<p>They can be about anything - idiosyncrasies that helped you the night before, tips for during the test, etc. :) I'll be taking it as a sophomore soon. Thanks!</p>
<p>At the very least, take the sample test. You need to get a feel for the questions, how to mark the answers, and the speed with which you need to do it. The junior year PSAT can open the door for all sorts of schools and scholarships and knowing later that you could have been a National Merit Finalist or Scholar but missed it because you couldn’t spend the time to understand the test will be a disappointment.</p>
<p>It’s weighted harshly. Just a heads up</p>
<p>if ur doing it as a soph i suggest not sweating it. junior year is where it all counts but just flip through some sample questions like Granny said. in fact, you can just take it as ur starting point. to gauge how well you do after some legitimate studying.</p>
<p>Watch the curve and be careful. 1 missed question on writing this past year was a 76.</p>
<p>do not answer questions incorrectly</p>
<p>^ wow, helpful…</p>
<p>haha^^. dont second guess yourself…the sat is not as tricky as most idiots say it is</p>
<p>Awesome, thanks for the tips. :)</p>
<p>Not really a need to study for it, unless you’re obsessed with National Merit. As a sophomore, I would hide all PSAT studying materials until next summer. Studying for it did me no good compared to my classmates, and it doesn’t seem that course rigor matters as much, either.</p>
<p>Taking a practice test the day before (and knowing the P in PSAT stands for “pointless”) will put you ahead of 95 percent of the curve.</p>
<p>I’m a junior this year, and I don’t have confidence in myself being one of the semi-finals.
well, It’s against the whole nation, isn’t it?</p>
<p>Is it really worth taking it?</p>
<p>^^^depends where you go school. if you r east coast…most places REQUIRE you to take it junior year. like midwest and west with ACT</p>
<p>I’m in Colorado and it’s not required here as far as I know. It’s next month…I’m nervous but also a bit excited!</p>
<p>Take practice tests. I improved roughly 14 points from my first one to the real thing sophomore year. I didn’t take any junior year and regressed 12 points.</p>
<p>In my opinion, it’s way harder than the SATs.</p>
<p>Some good advice would be to actually try. Take the practice test they offer you. I think it’s a pretty pointless test, which is probably why I didn’t do so well when I took it. xD</p>
<p>Eat breakfast. Never panic. Skip hard questions; come back to them later. There will be many standardized tests in your future; the PSAT is good practice.</p>
<p>Well if you haven’t stuffed your schedule with time to practice PSAT booklets and books, then do so.
SAT ones will also due, just be aware they’re going to be tougher.
as PSAT doesn’t test much over some basic Alg II, and SAT goes a little into Pre-Cal.
But they’re very similar, obviously.
Get a good night sleep before the test and a REAL breakfast the morning off.
Other than that, it is up to you to do what you can.</p>
<p>“Watch the curve and be careful. 1 missed question on writing this past year was a 76.”</p>
<p>^Yeah, and 1 wrong on the math section was a 75. PSAT has a really harsh curve.</p>
<p>Since you’re taking it as a soph, it won’t count…but, just the same…it’s a good idea to do a practice test first.</p>
<p>Then, when you get your score (Dec or Jan), look to see what you got wrong and why. Then work on your weaknesses. If you score around the 190’s as a sophomore, you have a good chance of bringing it up to become a NM for junior year.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tips!</p>