did your score increase from PSAT to SAT?

Test Preparation
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<p>My 14 year old kid just got his results back from a practice, 10th grade PSAT, total score 193, interpreted as 96/98/97 percentiles for sophomores, on subtests, and in the 94 percentiles as compared with juniors. He did not study for it, just reviewed some vocab words. Just wondering, did any of you have your scores increase significantly from PSAT sophomore to PSAT junior? And especially from PSAT to any of the SAT's you took? Did studying test prep books help, or any other method?</p>

<p>BTW, we all are happy with the results but realize that with the final SAT taking prob. around senior year he will need higher scores for competitive colleges.</p>

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<p>My son's PSAT went from 194 freshman year to 223 sophomore year with no extraordinary preparation. He is taking good classes in high school.</p>

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<p>Yes, my SAT scores were 200 pts higher than my PSAT told me they would be. Don't worry.</p>

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<p>My son's scores went from 213 sophomore PSAT to 240 junior PSAT. He prepared using the blue book.</p>

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<p>Thanks to all who responded! This is a hopeful trend. Congrats on all of your achievements!</p>

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<p>Here it goes:</p>

<p>Frosh PSAT: 157
Soph PSAT: 180
Junior PSAT: 191
Junior SAT: 1940
Senior SAT: 2030</p>

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<p>That's weird. For me PSAT: 234 and SAT: 2260. I have only taken the SAT once and hope to bump it up quite a bit.</p>

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<p>I think that some people's SAT scores might be higher than their PSAT scores simply because, deep deep down inside, they know that the PSAT doesn't count for as much as the SAT does.</p>

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<p>To the OP: Don't worry! Keep in mind that the PSAT instrument was never meant to be taken in sophomore year. It is designed specifically for juniors. Most students will see at least some rise in their scores, or at least in the subsets.</p>

<p>My son's sophomore and junior PSAT total scores were almost the exact same, but he did very well both times - he went down a bit in math, but up in the other two areas. I attribute the math decline to not having had geometry for two years.</p>

<p>My daughter's junior PSAT scores went up `over 100 points from the sophomore PSAT, and her March SAT scores went up almost another 100 points.</p>

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<p>Frosh PSAT: 170
Soph PSAT: 202
Junior PSAT: 226
Junior SAT: 2140
Senior SAT: 2300</p>

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<p>Soph PSAT:187
Junior PSAT:219/(i think it should have been 220)
Junior SAT: 2130
Senior SAT:2200</p>

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<p>Fresh PSAT: 225
Soph PSAT: 236
Junior PSAT: 224 (dont ask)
Junior SAT: 2310</p>

<p>hmmm....lol</p>

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<p>Soph PSAT: 182
Junior PSAT: 202
Junior SAT: 1950
Junior SAT: 1980
Senior SAT: 2190</p>

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<p>Fresh PSAT: 145
Junior PSAT: 199
Junior SAT: 1990
Junior SAT: 1980
Senior SAT: 2300</p>

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<p>Soph PSAT: 192
Soph SAT: 1920
Junior PSAT: 222
Junior SAT: 2130
Senior SAT: 2130, ? (December)</p>

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<p>Soph PSAT: 200
Junior PSAT: 218
Junior SAT: 2300</p>

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<p>My dd got her scores back...
SOPH PSAT....144</p>

<p>Any advice?</p>

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<p>KSHE95,</p>

<p>One thing that could be very helpful is that the score report from you get from the College Board has a link to their site, a personalized report. It analyzes the scores by section and gives specific study suggestions for the individual student. You can find out answers to questions you got wrong, specific topics, e.g., factoring in algebra to focus on, etc. So don't worry your dd has a few years to re-study and retake, and from what everyone has said, studying does work, and there are of course many many good test prep books, most of which are available in the library as well. Soph PSAT is considered a practice run anyway.</p>

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<p>Junior PSAT: 203
Junior (spring) SAT: 1970
Senior SAT: 1990</p>

<p>So I went down and never made it back up.</p>

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<p>7th: 1170/1600
8th grade: 171
frosh: 180
soph: 192
junior: 222
junior sat (nov): 2070</p>

<p>i wonder why my scores dropped from the time i took the psat to the time i took the sat. i trying to decide whether or not to take the sat again in jan or wait until my senior year</p>