On the official 2019 stats/ec decisions thread, it said ssat/isee/psat… I haven’t really seen the psat before as an option for boarding school apps, instead of taking the ssat could I take the psat? I live in a rural(ish) area where I can’t take the ssat (I had to take a train to take it and had to take it while on vacation), however, miraculously I can take the psat where I live. So instead could I take that?
Usually, the PSAT option is for kids applying as an upperclassman. If you are applying for 11th grade, you can take it.
If you will be applying for 9th or 10th, most schools specify the SSAT. You will have to look at the schools on your list to see if you have flexibility, but unless you are applying as an upperclassman, you probably will need to take another road trip.
exactly what @gardenstategal said and yeah if you are applying as an underclassman I recommend the SSAT as it is better suited for what you’ve learned at the middle school level.