<p>Snowskii's sister again. I'm a freshmen and I just got my PSAT scores today, and I got a 39 on English 42 on Math and 41 or Writing...I think that puts me at an 810? How is that for a first time freshmen?? It says I scored better than nearly 1/2 the sophmores in all the categories...sooo howd I do??</p>
<p>Uhhhh...not too good.</p>
<p>bump bump bump</p>
<p>umm...lets see? okay what do you think? I dont want to be harsh but you need to see the reality of your situation.-sign up for some SAT prep classes with Kaplan, PR or someone. To answer your question, badly. Remember that people tend to de better on the SAT than the PSAT, so even if you are in the top 1/2 you wont be in the top 1/2 when you take the SAT if you dont do something.</p>
<p>Sorry, um, an 810 isn't that competitive when compared to basically anyone. But hey, you're a sophomore, you'll naturally learn more and you have time to prepare for the test. I got somewhere in the 900 range in middle school when i first took it, and the score improved a ton when i finally took it in high school.</p>
<p>If you want a wide range of college options, take tougher courses in high school and do more reading of good literature. If you are below the 50th percentile when compared to your classmates now, unless you take assertive actions to improve, you'll still be below the 50th percentile when you take the PSAT as a junior and the SAT as a junior and/or senior. That will limit your college options. </p>
<p>The best way to raise your SAT scores is to take a rigorous curriculum and also read extensively.</p>
<p>I have five 6th-8th graders who took the PSAT last October just for fun:</p>
<p>Reading/Math/Writing = Total</p>
<p>6th grader 21 / 30 / 32 = 83
7th grader 21 / 30 / 29 = 80
7th grader 30 / 30 / 40 = 100
8th grader 27 / 26 / 32 = 85
8th grader 61 / 54 / 56 = 171</p>
<p>Whoops! I see you did better than nearly half of the sophs, which is better than I had realized. I have read that the average score goes up 100 points a year, which would give you a predicted junior year SAT score of 1010 (old SAT) or probably 1060 with the new SAT. That's around average, which is OK -- enough for many colleges in the country, but not good enough for top 50 LACs or national universities Probably that's not high enough for most state flagship universities, either, even in states where the flagships aren't in the US News tier 1.</p>
<p>yes your score is fine, if you want to go to Hickville State, but for a "good" university you'll have to do some work.. I'm not trying to be harsh but its reality</p>
<p>People are mean.</p>
<p>Those scores seem just fine for a freshman. Study hard in school and worry about test prep when you're a junior.</p>
<p>yeah it just seems like you took this test like w/e..not even trying at all..if naturally ur score by junior year will go up to a 1060..then think about if u actually study..u can def get it up pretty high..just matters on really how much time and effort u put into it..how much u really care about ur scores and really how far ur willing to go..GL!</p>
<p>btw ppl..hes a freshman..not sophomore</p>
<p>btw ppl..hes a she...not a he</p>
<p>That's not impressive, but it's not terrible. You're only a freshman, and you have a ton of time to improve. Take challenging classes, read a lot, and considering buying a PSAT prep book. If you do these things, your score should go way up. Good luck!</p>
<p>People have gone at my school from 1000 their freshman year to 1400 without even studying specifically for it. So by those standards, you should go to about a 1200, which isn't horrible, but it just won't get you into top schools, unless you live in CA, VA, NC, or other states with good state schools. But if you start prepping now, but reading a lot, and studying the math, then you could easily get 1400 or even higher.<br>
Since you have plenty of time, this is what you should do for the verbal.
1. Read (<30 minutes a day)
2. Jot down the words you don't know.
3. Look them up.
4. Study those words until you know them
5. Study those words again the next day and the next day
6. Repeat.
You should be able to build up a sizeable vocab by then and your comprehension will be good.
For writing, simply go over writing books, shouldn't take too long
For math, take the hardest math courses offerred at your school and go over practice questions (you can wait til the summer after 10th to do this for the PSAT)
If you do this for the next 2 1/2 years, then you should expect a huge increase in your scores. Good luck. YOu have plenty of time</p>
<p>a freshman on CC scares me.</p>
<p>None of those scores put you 50% ahead of sophmores. 39 puts in the bottom 35%, go check on collegeboard.com</p>
<p>He's not trying to be ahead of sophomores, he's just a freshman.</p>
<p>I cannot put my fingers on my older s's PSATs this very minute, but his freshman scores were similar to my current freshman's scores (which are 54, 68, 58 = 180) and my older s. was a NM finalist, with a score of 227. His freshman scores totalled about 183 (which I remember only because the boys pulled out these scores to compare them, and now I can't find the older one's scores :( )</p>
<p>Hope you don't take this as bragging, because it it not how it was intended. Rather, I am posting them to give you a perspective, as you asked, on scores when taken as a freshman.</p>
<p>I got a 187 as a freshman this year..but i guess that's pretty high? I dont really know..</p>
<p>ummmm thats not a good score....you should take a few prep classes and just study hard for it and u will do rite. i got a 167 freshman year and a 223 sophomore year so you can increase a lot if you work for it =D</p>