<p>Ideally, to get a 2350+ on the SAT, what should you aim to get on the PSAT in 9th and 10th (maybe 11th) grade??</p>
<p>It’s hard to say. I got a 214 in the 10th grade, a 236 in the 11th grade, and then a 2280 on my first SAT this March. I know other people who only got around 200 in 10th, 215 in 11th, and then jumped to 2350+ on the SAT. It truly just depends on how much you study between the tests, how you are feeling the day of the test, if you get lucky on guesses, etc.</p>
<p>This vary from person to person. Someone may do poorly at 10th grade PSAT and still manage to get 2300+ in SAT, while others may get 220+ in PSAT and yet no improvement in SAT. You know some NMSF do not meet the minimal SAT score requirement to be finalist at the end while it is actually easier than making the cutoff in PSAT for semi finalist. In any case, you should try your best and aim for the best. Nevertheless, I see a typical ~10% improvement year after year.</p>
<p>I got a 209 on my Sophomore PSAT, 240 on my Junior PSAT and 2400 on my Junior SAT… I think score improvements are definitely just a matter of taking practice tests and getting a feel for the types of problems you are missing and figuring out how to fix that!</p>
<p>I’m not scoring as high as these guys ^ but it’s definitely a pretty random process. I know people who got a 2000 their first try and a 2300+ their second.</p>
<p>Um, I wouldn’t trust the PSAT very much. I took the PSAT this year (I’m a junior) for the first time without preparing and got a 224. However, I took the March SAT recently with very little preparation (mostly a few CR problems the week before; no classes, no practice tests) and got a 2400. So it’s probably different for different people, but based on my personal experience, I wouldn’t give too much credence to a PSAT score!</p>
<p>Similarly to Ostruck, I scored a 215 on my sophomore PSAT and a 240/2400 junior year. Practice goes a long way.</p>
<p>Remember there is less questions for PSAT in each section. So one careless mistake will cost you more than in SAT.</p>
<p>lol I got a 165 on my sophomore PSAT and a 1790 and then a 2100 on the actual SAT…PSAT has a terrible curve and honestly I didn’t care but yolo</p>
<p>It doesn’t necessarily matter, of course, but…</p>
<p>Why not shoot for 240?
“Aim for the stars and maybe you’ll reach the sky.”</p>
<p>I like that quote dumb. Also, why are you all so smart!?!?!?</p>
<p>As others have said, there is a correlation between SAT/PSAT, but not a very precise one. I got a 237 PSAT and a 2320 SAT only a few months later. I’ve had friends with low PSATs and high SATs.</p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t think it matters if you write the SAT more than once… A lot of colleges look at that in a positive way, like you’re showing consistency. Good luck on the SAT !</p>
<p>I got 164 in 10th grade, 174 in 11th grade and then 1940 on my SAT. With respect to each category, 11th grade I got 58 on math, but on the SAT I got a 750 in math, 54 on CR, but a 580 and 61 on W and a 610 on the SAT. It really depends</p>