PSAT Calculator Policy

You are allowed to bring a calculator to the PSAT Test. The test-makers tell you, accurately, that you can solve every problem on the test without a calculator. But why would you want to add and divide when you have a machine to do the arithmetic for you? The key factor is to use the calculator efficiently and accurately.

Sometimes the calculator bogs you down in a string of numbers that a formula can slice through instantly. At other times, the calculator takes the place of simple but time-consuming arithmetic (long division, for example).

You should learn when a calculator will help and when it will hinder (act as an obstacle). Be sure you know the difference, and use your calculator only when it will help you.

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but so many people come in thinking that they can share calculators and end up either getting their tests cancelled, or having to take the test without a calculator.

Be sure that you know how to operate your calculator before you take the test. If you’ve bought or borrowed one recently, use it as needed when you work through practice math problems.

Make sure you have extra batteries for your calculator and you know how to use it. Don’t borrow your friend’s latest TI-x9921219 model if you only know how to use the most basic scientific one. It’s better to have what you know than try to figure out an advanced model during an exam.

The best calculator for this test is a scientific calculator, which can handle the basics (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing) and more advanced calculations such as square roots, fractions, and exponents.

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