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Rondout Valley High School senior Hudson Paley was named a commended student in the National Merit Scholarship Program. The recognition was based on Paley’s performance on the Preliminary SAT/National ...

PEABODY — Bishop Fenwick senior Madisen Baker, of Beverly, was recognized as a National Merit Commended Scholar for being in the top 3% of scorers on the PSAT/NMSQT exam. This puts Baker among the top ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2025 SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report shows that more than 2 million students in the high school class of 2025 took the SAT ® at least once, up from ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The PSAT NMSQT, a critical test for high school students, will be administered to 10th and 11th-graders across the country this October. The PSAT NMSQT, which stands for ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Four Traverse City Area Public Schools students have been named semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Per a Sept. 23 news release, Central High School ...

Which PSAT prep book is best? No one likes taking tests, especially tests as difficult and important as the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test. This test both prepares students for the actual SAT ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Eight Broward County Public School seniors are being recognized for their hard work. According to a media release, the exceptional students were selected from a highly ...

Three local students were National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners. Alisha A. Chandra, of Baylor School said her probable field of study will be law (intellectual property), Nishanth Reddy Basava, ...

THOMASVILLE- Thomas County Central Senior Dylan Thompson has been named a National Merit Finalist, marking the first time in 13 years a student from TCC has achieved this level of recognition. This ...