Sophomore PSAT 215

3scoutsmom
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 04:43:17 +0000

The new PSAT is totally different - not tougher, just not the same. No one knows what the cut offs will be. Not sure why you didn’t make it clear in your first post that these were ‘practice tests’ and that he had taken a new practice test too, but my advice still stands, use free and local/low cost prep first and then, if needed, pay for more expensive prep.

1. work through Khan it's free!

2. if needed get some subject specific prep books (I like Erica Meltzer's Grammar and Critical Reader, both updated for the new PSAT/SAT and PWN the SAT Mat, update in the works) 3.if needed, local or on line test company > $500 4.if help is still needed hire a private tutor ...

FWIW my sophomore scored 1500 on the new practice test and he’ll revisit Khan and do the books I mentioned. If his real 10th grade PSAT comes in much lower than his new practice PSAT we’ll do Prepscholar.com too. I have no problem paying for reasonable prep if it’s needed. We spent about $1K total for d16’s prep (books, local and online classes) over several years. She’s looking at a $124K scholarship from OU. I’d say that was money well spent since it was her first choice school. I’d have a much harder time paying $1.8K for a single prep course.