<p>Hi, I applied to take part at a gifted summer program this summer. Anyway I got the practice test a few days ago; so today i filled it out and here are my results</p>
<p>Critical Reading: 74
Math: 56
Writing Skills: 75</p>
<p>Total: 205</p>
<p>Anyway the lower math score makes sense as english is something you can pick up as you go along and as I am in first year of secondary school in ireland which is 7th grade here an the way the curriculum is there we haven’t covered all of algebra and some other things. </p>
<p>So what percentile would i be in and what do you suggest i do to be prepared for the math test, i.e. what should i look over etc?</p>
<p>If you can get a 205 on the real PSAT, you’ll certainly be in the 99th percentile for 13-year-olds. Note that 205 is the lower boundary for qualifying to be a National Merit semifinalist in several US states. (AKA, that’s pretty good.)</p>
<p>For the math test, it’s not really filled with concepts for which you can cram in a week or two. Review geometry (maybe basic trig and angle theorems such as those [here](<a href=“http://www.wyzant.com/Help/Math/Geometry/Lines_and_Angles/Angle_Theorems.aspx]here[/url]”>http://www.wyzant.com/Help/Math/Geometry/Lines_and_Angles/Angle_Theorems.aspx)</a>). Also know formulas for areas of basic shapes (quadrilaterals, circles, triangles).</p>
<p>Review basic algebraic concepts: variable manipulation, how functions work, etc. Know how to read the graph of a line. Know how percents/fractions/ratios work, etc.</p>
<p>thanks! 99th percentile, if i can repeat that or if i do drop by only one or two percentiles i can get in, the gifted program accepts everyone over 95th but i would like to improve my math as indicated in my username i love physics and hope to study theoretical particle physics or maybe experimental in college and they are really maths intensive</p>