S1 took the PSAT with no prep at all and nearly made the CA semi-final cut-off. But I had in my mind the PSAT of the 70s/80s when in my recollection it was just prep for the SAT. So I wasn’t concerned with his studying for it per se. But later on at the awards presentations and so forth I realized there can actually be money in the form of scholarships associated with PSAT performance. So this time around (today) S2 is better prepared with a practice test and at least a few hours or review. He did great on the practice so hopefully the real thing goes as well.