Automated Score Finder (see your PSAT scores NOW!)

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<p>Scores not guaranteed to be correct. This took my friend an hour and a half to write.</p>

<p>My friend hacked together an automated PSAT score finder last night! It uses the method described at <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/1696275-class-of-2016-nmsf-nmf-qualifying-scores-p3.html"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/1696275-class-of-2016-nmsf-nmf-qualifying-scores-p3.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The code (one PHP file): <a href="http://pastebin.com/GxiRizjg"&gt;http://pastebin.com/GxiRizjg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>You have to have used College Quickstart last year for this to work. It will not work otherwise, so that is why you might have issues.</p>

<p>You have to calculate your score from your raw score data yourself: use <a href="https://www.collegeboard.org/pdf/psat/understanding-psat-nmsqt-scores-guide_0.pdf"&gt;https://www.collegeboard.org/pdf/psat/understanding-psat-nmsqt-scores-guide_0.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><strong>LAZY METHOD (INSECURE)</strong></p>

<p>Just go to <a href="http://psatscore.x10host.com/index.php"&gt;http://psatscore.x10host.com/index.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>WARNING: SENDS YOUR PASSWORD UNENCRYPTED TO MY SERVER. YOU HAVE TO TRUST ME (I'm trustworthy, don't worry :P), X10 HOSTING, AND ANY POSSIBLE HACKERS THAT MAY BE INTERCEPTING YOUR DATA (main issue) OR HAVE INJECTED CODE INTO MY SERVER (probably impossible). DO NOT USE ON NON-PASSWORD PROTECTED WIFI OR ANY UNTRUSTED (public) NETWORKS</p>

<p>IN FACT, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY CHANGE YOUR COLLEGE BOARD PASSWORD AFTER USING THAT PAGE.</p>

<p><strong>MORE SECURE METHOD</strong></p>

<p>Run it on your own webserver. All information sent over networks should be encrypted, if I'm reading the Jacob's code correctly. Here's how to do that on Windows:</p>

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<li><p>Install WAMP. Download link: <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/wampserver/files/WampServer%202/Wampserver%202.5/wampserver2.5-Apache-2.4.9-Mysql-5.6.17-php5.5.12-32b.exe/download"&gt;http://sourceforge.net/projects/wampserver/files/WampServer%202/Wampserver%202.5/wampserver2.5-Apache-2.4.9-Mysql-5.6.17-php5.5.12-32b.exe/download&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li>
<li><p>Run WAMP; It's an option on the final installation screen. If firewall asks if it's OK, say allow. If User Account Control wants a password, enter it. In the tray (lower right hand side icons on windows taskbar; you might have to click the little arrow) click on the green W for WAMP options. Click on the thing that says www directory.</p></li>
<li><p>Get the PHP file. You can download the file at <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwCChXLU-sO6V21uYlhCRVNPeDA/view?usp=sharing"&gt;https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwCChXLU-sO6V21uYlhCRVNPeDA/view?usp=sharing&lt;/a> by clicking the down arrow pointing to a line at the top of the page.</p></li>
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<p>Alternatively, you can make a file called score.php and paste the code from pastebin at <a href="http://pastebin.com/GxiRizjg"&gt;http://pastebin.com/GxiRizjg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<li><p>In the WWW Directory you opened on step 3, place score.php which you made or downloaded on step 4.</p></li>
<li><p>In your web browser (I used Chrome) go to <a href="http://localhost/score.php"&gt;http://localhost/score.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li>
<li><p>Follow instructions on page.</p></li>
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<p>I used palms method and this @hamolton and this is my first time taking the PSAT. It says I got a 185, but I omitted no math and writing questions, but apparently in reading, I got 12 wrong and 5 omitted (53). I looked through the answers and towards the end where I started to omit, it said that I got 2 questions wrong which I am positive that I answered correctly. Is this the omit glitch that was previously mentioned? Thanks </p>

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<p>Also, @penguin0vers, do you know if this was a mistake caused by the omit glitch? Thanks</p>