The Broadview

Grades 9-11 to take PSAT

School offers Jan. 26 test date after COVID-19 restrictions forced limits on October test attendance

Makenna Kramer, Reporter • January 25, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE Underclassmen and juniors who couldn’t take the PSAT in October have the option to take the test on Tuesday. Although test-takers cannot submit PSAT scores to colleges, the school...

Juniors struggle to find COVID-19 tests in preparation for the PSAT

Department of Public Health approves standardized testing

Madeline Thiara, Senior Reporter • October 8, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Juniors who plan on taking the PSAT on campus on Oct. 14 are required to have a negative COVID-19 test within two weeks of the standardized testing date, however they are struggling to find...

Students prepare for standardized testing

Alina Kushner, Reporter • October 10, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE With the Preliminary SAT exam approaching on Oct. 16, students were able to attend review sessions to discuss helpful strategies and tips with teachers to prepare for the exam. The meetings...

PSAT meeting teaches testing techniques

Adele Bonomi, Senior Reporter • October 5, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Juniors gathered in room 305 today to discuss study strategies and do practice problems for the Practice Scholastic Aptitude Test in preparation for the upcoming exam on Oct. 10. The...

Institutions open doors

Optional tests offer more student access to universities, colleges

Laura Mogannam, Managing Editor • September 27, 2018

Preparing for and taking standardized tests can cost an applicant’s family hundreds to thousands of dollars and dozens of hours, only for a student to receive a score that an admissions representative...

PSAT memes become tradition

Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief • October 12, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE After sitting through more than three hours of the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test yesterday, some students rushed to their phones to check the test memes, which have become a trend...

Seniors commended for success

National Merit Scholarship Corporation recognizes six students for their outstanding PSAT results.

India Thieriot, Assistant Copy Editor • October 26, 2015

The sound of clapping filled Syufy Theatre as students supported a few of their senior peers in a commendation of academic excellence. After taking the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) last...

PSAT enables viral Internet craze

Neely Metz, Copy Editor • October 16, 2015

Although students completed the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test yesterday, people who took the PSAT created a new internet sensation consisting of memes based on elements from the standardized test....

PSAT brings standardized testing to school

Students take standardized test in preparation for SAT.

Grace Ainslie, Senior Reporter • October 14, 2015

Freshmen, sophomores and juniors entered their assigned rooms with only a calculator and pencil this morning to take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test. “It was hard because I didn’t know...

College counseling elective begins for juniors

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief • January 6, 2015

Juniors gathered in the Mother Williams Library with their ipads this morning for their first college counseling elective. “As juniors, it’s time to think about where you want to go and...