<p>Took my PSAT in October, just got it back.
Junior Year Scores: CR-76, M-70, W-68
Soph Year Scores: CR-60, M-66, W-78</p>
<p>I'm kind of upset because, as you can see, when I took the PSAT last year, I didn't do too well in Math and CR but I got a 78 in writing; for some reason it went down ten points this year. Overconfidence maybe?</p>
<p>How good of an indicator is this test?
With some test prep and studying, could I pretty feasibly score a 2200+?</p>
<p>Yes, 2200 is possible. Just study/practice more.</p>
<p>It’s definitely possible. I know a lot of people who improved when they took the real SAT. For example, I went from a 200 PSAT score to a 2120 SAT.
And if you get your writing closer to your sophomore year score, you should be pretty solid.
Be sure to practice and get a lot of rest the night before.</p>
<p>Easily possible. I scored sub 200 on my PSAT, 2150 on the SAT.</p>
<p>Yeah, it is definitely possible. I scored around a 195 I believe and got a 2130 on the SAT (superscore).</p>
<p>My child got a 190-something on the PSAT–she scored a 2310 on the SAT. </p>
<p>Besides being older upon taking the SAT, she declined to do the tutoring that some kids do and, instead, did every problem in a few of the bound SAT books one can buy at Barnes… She then asked for us to hire someone, short-term (she was resistant to taking on SAT tutoring in addition to her many activities/sports and school, views it as real drudgery and over-parenting) to help her, give her some tips on areas that seemed more challenging. As far as the SAT II tests (what we used to call the “subject tests”), they felt more curriculum-based (she’d had the math, she’d had the chemistry, she’d had the language), and she got 730+ on those, with no real studying.</p>
<p>I think maturing and the act of going through the SAT books will give you a boost–clearly, my daughter had more to boost (she likes to say that she could only go up).</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>I scored a 180 on the PSAT junior year and got a 2230 on my SATs. Definitely possible! And I think you’re in a good position - Writing is probably the easiest section to train yourself.</p>
<p>i got a 178 (aka 1780) on the psat and 2270 on sat :)</p>
<p>Oh yes…lots of kids score much higher on the SAT because they can take it multiple times.</p>
<p>BTW…what state are you in?</p>
<p>One of my friends scored 173 last year on sophomore PSAT, 213 on this year’s PSAT and she made a 2200 on the November SAT.</p>
<p>It’s absolutely possible. I made a 214 on the PSAT sophomore year and now I have a 2400 on the SAT as a junior.</p>
<p>about2beFRESH,
I got a 175 on PSAT and need at least 2100 on the SAT… What kind of studying did you do? Especially in math, I’m pretty much set in the other two, but if you’ve got tips for those I wouldn’t mind. Thanks :)</p>
<p>If I were you, I’d be disappointed with anything less than 2200. I got a 189 on the PSAT junior year and just got a 2200 single sitting a few months ago.</p>
<p>Thanks for posting this thread, as I was in need of the information too. I’m a sophomore and took the PSAT for the first time in October and got a 184, but it’s really good to see that most people go up from there. Good luck on the real SATs!</p>
<p>DS was just the opposite—aced the PSAT, made National Merit Semifinalist (scores were 72, 73, and 78). Then got 2100 on SAT. May re-take the latter in January, if he and we have the energy!!</p>
<p>Heck yea, a 2200 is within your reach.</p>
<p>Completely possible. My son got a 187 on the PSAT and a 2130 (without studying) on the SAT.</p>
<p>Absolutely possible - I took the PSAT as a sophomore and got a 209, and then took the real SAT in October of this year and got a 2280 :D</p>
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<p>I should clarify that the above SAT score represents one sitting–from my daughter’s exposure, she hadn’t seen much improvement in multiple sittings of the SAT, just added stress, so we were glad that one SAT sitting worked out. She knew a few scenarios of kids’ doing worse, upon taking the SAT a second time.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>