Why is a 99th Percentile PSAT Not Even Commended?

highcoll
Thu, 21 Apr 2016 05:30:47 +0000

The percentiles that the collegeboard published were inaccurate. They inflated the percentages to make it seem like people did better than they actually did, and would be encouraged to take the new SAT. Your score report may have said “99%”, but you probably were actually in the 97th - 98th percentile. That’s still a great score though, so don’t feel discouraged and focus on the actual SAT instead.