<p>80% Math
I thought this was pretty good for a freshman
40% Grammar
>Language arts hasnt always been my strong suit but im getting a tutor
50% language arts</p>
<p>SAT is not scored in percentages. You have a raw score that is then converted to a number between 200 and 800 for each section. Anyway you are not even freshman, at the earliest worry about it towards the end of sophomore year.</p>
<p>trying to think ahead
it is in all honestly
the most important test of the first 20 years of your life</p>
<p>A 170 is a good PSAT score for a freshman, just keep on keepin’ on, and ride around and get it a little bit too. </p>
<p>Stay hungry. Stay foolish.</p>
<p>Except the SAT is so much less important then people realize. Yes you want to get a good score but more and more schools are placing less value on it (as seen with the rise in test-optional schools).</p>
<p>“it is in all honestly
the most important test of the first 20 years of your life”</p>
<p>Please do not let yourself be sucked into that notion. The ACT and SAT are tools used by colleges to help select their incoming classes, and tools used by the private companies that write those exams to collect private information from teenagers that can be sold at a profit to colleges.</p>
<p>In addition to every open admission community college and 4-year institution out there, many other colleges and universities do not require an ACT or SAT general exam at all, or only require one in specific situations. For a current list see [The</a> National Center for Fair & Open Testing | FairTest](<a href=“http://www.fairtest.org%5DThe”>http://www.fairtest.org)</p>
<p>If your financial situation is limited, and your grades are excellent, then a very good ACT or SAT score can make a big difference in the amount of scholarship money you can land. Read up on that in the threads on guaranteed merit aid in the Financial Aid Forum.</p>
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<p>This would be true…if only it were true.</p>
<p>ArtsyGirl and happymom are completely correct about the importance of the SAT. It matters. But it isn’t everything. It matters less than your high-school transcript, for one thing.</p>
<p>“SAT score can make a big difference in the amount of scholarship money”</p>
<p>Ding Ding Ding
thats the sentence im talking about
thats a really big deal to me</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>And i know it isnt everythhing (gpa/essaye ect) but it is still very important</p>
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<p>Read through those, see what ACT or SAT score range you need to be in, and work toward that. But keep your GPA up. It is the single most important factor in admissions. ECs are less important. Many big public Us don’t care about ECs at all.</p>
<p>Also, the SAT is going to change for your year, so you can’t prep much until the new SAT is released. Keep in mind, you may also be better at ACT so it’s worth trying that too. An SAT score over 2000 is considered fine for most high level state schools and second tiers. Anything above a 2250 with a 1500+ CR/M is fine for most ivies and equivalents (sans MIT and Caltech, which’ll both require a near perfect score). What is MOST important is doing well in rigorous courses in high school, keeping your GPA up. That’s your first concern. For publics your ECs won’t really matter, but for ivies where everyone has the stats they will. Find your passion, and start NOW with volunteering and cultivating diverse ECs that show passion, drive, and leadership. Doing them for four years will help show that motivation. </p>
<p>Lastly, I’m agreeing with everyone else that yes the SAT matters. But it’s not the only thing used in admissions. Schools want smart, talented, driven, passionate, outgoing leaders. They want kids who will make a difference and contribute not only to their campus, but to the world. If doing well on the SAT means you have nothing else going for you, you’ll get plenty of rejection letters. A perfect score isn’t an ivy ticket, and a lower score doesn’t mean automatic rejection. Find your passion, do what you love, and it’ll show in your app. You’ll be happy wherever you end up, don’t get too stressed out and allow yourself a little fun in high school. Good luck.</p>
<p>Not sure how healthy it is for an 8th-grader to be actively participating on CC forums. His/her focus should be on getting the most out of the next phase of education – the high school experience.</p>
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The SAT has gone through a few face-lifts over the years. Students who perform well on the current SAT will do well even after the test is revised. Practicing for the current SAT format will almost certainly help a student do well on the next-generation SAT since only a small portion of the test will be changed.</p>
<p>Based on recent comments made by David Coleman (new head of the College Board), there will probably be a change to the SAT Writing section in 2-3 years. Coleman has intimated that he’d like to add source material for students to analyze in the Writing section. Others have speculated that the essay will be de-emphasized or changed to be a more accurate reflection of college-level writing. Not a big deal either way. As it has done previously, the College Board will provide concordance charts so that students/parents/guidance counselors/admissions officers can compare “old” SAT scores to “new” SAT scores. We can all expect the format of the PSAT to reflect the new changes one year prior to SAT implementation. If the changes on the “new” SAT are deemed good/positive/helpful, then we can expect similar changes to the ACT. And so the cycle continues…</p>
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<p>The more I think about this, the less it rings true for me. Upon some reflection, I think that for most people (in America and outside the borough of Manhattan, at least), “the most important test of the first 20 years of your life” is the road test for your driver’s license.</p>
<p>I could have a life quite comparable to the one I have now if I’d gone to Macalaster or the University of Missouri instead of Harvard. I don’t think the same would be true if I couldn’t drive.</p>
<p>I meant like academic test @sikorsky
not every single examination (just like history tests, french tests, ogt ect.)
i didnt mean anything of the sort of a driving test</p>
<p>P.S.
i bet there are plenty of freshman on CC forums, probably younger too</p>
<p>I know what you meant. I am merely trying to emphasize that these academic tests are ultimately way less important than you’re making them out to be.</p>
<p>The point guy1234 is that you should be enjoying yourself a little. Goals are great, and I’m glad you’re looking ahead. But if you’re always preparing for the future, you never enjoy the present. Now is the time to make friends, find passions, learn, explore, and figure out who you are. These things, as “soft” as they may be, are going to be just as important in life as getting into a good college (if not more). There are over 3,000 colleges in the US alone. You can get a great education at most of them. Your SAT score may seem like life or death today, but in the long run you’ll be happy wherever you go as long as you follow what YOU want to do. Regardless of the atmosphere you can pick up on CC, you don’t have to go to HYPSM or another ivy to get an education although they are obviously fantastic schools. If you’re motivated, curious, and willing to learn, you can succeed wherever you end up. As an example from my life, I want to be a scientist. I’ll look at the resume’s of extremely successful people in my field. Some went to HYP, some went to a CSU, some went to small private schools I’ve never heard of. All ended up being in the top of their field. Just something to think about.</p>