<p>and still participate in the scholarship competition by supplying "alternate testing" materials?</p>
<p>"A student who does not take the PSAT/NMSQT because of illness, an emergency, or other extenuating circumstance, but meets all other requirements for NMSC program participation, may still be able to enter the competitions.....To be considered, NMSC will provide alternate entry materials including an entry form that requires the signature of a school official."</p>
<p>There are probably some schools in your area that will be offering the PSAT <em>this coming Saturday</em>. Your school's guidance counselor may know which schools are doing this -- worth giving her a call. If the GC has no idea, try calling area private schools and asking. Anyways, once you find a school offering it on Saturday, just ask if your student can take the test at their school. They will probably have no objection to this. You will have to pay the test fee ($25), have an ID and know your school's ID # (so results can be sent there)....all this is useful assuming the medical emergency will be over by Saturday.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>thanks, memake, but unfortunately my kid in the hospital, and even if she checks out tomorrow, surgery and the pain meds will preclude any type of Sat morning peak performance.</p>
<p>I don't have an answer for you, sorry. My younger kid was signed up to take the PSAT in tenth grade. Due to family emergency we all had to leave town and she missed the test. I realize it was tenth grade. However, she decided after that to graduate high school a year early. She took the SATs and SAT Subject Tests at the end of 10th grade and was done all her testing for college. So, in 11th, there was no way she wanted to take the PSATs because she was already done with the SATs, and so she never took them. </p>
<p>It seems to me, based on the quote you provided ,that you could contact the College Board and inquire about the alternate entry materials. </p>
<p>I hope your child has a speedy recovery. That's the most important thing. </p>
<p>If your child misses this, then she does. That is how I'd see it. My kid still got into college. Still got big scholarships. She also was in the hospital including intensive care and surgery when receiving her college acceptances. Things work out.</p>
<p>Contact them. My guess is that she'll have to take the SAT now (ie this year) in place of the PSAT. You might just get her registered for the SAT for Dec.</p>
<p>I found this by googling: I do not know the accuracy of the info:</p>
<p>What if I miss the one chance at the PSAT/NMSQT when it counts?</p>
<p>Your student can take the PSAT/NMSQT alternative testing option, which is the converted SAT 1 test score taken in substitution for the PSAT/NMSQT. They have up to eight months to retake this test several times.(after the October PSAT/NMSQT has been administered). This procedure includes calling or sending a letter to the National Merit Corporation (by March) stating that your child did not take the test and you want the extension/alternative testing time. (It is not necessary to give a reason why they missed the test). The National Merit Corporation will send you information showing future SAT test dates and tell you to use their code on the test (code 0085). The scores will then go directly to them. [The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (847)866-5100] Students will still be eligible for scholarships opportunities.</p>
<p>Clearly, there are some kids who are too sick to take the test, given only one wed/sat a year.</p>
<p>Contact the National Merit people immediately. This happens every year, and there is a way to deal with it. I hope your kid gets well soon.</p>