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How to Take the PSAT in Bogota, Colombia

The PSAT/NMSQT is a standardized test designed to give students first-hand practice for the SAT test. The SAT is is taken near the end of a student's high school career, and covers reading, writing and math. Many colleges review students' SAT results during the application process and when determining financial aid. The PSAT is generally taken in 11th grade or earlier. Students can use results from the PSAT to determine their strengths and weaknesses, and to shape their coursework for the rest of their high school career. More than 62,000 international students took the PSAT in 2009.

Instructions

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  Contact a local school that is already registered to administer the PSAT, or find a school that will register. The PSAT is administered in October, and schools have through the spring and fall to register to administer the test. As of 2011, the two schools in Bogota registered to administer the PSAT are Colegio Albania and Colegio Gran Bretana.
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  Sign up for the test and pay the $13 fee. The school coordinating the PSAT will have the appropriate forms for you and assist you with any questions you have. If you are a U.S. student temporarily out of the country, you will need to provide information about your school in the U.S. Your scores will be mailed to your U.S. school.
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  Receive the Official Student Guide to the PSAT, and use the full-length practice test to prepare for the exam.
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  Take the test at the local school coordinating your PSAT. In 2011, the PSAT will be administered Oct. 12 or 15. The school administering the test chooses which of the two dates it will use.
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  Review your results, which are released in November. Use your scores to prepare the SAT.

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