acting,ETS will inform the student of the reasons forquestioning the scores and will give the studentan opportunity to provide additional information,to confirm the scores by taking another PSAT 10,or to cancel the scores. The student may alsorequest arbitration in accordance with ETS’sStandard Arbitration Agreement. If before,during, or after a review of questionable scores,ETS finds that misconduct has occurred inconnection with a test, these options willnot be available even if previously offered.Score reviews are confidential. If it is necessaryto cancel reported scores, ETS will notify scoreusers, but the reasons for cancellation will not bedisclosed. This policy does not necessarily applyin group cases.When you take the PSAT 10 and sign the answersheet, you acknowledge that you understandhow your scores and personal information will beused.The College Board will receive the scores ofstudents who take the test as well as informationstudents provide on their answer sheets.Some schools, districts, and states receive PSAT 10scores with other information about their students.In addition, scores for students who qualifyfor programs described in the section “SpecialOpportunities” are reported to those programs.The PSAT 10 administration does not report scoresto colleges or commercial entities.If your school participates in the PSAT 10through a bulk registration process, the CollegeBoard may receive your personal information,including first name, last name, sex, date ofbirth, and mailing address, from your school.This information will be kept secure and addedto your permanent College Board record to beused for score reporting purposes as well as theother purposes that are outlined in this guide andin registration materials. By taking the PSAT 10and signing the PSAT 10 answer sheet, youacknowledge that your school has provided thisinformation to the College Board and consent tothe College Board retaining this information.Grounds for ScoreCancellationTo report scores that accurately reflectperformance, ETS, on behalf of the CollegeBoard, maintains test administration and securitystandards designed to give all students the sameopportunity to demonstrate their abilities andto prevent any student from gaining an unfairadvantage because of testing irregularities ormisconduct. ETS reviews irregularities and testscores believed to have been earned underunusual circumstances.Test Fairness ReviewAll new PSAT 10 test questions and completenew editions of the tests are reviewed byexternal, independent educators from throughoutthe United States. These reviews help ensurethat wording or content are unambiguous andrelevant and that the language used is notoffensive to or inappropriate for any particulargroup of students based on race/ethnicity orgender. Assessment staff ensure that the test asa whole includes references to men and womenas well as to individuals from varied racial, ethnic,and cultural backgrounds. Statistical proceduresare used to identify questions that are harderfor a group of students to answer correctly thanwould be expected from their performance onother items in the test; these questions areexcluded from appearing on tests.Questioning a Test QuestionIf you find what you consider to be an erroror ambiguity in a test question, tell the testsupervisor immediately after the test. You mayalso write to:Assessment Design and DevelopmentThe College Board250 Vesey StreetNew York, NY 10281Or send an email to psatquestion@collegeboard.org.PSAT 10 Student Guide: Important Information about Taking the PSAT 105

In your inquiry, state your name and mailingaddress, the date you took the PSAT 10, the nameand address of the school where you took thetest, the test section, the test question (as well asyou can remember), and an explanation of yourconcern about the question.Molecular Biology—171Neuroscience—185Zoology/Animal Biology—175Business Management, Marketing, andRelated Support Services—200NOTE: We will not respond via email, so be sure toAccounting and Related Services—201include your full name and mailing address.Actuarial Science—202The PSAT 10 Office will send you a writtenresponse after your inquiry has been reviewedthoroughly by subject-matter specialists.College Major CodesBusiness Administration, Management,and Operations—204Fashion Merchandising—208Finance and Financial ManagementServices—209Hospitality Administration/ Management—211When you take the PSAT 10, indicate the collegemajor that best matches your interests byentering the code from the list that follows onyour answer sheet. Your online score report willinclude information to help you investigate thisand other majors further.Hotel, Motel, and RestaurantManagement—225If you say “Yes” to Student Search Service,colleges and universities that offer degrees inyour areas of interest can send you informationabout their programs.Management Information Systemsand Services—217Agriculture, Agriculture Operations,and Related Sciences—100Agricultural Business and Management—101Animal Sciences—103Architecture and Related Services—120Human Resources Managementand Services—212International Business—214Marketing/Marketing Management—218Meeting and Event Planning—230Communication, Journalism, andRelated Programs—250Communication and Media Studies—252Digital Communication ism—254City/Urban, Community, andRegional Planning—123Public Relations, Advertising, andApplied Communication—270Landscape Architecture—125Radio and Television—257Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender,and Group Studies—140Computer and Information Sciencesand Support Services—300Area Studies—141Artificial Intelligence—301Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender,and Group Studies—142Computer Programming—302Computer Science—303Biochemistry—162Computer Systems Networking andTelecommunications—306Biology/Biological Sciences, General—161Information Sciences/Studies—308Biological and Biomedical chnology—164Early Childhood Education and Teaching—407Cell/Cellular Biology andAnatomical Sciences—166Elementary Education and Teaching—417Ecology—167Special Education and Teaching—432Genetics—168Marine Biology and BiologicalOceanography—169Secondary Education and Teaching—430Engineering—450Aerospace, Aeronautical, andSpace Engineering—451Microbiological Sciences and Immunology—1706PSAT 10 Student Guide: Important Information about Taking the PSAT 10

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions—605Agricultural Engineering—452Architectural Engineering—453Bioengineering and BiomedicalEngineering—454Communication Sciences and Disorders—606Chemical Engineering—455Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services—610Civil Engineering—456Nursing—619Computer Engineering, General—457Predentistry Studies—627Electrical and Electronics Engineering—459Premedicine/Premedical Studies—628Engineering Physics/Applied Physics—461Preoccupational Therapy Studies—678Engineering Science—462Prepharmacy Studies—629Environmental/EnvironmentalHealth Engineering—463Prephysical Therapy Studies—682Dental Hygiene/Hygienist—607Preveterinary Studies—630Geological/Geophysical Engineering—464History—700Industrial Engineering—465Homeland Security, Law Enforcement,Firefighting, and RelatedProtective Services—890Materials Engineering—466Mechanical Engineering—467Mining and Mineral Engineering—468Nuclear Engineering—470Criminal Justice/Law EnforcementAdministration—892Petroleum Engineering—472Forensic Science and Technology—894Polymer/Plastics Engineering—475Homeland Security—897Legal Professions and Studies—710Engineering Technologies—500Prelaw Studies—712Computer Engineering Technology—501Drafting/Design EngineeringTechnologies—502Liberal Arts and Sciences, GeneralStudies, and Humanities—720Telecommunications Technology/Technician—509Humanities/Humanistic Studies—722Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies—723English Language and Literature/Letters—520Creative Writing—522Mathematics and Statistics—740Applied Mathematics—741Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences—540Mathematics—742Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies—542Statistics—743Military Technologies andApplied Sciences—360Foreign Languages, Literatures,and Linguistics—550Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies—770Classics and Classical Languages,Literatures, and Linguistics—553Biological and Physical Sciences—771Comparative Literature—554International/Global Studies—772East Asian Languages, Literatures,and Linguistics—555Mathematics and Computer Science—773Natural Resources and Conservation—790French Language and Literature—556Environmental Science—791German Language and Literature—557Environmental Studies—792Linguistics—559Russian Language and Literature—560Fishing and Fisheries Sciencesand Management—793Spanish Language and Literature—561Forestry—794Health Professions and Related Programs—600Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention,and Treatment Professions—602Wildlife, Fish, Wildlands Science/Management—796Athletic Training/Trainer—603PSAT 10 Student Guide: Important Information about Taking the PSAT 107

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, andFitness Studies—800Social Sciences—900Anthropology—901Parks and Recreation FacilitiesManagement—802Archaeology—902Sport and Fitness inology—903Geography—905Personal and Culinary Services—810International Relations and Affairs—906Philosophy and Religious Studies—820Political Science and Government—907Philosophy—821Religion/Religious Studies—822Physical iology—908Theology and Religious Vocations—920Visual and Performing Arts—940Art History, Criticism, and Conservation—941Arts, Entertainment, and MediaManagement—960Atmospheric Sciences and cal and Earth Sciences/Geosciences—837Drama and Theater Arts—943Fashion/Apparel Design—945Materials Science—854Film/Video and Photographic Arts—946Physics—843Fine and Studio Art—947Psychology—870Game and Interactive Media Design—970Public Administration and Social Services—880Graphic Design—948Human Services, General—881Interior Design—949Public Administration—882Music—950Public Policy Analysis—883Photography—954Social Work—884Technical Theater/Theater Designand Technology—955OTHER—990UNDECIDED—9998PSAT 10 Student Guide: Important Information about Taking the PSAT 10

Evidence-Based Reading and WritingThe Evidence-Based Reading and Writing sectionis composed of two tests that assess differentbut related skills and knowledge. The ReadingTest gives you a chance to show how well youunderstand what you read. The Writing andLanguage Test asks you to revise and edit text.Tips for the Reading TestTo answer each question, consider what thepassage(s) say directly, and use careful reasoningto draw supportable inferences and conclusionsfrom the passage(s). The best answer to eachquestion is derived from what is stated or impliedin the passage(s) rather than from prior knowledgeof the topics covered. All of the questions arepassage based.This section has four distinctive features:Emphasis on words in context: Both testsmeasure your understanding of the meaningand use of words and phrases in the context ofextended passages.Emphasis on command of evidence: Both testsrequire you to demonstrate your un

The PSAT 10 covers the same content areas as the PSAT/NMSQT . Both the PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 serve as a check-in on your progress to help pinpoint areas for development. Educational Testing Service (ETS) administers the PSAT 10 for the College Board. Contact the PSAT 10 office if you have suggestion