Which is better - SAT or PSAT

phxfire
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:29:07 +0000

I am guessing that she is now a junior…

Okay so if it is the beginning of Junior year take the PSAT this semester so that you can apply for national merit, this will also prepare her for the SAT. You should take the SAT somewhere around the 2nd semester of your junior year, or the beginning of your senior year to ensure that you have the score in time for applications.

You do not “need” to take the SAT before the very start of your senior year. Just make sure you take it before you have to apply for the college to meet its deadlines. I would recommend taking though at the beginning of next year, to see how well she does. If she does not do well by study/prep books and after reading through them all take it again a little bit later in the year.

The PSAT is just a practice SAT it is of no importance besides the fact that there is the National Merit Scholarship involved. To be national merit she must score above at least 210 on the PSAT in most states. She should not score badly on the essay hopefully, if she does on the first time buy a writing workbook to help her prepare for the next SAT.

I may have misunderstood you…if you meant taking a prep class then no, do not take it. Prep classes cost way to much money when a simple $15 dollar book would do the same for her. I recommend personally Barrons workbooks or Princeton Review guides. There are tons of books out there just go to the local book store.

If you fail at first, you can always try again.