How accurately does the PSAT score depict your SAT score?

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<p>Junior PSAT: 240
March SAT: expecting anywhere from 2340-2400</p>

<p>The scale on the PSAT is generally harsher than the SAT, but the hardest questions are generally a little easier than the SAT (the median questions are about the same though), so it’s a test that really rewards being careful. If you check over your work (esp. on math), it’s not too hard to do well.</p>

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<p>This “crude rule of thumb” isn’t really according to the College Board, which has published data showing much more modest increases (about 20 points in each section on average) for juniors taking the PSAT and a spring SAT.</p>

<p>Although increases from sophomore PSAT to junior PSAT are on average more significant (30-40 points more per section on the SAT scale), most students don’t take the sophomore PSAT so it is hard to extrapolate.</p>

<p>See pages 5-6 of [this</a> College Board link](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/understanding-psat-nmsqt-scores.pdf]this”>Understanding PSAT/NMSQT Scores - SAT Suite).</p>

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<p>Depends how much you study before tests. I personally had a lot more trouble with the SAT.</p>

<p>Soph PSAT with no studying or caring - 198
Junior PSAT with minimal studying but lots of caring - 218
May 2010 SAT with a good amount of studying - 2110
Oct 2010 SAT with a bit more studying - 2300</p>

<p>Yeah I don’t know what happened b/w May and Oct but I’m not complaining. XD</p>

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<p>Soph PSAT: 206
Junior PSAT: 227
November SAT: 2280
January SAT: 2300 (That CR Section!)</p>

<p>PSAT and SAT = very close match</p>

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<p>October Junior PSAT : 188
December Junior SAT : 2090
only two months and i got 210 points on it (I did prep during that period)</p>

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<p>I don’t want to generalize too much but overall, if you did well on PSAT, that’s awesome. likely you will get a higher score. But the funny thing is even if you didn’t do well on psat, people seem to get high score on sat.
t I think PSAT should only encourage you to study harder for higher score ^^</p>

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<p>it is fairly accurate—if you do not study for the SAT at all after you take the PSAT</p>

<p>the reason why most PSAT scores end up not being near a student’s actual SAT score is because that student will study and prepare a lot more before taking the real SAT. but yes, all other things remaining equal, assuming that you do not prepare anymore for the actual SAT than you did for the PSAT, it is an accurate exam</p>

<p>soph PSAT- 179
junior PSAT- ~180
junior SAT attempt #1- 1990
junior SAT attempt #2- 2100
junior SAT attempt #3- 2150</p>

<p>keep studying and taking practice tests, the only thing that will raise your score is consistency and practice. familiarize yourself with the types of questions, the SAT is not really that difficult to master and anyone is capable of scoring a 2000+. i could take a kid with a 1.2 GPA and train them for a few weeks by giving them several practice exams and making them correct and learn from their mistakes from those exams, and they could score very high</p>