PSAT - Average improvement from Soph to Jr?

hannahmontana
Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:25:38 +0000

I improved by 35 points last year. it’s definitely possible to make a big improvement from sophomore to junior year, especially with a little focused prep.

Sophomore–>Junior year
CR: 64–>76
Math: 68–>80
Writing: 65–>76
Total: 197–>232

I read over all the SAT grammar rules and practice questions from the blue book for writing

For math I just practiced math sections from all the practice tests i could get my hands on and I made sure to go over every single answer to make sure I understood it, even if I had gotten it right.

And for CR, just practice and read as much as you can.

but overall, as people have said, most of the jump comes naturally.

And on test day, relax, get sleep the night before, eat a good breakfast, etc. I know this is repititive, but it’s so true and it makes a huge difference. I never got above a 215-220 range on my practice tests (most of my practice scores were lower), and i was expecting to barely make or not even make the cutoff in my state. but on test day i just calmed myself down and decided i would just do the best i could and not agonize over how much more i should have prepared. it ended well for me luckily:)

(unlike my SAT…unfortunately between getting psat scores in january and taking my SAT in march, my scores took a nosedive, probably due to overconfidence before the test, and extreme nervousness the day of along with like no sleep the night before. hope i do better this october.)

anyways, good luck!!