Anybody else disappointed with their PSAT score?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Got mine today, got an 1890. I know it's not a bad score but I'm actually pretty disappointed; I was hoping to at least be NMSQ commended.</p>

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<p>Thats not PSAT bro</p>

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<p>Uh, yes it is. I just added a 0 to the end.</p>

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<p>I’m very disappointed. I got a 195.
My only good score was in writing, if you can even call it good- 71. </p>

<p>I didn’t know I was taking it until the day before and did absolutely no preparation in the slightest… So I guess it’s not horrible.
I just wanted a 200.</p>

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<p>How did you not know that you were taking it until the day before? Did your school/parents/some organization force you to take them? If he/she/they/it did, are they even allowed to do that?</p>

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<p>My counselor called me out of class and told me there were a few extra tests, and that I was taking one of them. I had no desire to take it in the first place.</p>

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<p>1390 i my math brought me wayyy down haha.</p>

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<p>So you were just told you were going to do it, no option to decline? Wow that’s interesting. At least it possibly means your guidance counselor thought of you in a positive light; intelligent and able to succeed on tests without prior preparation and on the spur of the moment :)</p>

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<p>Haven’t got mine yet.</p>

10

<p>I don’t have mine yet, but I will be tomorrow when I get it.</p>

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<p>At my school, all juniors take them, and the school pays for them. Sophomores can take them if they want, but they gotta cough up the dough.</p>

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<p>220… actually a little higher than I expected, and a 14 point increase from last year, so all around successful.</p>

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<p>People need to chill.</p>

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<li>Its the PSAT</li>
<li>I got a 160 on my junior year PSAT and a 2100 on the actual SAT so it is not indicative of how you’re going to do.</li>
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<p>Yeah, don’t worry too much about the PSAT. It would be nice to win a NMS, but worry about the SAT. I got a 181 on the psat, then got a 2020 on the sat (possibly higher, new scores on 12/21) </p>

<p>relax :)</p>

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<p>At least you guys have it…
My school gets it tommorrow but they are with holding it till after winter break</p>

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<p>Interestingly enough, my school does the exact opposite. Sophomores are free while juniors/freshmen must pay (I think it’s because the grant money the school gets for the PSAT goes towards sophomore PSAT fees instead of junior PSAT fees).</p>

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<p>wow, my school doesnt pay for any tests. We pay for the PSAT, and all AP tests($86 each)</p>

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<p>Please don’t fret over your PSAT scores. The smaller number of questions compared to the SAT makes each answer more significant and harder to score high if you aren’t perfect or close to it. I got a score in the 170’s when I took it and went on to get a 2310 and now I’m going to one of the best schools in the country!</p>

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<p>^I’m not so sure about that. My theory is the more questions there are, the more likely you are to run into a hard question you can’t answer AND the more likely you are to make a stupid mistake. To me, this more than negates the advantage that the greater curve gives. For example, I got ~200 on my SAT the first time I took it and 224 on my PSAT the first time I took it. Maybe this theory only applies to me though, because I am prone to making stupid mistakes.</p>

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<p>A sophomore at my school got a 232. Kid is Jesus. I get mine tomorrow.</p>