<p>hey every1. i just wanted to ask all of you guys for some help. I just found out that i had done terrible on the PSAT with a score of 144, and i am a sophmore. Is it possible to raise this score to a 213 for the junior year PSAT? I was just wondering what kind of things you guys have done to prepare for this test. Right now, i have about 7 months to study, and i'm aiming high for that national merit scholar score to make me qualified in Florida. I know that this must've been asked alot, but any help is appreciated. Thank you!</p>
<p>Whoo, 700 SAT points? I have to tell you, that is A LOT. You need to have a clear plan of how you're going to approach this task. I mean, a score of 144 suggests that you need a lot of work. I suppose anything's possible, but it takes lots of effective preparation. Most people aren't so good at this, because they don't know how to study for this. But let's do a reality check here. Sure, being a National Merit Scholar is prestigious, but does it help with the college admissions process? No, because if you make a certain cutoff, you're guaranteed to be at least a Semifinalist, which is going to be as far as you get by the time college applications are due. What's impressive is that you got a certain score on the PSAT, but nobody in college admissions cares about the PSAT. It's the SAT that counts. So for admissions purposes, being National Merit Semifinalist is nice, but I don't think it helps much at all.</p>
<p>As for the money, you can make $2500 by getting a job and working hard over the summer. To be honest, that's probably a better way to spend your time than preparing for the PSAT, which is a test that doesn't matter for college admissions. </p>
<p>So it's not like you HAVE to become a National Merit Scholar. Certainly it's nice, but I think you might be overestimating its value. I don't know if you can improve by 70 PSAT points by November. It's very very difficult. But if I were you, I would start by looking at the Princeton Review book for general strategies that are helpful. Once you do that, you should learn the math, read for fun, and learn the basic rules of English grammar.</p>
<p>Someone at my cousin's school went from a sophomore psat of 170 to a junior psat of 221.</p>
<p>it is definitely possible but you might need to study the SATs for about 6 hours a day in the summer for everyday...</p>
<p>and take about 1 practice test EVERY week</p>
<p>and make sure you go over work and understand why you did not get the questions right...</p>
<p>oh, come on, studying 6 hours a day won't help much. Honestly, I think that if you honestly study for 6 hours a day, you will have run out of things to study by the end of the week! The way to go about it is first examine your score and what you did wrong. Then learn the material. Then practice it until you get the score you want. Easier said than done, but what's the point of taking a practice test every week? That's ridiculous and stupid. You would not have improved that much. Taking a practice test each month is more reasonable and smarter.</p>