My College QuickStart Resources
With My College QuickStart, you can help your students look past their PSAT/NMSQT® scores toward their future. Check out these time-saving tools for counselors, students, and parents.
Try out a demo account
See and experience My College QuickStart firsthand using a demonstration account. To log in:
- Go to the Summary of Answers and Skills (SOAS) reports homepage.
- Sign in with your SOAS access code, which is printed on your school's Roster of Student Scores and Plans.
- Click on MCQS Demo Wednesday Test or MCQS Demo Saturday Test under Resources on the right side of the page.
Download resources
General reference
- Implementation Guide (.pdf/559K)
Shares best practices for encouraging student use - Quick Reference Sheet (.pdf/424K)
Helps students learn how to use My College QuickStart - Guided Tour
PDF version (.pdf/1.77M)
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt/4.25M)
Previews My College QuickStart
How-to guides on getting connected
- Creating a Free collegeboard.com Student Account (.pdf/1M)
Walks students through creating the collegeboard.com accounts they need to access My College QuickStart - Connecting with an Access Code (.pdf/1.2M)
Walks students through setting up My College QuickStart accounts using the unique access code printed on their official paper score reports - Connecting without an Access Code (.pdf/1.3M)
Walks students through setting up My College QuickStart accounts without the unique access code printed on their official paper score reports
Lesson plans
- My Online Score Report (High School) (.pdf/1M)
Helps high school students review missed and omitted test questions - My Online Score Report (Middle School) (.pdf/792K)
Helps middle school students review missed and omitted test questions - My SAT Study Plan™ (.pdf/846K)
Helps high school students understand how to begin preparing for the SAT - Warm Up for the SAT Essay (.pdf/1.2M)
Helps high school students get to know the essay section of the SAT - My College Matches (.pdf/807K)
Guides students as they explore match results and use additional criteria to search for other colleges - My Majors (.pdf/488K)
Helps students learn more about a chosen major, determine education goals, and decide how they can prepare for those goals today - My Careers (.pdf/521K)
Helps students identify careers that may be suited to their personality type and set career goals - ORA Personality Profiler (.pdf/463K)
Familiarizes students with self-exploration and personality typing, and relates those concepts to goal setting
Parent communications
- Letter Template (.doc/35K)
Introduces My College QuickStart - Text for Newsletters (.pdf/20K)
Provides a blurb for newsletters and email messages - Parental/Guardian Consent Form
For students under 13 years of age
English (.doc/43K)
Spanish (.doc/43K)