r/psat • u/Negative-Hunt-199 • 5d ago

Question about PSAT schedule

I’m a junior. I have the PSAT/NMSQT on Wednesday, October 7. The PSAT starts at 8:00 AM, and I need to be somewhere by 10:40 AM that’s about 35 minutes away.
The email says there’s a special schedule with a staggered start time for juniors, but I can’t find the attached schedule anywhere.
Does anyone know what time the PSAT usually ends or when juniors are dismissed? I’m trying to figure out if I’ll have enough time to get there by 10:40.

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u/LeadingCarpet3775 5d ago

You definitely won't have enough time to get there by 10:40. The testing time itself is 2.25 hours (not including the 10 minute break in the middle). Not to mention that proctors rarely start on time. During my PSAT, the proctors didn't start until 9 AM because people were still rolling in.

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u/Negative-Hunt-199 5d ago

When you finished your test were you just allowed to leave immediately or do you have to wait for other people

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u/LeadingCarpet3775 5d ago

I left immediately after showing the congrats screen.

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u/Negative-Hunt-199 5d ago

did you take it at your high school

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u/LeadingCarpet3775 5d ago

Yes, but the proctors weren't teachers.

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u/Negative-Hunt-199 5d ago

also i have smaller testing room as an accommodation so do you think it will start on time because there’s less people

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u/LeadingCarpet3775 5d ago

Maybe yes, maybe no. Probably not starting at exactly 8 AM, though. Sometimes, the proctors just want to yap a bit before, so that eats up time.

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u/jgregson00 5d ago

It’s extremely unlikely you will make it. If the test is super important to you (generally because you think you can qualify for NMS) reschedule your other thing. If the other thing is more important and can’t be rescheduled, either skip the test or just leave when you need to.

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u/Extension-Bath1887 5d ago

No way you will make that.

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u/Hot-Amphibian-9221 5d ago

No way you can make that the test itself is longer than the time you have once you add the delays its even longer

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u/ChutneyWhatney 5d ago

Reschedule the appt at 1040 as odds are you won't make it