Preliminary SAT / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying test is sponsored by The College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). The test serves as firsthand practice to the SAT Reasoning Test. It also serves a chance to enter the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NSMC). The test itself measures your reading, writing and math problem solving skills. The test quizzes you on material you have learned in class throughout your years in school.

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The SAT Reasoning test measures the thinking skills you'll need for academic success in college. It measures how well your analyze and solve problems. The skills you have learned in school will be put to test here. Each Section is scored from 200-800, with two sub scores for multiple choice and essay questions. It is administered seven times a year in the U.S. and U.S. territories. The test itself includes a Reading, Math, and Writing section.

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The General Educational Development Testing Service tests you in hopes of receiving a diploma equivalent to a high school diploma. It can be essential in getting a better job, continuing your education on a college level. You can take the test almost anywhere in the U.S. with their being over 2800 locations throughout. Their are centers to help prepare you for the test, as well as special arrangements to be administered for documented disabilities. The test measures your academic skills against traditional high school graduates.

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The ACT, formerly the American College Testing Program or American College Test, is a college-entrance achievement test that emerged in 1959 as a competitor to the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test, now the SAT. Mirroring the changes undergone by the SAT in 2005, the ACT started offering a writing test in February, 2005. Almost every college accepts and treats the ACT and SAT equally.

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