How soon could we receive PSAT results?

Paying for College
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<p>I know that the results are sent out through the HSs in December and that it’s up to the HSs as to when they distribute them. But I’m wondering if there are any online options or strategies (e.g., see if the HS administration can inquire on your behalf?) that could enable the student to get their score earlier than that. We have a fair idea of what scores would likely exceed our state’s cutoff, and if we felt confident that our S would reach semifinalist status, we might plan a visit for early January to a couple of campuses that offer big NMF scholarships. But if we knew that NMF was unlikely, we wouldn’t invest the expense or time to fly out for the visits.</p>

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<p>I don’t think there is any “early” way other than going to the school and asking to be told the score as soon as THEY receive the score sheets. They should be getting them soon.</p>

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<p>You might not be able to get them very soon. D’s high school held them for more than a month on the grounds that the counselor’s were too busy getting seniors set on college applications.</p>

<p>My annoyance was (and is) with the College Board – there is no reason that the scores should not be available on-line, or mailed from CB directly to the student since in most cases, it is the family that paid for the test. The school is welcome to have meetings to discuss/explain/plan based on the results, but the scores should not be held hostage until – at some schools – January. Direct release would even be a good way to get kids linked into resources like the SAT question of the day.</p>

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<p>Unless there is a significant change in procedure this year, there is no early online or phone call option to receive PSAT scores. At our HS, like many, the GC’s have the scores several weeks before they are distributed but they hold the results until the GC’s can meet with the juniors in group sessions. You might put in a phone call to your GC and see if they will release them to you early because of your travel plans. I think schools start receiving PSAT results sometime in the second half of November.</p>