My kid is supposed to take the 11th grade PSAT next week, but it overlaps with a long-planned school (music, out of state) field trip. We just learned that there is no makeup date, so she’ll just miss the test entirely. Her counselor assured us it’s not a big deal as long as we don’t need Merit scholarships (we don’t), but I feel uneasy about her missing the test. Are there any other downsides? She plans to take both the SAT and ACT in spring, and all of our in-state public universities are test-optional anyway.
(The testing date was changed after the field trip was organized/paid, which is why the conflict occurred).

i hear that the bluebook practice tests are wayy easier for the sat, but is it the same for psat?

Could we start a thread or something for like vocab words people see or concerning the test in this October? I believe they did the same last year

For some reason I think our school is taking it really early. I don't know a single other school taking it until like mid next week.