Junior year

To be considered for the National Merit Scholarship Competition, students must take the PSAT as a junior. All MHS juniors are encouraged to take the PSAT on January 26, 2021, during hours 1-3. This is an excused absence.

Students who qualify as National Merit Semifinalists are notified during September of their senior year, about one year after taking the PSAT/NMSQT. National Merit Semifinalists are highly sought college recruits. In addition to National Merit Scholarships, many colleges and universities offer their own significant scholarships that can amount to thousands of dollars each year, half-tuition, etc.

Registration has closed.

test prep opportunities for juniors

Sophomore year

Sophomore registration is now closed. The PSAT test for 10^th graders at Minnetonka High School will take place on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 as a practice test before junior year. (The PSAT test taken during sophomore year is NOT considered for entry in the National Merit Scholarship Competition.)

The deadline to register was February 19, 2021.  Late registrants will not be admitted.  There will be no walk-in students allowed on the day of the test. 

*NOTE: if you already registered for the PSAT in January, you did not need to re-register.  Further information will come via email as we get closer to the test date.

National ACT Test Information

Minnetonka High School will be offering the National ACT exam to students on the following dates:

Register for the National ACT

State ACT Test Information

Minnetonka High School will be offering the State ACT exam to 11th grade students on April 6, 2021 during the regular school day.

1. This exam is optional. Juniors choosing not to take the exam are excused from school on this day.
2. MHS is offering the ACT without writing exam. Students will need to pay $55 to take the exam (the standard price for an ACT exam without writing).
3. There are many additional test dates offered by ACT. Please go to ACT.org to view additional test dates (including registration information for these dates). 

NOTE: Registration for the State ACT on April 6, 2021 has closed. 

If you prefer to pay by check or cash, please bring a completed form with your payment to the MHS bursar.
 
Fee waiver requests for the April 6 ACT exam should be directed to Kristen Turnblad: Kristen.Turnblad@minnetonkaschools.org (available for students who qualify for free and reduced lunch).
 
Please contact your student’s counselor or Jennifer Smasal, Jennifer.Smasal@minnetonkaschools.org, with any questions.

Exclusively for sophomores, the Pre-ACT will take place on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 simultaneously with the juniors’ ACT. 

No registration is required, and student attendance will be marked in traditional fashion.  Sophomores who attend school on April 6 will be required to take the exam.  This exam will help provide for students a raw test score, which will show them areas of potential strengths and weaknesses toward the ACT.  This exam is free.  There will be no makeup day for this exam. 

2021 ACT Test Prep Information

ACT Prep: Free

• ACT Online Guide (PDF)

ACT Prep: Fee-Based

*There are many fee-based ACT test prep/tutoring options available.  The following are links to a sampling of local service providers, none of which are endorsed by MHS.

• TwoMinuteTeacher.com
• Kaplan SAT/ACT Prep 
• The Princeton Review
• ACT Online Prep 

REGISTER FOR THE SAT

MCAs are mandated by the state of Minnesota. They help schools and districts measure student progress toward the state’s academic standards.

WIDA FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELL)

WIDA is a federally mandated test to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English language proficiency.

PISA

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) publishes the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), an assessment that aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics, and science. Students are randomly selected by OECD for the PISA test administration.

AP/IB Exam Registration will be open through October 31, 2020.

• AP Exam Registration for May 2021 Exam
• IB Exam Registration for May 2021 Exam

Minnetonka High School maintains a Google Drive folder with current AP & IB Exam Information.