sophomore would have been commended

zoogies
Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:26:50 +0000

I had a score of 223 as a sophomore. Annoyingly enough, I haven’t improved significantly, because my writing score was evidently a fluke (80) and I routinely score lower. I make a few stupid math mistakes every now and then so I have yet to match my math score, either (77). However, my verbal has improved without me noticing. It’s just gone up. I’m ecstatic…it’s amazing.

I’m going to be severely upset if I get below 221 and don’t make the semifinalist break. In fact, since my verbal has gone so much over last year’s mark of 66, I’ll be disappointed if I fail to break 230. Grr…

As for PSAT writing, I believe the story is there is no essay yet, but there might/will be in the future. Not for this year’s juniors, though.

Writing scores fluctuate like…(searches for appropriate word)…the dickens. It reallly depends on how focused you are…I think you improve drastically when under pressure, on the real PSAT, because your subconscious forces you to think things through more.