<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>This is my first post but ive been watching the forums for a while. </p>
<p>Anyways, my question was, how accurate is the collegeboard pretest in assessing my ability to take the SAT? </p>
<p>I got a 2250 but was wondering if this test has been administered before. Really curious.</p>
<p>Thanks - questionsg</p>
<p>Hey questionsg,</p>
<p>I’m thinking that it would be best for you to just take another practice SAT. 2250 is certainly a really good score, and I understand that the SAT on the Collegeboard website is a real test, but in my experience scores can fluctuate pretty significantly between tests.</p>
<p>This is in part because once you get in the upper percentiles of scores, a single error can cause a ~40 point drop (in extreme cases.) For example, in my case, I find myself constantly being anywhere from 700 to 800 in CR. A 100 point change is pretty significant.</p>
<p>Also, if you take another SAT, you’ll have a better idea of where you can grow because you’ll begin to see patterns. I.e. if you notice you consistently have trouble with functions in the math section, you review SAT functions for 10 minutes.</p>
<p>Otherwise, if you don’t feel like taking another test, just be happy with 2250. In my opinion, it would be unlikely that you get below 2100 (barring any weirdness on test day). Congrats on the good score. :)</p>