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@jennieling: I think we might have a reading comprehension issue here. Actually, I’m reassuring the students who barely missed the NMSF cut-off that they’ll do well in the college admissions process…not that they’ll have a good chance at getting into a top-tier college. Assuming that students will perform similarly on both the PSAT and SAT tests, a student who barely misses the NMSF cut-off score will probably score in the 2000-2200 range on the SAT. That’s a solid score…and assumes no additional test prep work (between the taking of the PSAT and that of the SAT). With formal/informal test prep, it’s certainly possible to bump up the SAT score higher than that. Of course, we are just talking about standardized test scores…which are not even the most important dimension of a student’s application from the point of view of a college admissions committee.
Hmmm. Well, I never wrote that. Perhaps you meant to write the following:
“And how can you assume that a kid who has a low score on the PSAT will have a high score on the SAT?”
Even with the revised sentence above, the fact remains that I never wrote that. There’s a difference between “a low score on the PSAT” and barely missing the NMSF score cut-off in a student’s state of residence (or whatever NMSQT pool he/she is in).
For the record, I don’t understand the logic underlying your post either. I hope I was able to clarify a few things in this post. Have a great day!</p>