Encourage your student to use the library to explore different types of careers and career requirements. Encourage your student to read widely to explore and develop interests as well as to improve study habits. Encourage your student to volunteer in a community service. Grade 10 Encourage your student to learn more about advanced place- ment classes that can be taken in the junior or senior year. Your student can take the PSAT in Grades 10 or 11.
Students can also compare scores with other college-bound students.
When taken in the junior year, the PSAT is used to qualify for National Merit scholarships. Students usually take the tests in the fall and spring of their junior year or fall of their senior year. Attend a job or college fair with your student. Each year, the Minnesota Association for College Admission Counseling holds 28 information fairs at sites throughout Minnesota in the fall and spring. Find a mentor or other enrichment program to build your student s interests and aptitudes and encourage your student to volunteer.