Barron's PSAT book??

Test Preparation
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<p>So I am going to be a junior and will take the PSAT for the second time. My sophomore year, I did pretty well without any studying, but my parents got me the Barron's PSAT prep book to study for this year. I read through some of it and started memorizing the vocab, but when I do the practice tests, my scores are either exactly the same as last year or a bit worse. Never better!! :( I know that the Barron's SAT II books are really hard, but is this also the case with their PSAT book? Does anyone know?</p>

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<p>The Barron’s PSAT book’s tests are hard, no doubt. </p>

<p>Don’t worry if you aren’t improving at first. Just work through the entire book, and then take the practice tests :).</p>

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<p>thanks! but does anyone know anything about the actual PSAT book itself?</p>

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<p>I know a lot about the Barron’s PSAT book - I have it in front of me right now. It is an excellent PSAT book. Its exercises are all worth doing. </p>

<p>Caveat emptor: There is a typo on one of the practice tests as well - the answer choices aren’t printed. Check out page 422. I have the 15th edition.</p>

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<p>My page 422 seems fine, I don’t know. But, what scores are you getting on the practice tests, IceQube? Do you think they are harder than the actual PSAT?</p>

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<p>The Barron’s PSAT tests are harder than the actual PSAT. I got a 238 on an actual PSAT, but the Barron’s PSAT decimated me.</p>

<p>By the way, the Barron’s PSAT book doesn’t convert a raw score to a scaled score. So I don’t know what I got on the Barron’s PSATs I took. The book only converts a raw score to something like “superior” or “very good” … :(. </p>

<p>Here’s my page 422:</p>

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<p>Okay thanks, that helps a lot actually.</p>

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<p>Mine has that its 1/3 inch represents 14 miles. And the answers are:
A. 7/15
B. 5/7
C. 3/4
D. 1 and 2/5
E. 10</p>

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<p>^Ah thank you! I always wanted to know what the problem was trying to say … :).</p>

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<p>“Don’t worry if you aren’t improving at first. Just work through the entire book, and then take the practice tests :)” Yes!</p>

<p>The Barrons book is good. Practice, practice and more practice. Re take all the questions you get wrong - look up and learn the correct answer. You will be fine.</p>

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<p>I know this is an old discussion, but do any of you have any reviews about Barron’s PSAT 17th ed? I am currently using it, and I find the math sections to SUCK!! They are pretty difficult, in my opinion. If you used the Barron’s PSAT prep book and took the PSAT, what are your thoughts? Was the math on the test harder or easier than in the Barron’s book? PLEASE HELP! I have to take PSAT for NMSQT in October. :)</p>