Ashraf Eassa

Personally, I think the PSAT is much, MUCH easier than the SAT. When I took a PSAT practice test, I scored in the 230's. On my SAT practice tests from the same book, I'm getting 2100-2200 range.

advantagious

PSAT to SAT comparisons are all over the place. Math wise, I got a 720 on my first SAT, a 70 on the PSAT, and a 780 on my next SAT. I made dumb mistakes on the PSAT math section. I got a slightly lower score on the CR section (30 points lower), and I got 50 points lower on the writing section--I only missed one or maybe two on the PSAT writing and I always missed 3 or 4 on the SAT WR multiple choice. Overall, though, I got exactly.the same.score on the PSAT and my next SAT (224--2240). Weird.

Ashraf Eassa

Yeah, I think that the critical reading and writing on the PSAT are a little easier than the SAT's, but the math on the PSAT is almost laughable...

I think, though, the PSAT might just seem easier because it's a fair bit shorter.

advantagious

^^I agree...length is the biggest factor. Even I, a consummate test-taker, thought that the SAT just went on..and on..and on. My advice is to not put too much stock into your PSAT scores as predictors, because anecdotally, I have not been able to see even a rough correlation. I mean...people usually score within 200 points of their PSAT score is the best correlation that I can find--and that is a totally worthless correlation!!

Ashraf Eassa

Haha, yeah, a correlation of two standard deviations is hardly reliable. I'm curious: from what you've seen, do SAT scores usually exceed PSAT scores by 200ish or fall short by that much?