<p>Bear with me.</p>
<p>Juniors take the PSAT in October of their junior year. But then seniors qualify for NM semi-finalist. Is that based on their junior scores or do kids have to re-take the PSAT as seniors in order to compete in NM?</p>
<p>no, it's based on the PSAT taken in October of the junior year. After the junior year, no more PSAT :)</p>
<p>It's based on your junior PSAT scores.</p>
<p>And there are no stupid questions. I learn something on here every day!</p>
<p>OK -- got it! Thanks all.</p>
<p>Yes. It's a very long drawn-out process between the Junior year tests and finally being selected semi and then Finalist. Blech.</p>
<p>Seniors don't have to take the PSATs again, but if they haven't taken the SAT for some reason that's a requirement for the National Merit Scholarship. Your scores don't have to be as high as your PSATs, but they do have to be in the same range.</p>