Advice and tips for (P)SAT & ACT.

DJCURRYBEATS19
Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:59:37 +0000

The PSAT to me was MUCH easier than the SAT, but the format is pretty much the same. The difference between the SAT and ACT is that the SAT usually contains more trick answers and questions, while the ACT is pure “how fast can you do this many problems?”. The ACT questions are usually easier, but you have to do more of them in a shorter amount of time. I’d encourage you to take a practice test every other week, while spending a productive (no phone breaks) 1-2 hours per day studying certain parts of the SAT. If you prepare for the SAT, you’ll be prepared for the PSAT; it is just an easier version of the SAT. However, on the other side, if you focus studying on PSAT material, you won’t have studied the difficulty of questions that you’ll see on the SAT. Use Khan Academy, Barron’s, Princeton Review or the College Board books to study for the tests. If you feel prepared for the SAT, you’ll be really prepared for the PSAT. I spent all summer last year studying for the SAT, and scored a 1500+ SAT first time and a perfect PSAT a couple days later, without specifically studying for the PSAT. GL!