<p>As a sophomore I got a 162 on the PSAT. Standardized testing has never been my strong suit, as evidenced by the latter. I work extremely hard in school and I have a 4.0 unweighted GPA and I am number 6 in my class and participate in writing for various publications (I go to a private college prep. school that is very academically challenging). </p>
<p>Would it be possible to raise my PSAT score to at least a 190? At my school, we take the PSAT twice, so I will take it again as a junior. Moreover, what would be the best studying techniques to prepare for the SAT or PSAT? </p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
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Yes, I see 30 point jumps quite often on the PSAT from sophomore to junior year.
I’ll let other tackle your other question…</p>
<p>@ecoppola I’m kind of in the same position as you. I am going to be a sophomore next year and last year I got a 188 on my PSAT as a freshman (we take it 3 times). I’m not a very good test taker but I get good grades, 4.0 unweighted, number 1 in my class, but I’m really hoping to raise my PSAT to at least a 220 or 230. What I’m doing to prepare is I bought a few book over the summer on the PSAT and SAT. Make sure to get the blue book by the College Board. Another highly recommended one is the Black Book by Mike Barrett, which gives you a BUNCH of tricks to a higher score. Also, read as much as possible to expand your vocab and grammar will come a lot easier to you, increasing both your CR and W scores. Hope I helped :)</p>
<p>Thanks so much! :)</p>
<p>The PSAT isn’t that important. I only did it my junior year. I did 1 practice test one night, 1 the next night, and took the real one the next morning. I ended up one of the 8000 National Merit Scholars of 2012 out of the 1.5 million students who take that test. It’s relatively easy.</p>