Question about my PLAN/PSAT scores...

freshespresso
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:38:19 +0000

I took the PLAN and PSAT this fall, as a sophomore. I got a 1970 on the PSAT and a 32 on the PLAN. Just yesterday, I pulled up a conversion chart to see how they compared. I thought my scores would be pretty comparable, but it turns out a 32 on the PLAN/ACT converts to a 2130 SAT/PSAT.

Soo…what does this mean? Is the ACT easier than the SAT? Was it a fluke? Was I just having a better day the day I took the PLAN? And what does this entail for when I take the real SAT and ACT? If I also do significantly better on the ACT than SAT, can I just send that score in? Or do the majority of colleges want to see your SAT? More specifically, do colleges like Santa Clara, Pitzer, Whitman and University of Portland want SAT?

Thank you!!