SAT & ACT Information

PSAT Information and Prep

Bothell High School will be administering the PSAT to Grade 11 students only this year. The PSAT will be administered on October 6 and October 13.

All Juniors are automatically enrolled in the PSAT. To opt out of the PSAT for your student, complete the PSAT Opt-Out Form below by September 23: CLICK HERE. Only complete this form if your student is opting out of the PSAT.

More information will be sent soon regarding students’ assigned testing date and time.

A note regarding Grade 10 students: In previous years, Northshore School District allowed Grade 10 students to sign up to take the PSAT. The district is not offering the PSAT to Grade 10 students this year, so there will not be a registration option for sophomores.

College Board Practice Resources: CLICK HERE

Requesting Accommodations: IEP/504 accommodation requests must be completed through CollegeBoard at www.collegeboard.org. It is important to note that testing accommodations for the PSAT are limited to 1) providing additional time for completing the test and 2) taking the PSAT in a smaller group setting. Students on an IEP or 504 Plan can take the PSAT without accommodations, since it is a low stakes test. This gives students an opportunity to assess whether or not they will need accommodations when taking the SAT for college admissions. Review the Requesting Accommodations through the School link for more information. Accommodations can take up to seven (7) weeks to process.

For accommodations, please reach out to Jim Sanders at jsanders@nsd.org.

BHS Fall SAT Information

The Bothell High School SAT Day is on Thursday, 22 October in the Bothell Library. Register for the SAT at www.TotalRegistration.net/SAT/480100

Registration ends on Thursday, 15 October 2026 or until space is full. Space is limited to 55 registrants. Priority is given to Seniors who need SAT scores for Fall college applications.

Cost of exam: $65.00.

Other SAT Exam Opportunities

SAT exams are also administered several times per year at other locations outside of the Northshore School District (usually on a Saturday). Students will need to establish a College Board account before they can register for these tests. It is important the student registers with their own account, not a parent's account. Creating an account takes about 30 minutes. This is the same account you will use if you are registering for an AP test. These tests fill up quickly so we recommend that if you want to test at a convenient location that you sign up for the SAT early. Otherwise, you might end up taking the test at a location farther away.

Registration and further information about the SAT can be found at www.sat.collegeboard.org. Or by contacting your student's counselor.

DATES TO NOTE:

Fall SAT at Bothell High School: Thursday, October 22nd
PSAT: October 6th & 13th (students will be notified of their exact test date)

Choosing To Test

With quarantine and the move to online learning in 2020, and the cancellation of standardized tests, many colleges and universities rethought admissions criteria. As of Spring 2022, all of Washington's public universities are at least test optional - meaning SAT or ACT scores are not required for admission - and Washington's private, not for profit colleges are as well. Below is a video that discusses how to decide to test and which test to take.

For more detailed information about applications being test optional, please see Test Optional Information from Washington Student Achievement Council.

For a list of out of state colleges/universities that are test optional please visit fairtest.org.

If you do decide to take the SAT or ACT, Bothell's CEEB Code is 480100. You will need this number when registering for either test.

Requesting College Board Accommodations

Register for the SAT

SAT exams are administered several times per year at locations outside of the Northshore School District. Students will need to establish a College Board account before they can register for these tests. It is important that the student registers with their own account, not a parent's account. Creating an account takes about 30 minutes. This is the same account that you will use if you are registering for an AP test.

With a College Board account, you can register for the SAT, and access/print your SAT Admission Ticket. You can also access your SAT scores online, and send them to colleges. Additionally, an account lets you manage your personal college list, save your scholarship searches, compare costs at colleges that interest you, and more.

As these tests fill up quickly, we recommend that if you want to test at a convenient location that you sign up for the SAT early. Otherwise you might end up taking the test at a location further away.

Further information on the SAT can be found at www.sat.collegeboard.org

If you think you qualify for an SAT Fee Waiver, please go to the CollegeBoard Fee Waiver link, log into your CollegeBoard account and submit the fee waiver request form found at that link.

Register for the ACT

PSAT Information

PSAT School Day Exam Registration Information

Registration for PSAT (for 10^th graders only), visit RegiSmart portal to create an account and scroll to Bothell High School to register for either the SAT School Day exam or the PSAT (if they are a 10th grader). NOTE: all Juniors take the PSAT so they do not need to register as we do a bulk registration upload for all juniors.

Cost of PSAT is $20.00. Bothell students register for the BHS exam dates only (do not register to attend another school's exam).

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