<p>I think it’s a good idea to take the Oct SAT which is about a week or so before the PSAT… </p>
<p>It gives the student real time “practice” to see if he’s pacing himself correctly or if he’s running out of time.</p>
<p>And, between now and then, have him do a couple of test sections each weekend. I used to give my kids matinee tix for doing practice tests…one for the kid and one for a friend. It worked. lol And…the good thing is that after the child sees that practice makes for better scores, they start doing it without any incentive.</p>