SAT test preparation books sit on a shelf at a Barnes and Noble store June 27, 2002 in New York City. Getty Images Juniors across the United States will take the preliminary SAT/National Merit ...

On Wednesday Oct. 15, high school juniors and many sophomores will get their first taste of standardized testing for college when they take the PSAT/NMSQT. That’s a lot of letters. It stands for ...