Testing: PSAT; SAT; Pre-ACT; ACT

2025 PSAT/NMSQT

Saturday, October 18, 2025 

 The PSAT will be offered to 10th and 11th grade CB West students on Saturday, October 18. 

Testers should be in their exam room by 7:45am and arrange for pick-up around 10:45am.  

 

Be sure to bring a charged laptop with the Bluebook app already installed.   

College-bound 10th and 11th grade students are encouraged to take the PSAT to gain exposure to the SAT, an exam many colleges use when making admissions decisions. 11th grade students may also earn scores high enough to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Competition. For more information about the PSAT/NMSQT, you can visit the College Board website.     

The PSAT uses a digital format instead of paper & pencil. Students will be using their district laptops with a downloaded College Board app. The College Board has provided an info page to help everyone understand the digital format. The Bluebook app should be opened on your student’s Central Bucks laptop prior to exam day. Please fully charge your student’s laptop!   

The window for 10th & 11th grade families to register on My Payments Plus (MPP) is open from Friday, August 8th until Sunday, September 21st at 11:59pm. The PSAT Exam costs $30 per student. Seats for this exam will not be sold after the registration window closes. 

 

Please take note of the following registration tips: 

• If this is the first time you are using MPP for any of your students, then you'll need to create a new account. 

• If you created an account for use with an older sibling, then you’ll need to add the new student to your already existing account. 

• You will need your student's school ID to create a new MPP account, or to add a new student to an existing account. 

• There is a “forget your username or password” button if needed, but you should not create a new account if you forget the login information. 

• You will only see the “PSAT at West” activity after your student is added to your MPP account. 

If your student plans on using accommodations associated with a 504/IEP, the appropriate paperwork must be submitted to the College Board. Please contact your 504/IEP Case Manager regarding your student’s testing status. 

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College Entrance Exams (SAT/ACT) 

• During 10th grade, students should plan on taking the PSAT in October as practice for the SAT and the PreACT in March as practice for the ACT. 
   
• During 11th grade, students should take the PSAT in October and then either the SAT or ACT after they have completed Algebra 2. This will ensure they have learned the Math content that will be in these exams. Students should take same exam twice (SAT twice or ACT twice) to have an opportunity to get the highest set of scores possible.    
   
• Students will need to create their own accounts for the SAT and/or the ACT. Students must save their login information (username and password) for these accounts.  No one at CB West will have access to these student accounts, and students will need to access these accounts frequently in order to register for future tests, check scores, and send scores to colleges.
   
• When creating accounts and registering for the SAT/ACT, students should use a personal email account (Gmail, Yahoo, Bing, etc.), and NOT their CBSD school email account. You may need access to these accounts after you graduate, when your CB email will be deactivated.  You will get important information and notifications about your tests sent to this email address, so it should be one that you check frequently.  This should not be a parent email address.  
   
• Students must enter the CB West CEEB Code: 391-045 during online registration for the SAT and ACT in order to have their scores sent to CB West. 

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SAT

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Free Online SAT/ACT Practice

College Board's SAT Practice page

• Khan Academy, downloadable paper SAT exams, and digital SAT practice.

ePrep (CB West)

• The Central Bucks School District offers a standardized testing prep system, ePrep, to all its students. This free web-based program helps students prepare for the PSAT, SAT and ACT. There are practice tests, test-taking tips, and instructional videos that explain how to do the problem(s) that may have been answered incorrectly during the practice session. Go to www.eprep.com and set up your student account using your CBSD email.
  • Senior Pwd:  West2026
  • Junior Pwd:  West2027
  • Soph Pwd:  West2028