Can someone explain PLAN to me?

Test Preparation
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<p>I'm trying to help a friend whose ds took the PLAN and PSAT. No one around here takes the PLAN, and I'm trying to figure out why PLAN is 1-32 vs 1-36 like the ACT. It makes it difficult to figure out whether the PLAN score (27) is better than the PSAT score (179) using the ACT/SAT concordance tables. I think the PLAN score is better, but I'd like to make sure I'm comparing apples and apples. Anyone have a link that explains this? TIA</p>

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<p>On the PLAN report is an estimated ACT score. You can then use that to compare to a PSAT or SAT score.</p>

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<p>That’s a good idea. Thanks. To me, the range is so large, however. I like the way the PSAT-to-SAT correlation is just add a 0!</p>

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<p>The way I understood it is that the PLAN only goes up to 32 because it doesn’t cover as much material as the ACT. Typically this would be subject matter learned during sophomore or junior years in HS. </p>

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<p>That makes sense. Would you concur that a 27 on PLAN would be higher than a 179 on PSAT? So that if a student were to focus on only one test the ACT would be the better choice?</p>