<p>This is my first time ever coming here (to this website) and i am wondering about my PSAT scores. Firstly, i was quite confused with what they meant/were. We have been on Winter Break, and after we took our PSAT test in October, it wasn't brought up again. </p>
<p>Anyways, my scores are: [Critical Reading - 49] [Mathematics - 44] [Writing Skills - 53] </p>
<p>I was wondering if these scores are good, bad, normal? </p>
<p>I am currently a Sophomore in HS, I take all Pre-AP classes, and next year i will hopefully take Dual-Credit classes.</p>
<p>These are around the nationwide average for PSAT scores. You can add them up,
add a zero, and get an estimate of what you might get on a real SAT (out of 2400).
You will want to practice, study, and try to improve them. Set a goal for yourself
and work towards it. I would set a goal of at least 1600 and maybe up to 1800 based
on your initial scores (a 54 to 60 on each section for your PSAT next year).</p>
<p>Okay, jbourne, I did what you said, added them all up with zero’s at the end, and got 1460 out of 2400. I feel as if that is terrible. 
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<p>Do you think there will be a difference between the PSAT i took this year, and the one i will take Junior year? </p>
<p>This year (Sophomore year) i was kind of unprepared because most of my teachers hadn’t taught us the things i now know. I do not want to be unprepared for the Junior year PSAT.</p>
<p>It is definitely disappointing for me to see my Mathematics score, considering it is my favorite subject, alongside English.</p>
<p>Purely speculation, but you will probably see an increase in junior year of 5-20 points just on the fact that you will have covered more material at school, matured some, and had the sophomore PSAT. If you do a lot more practice tests and make sure you understand the
ones you missed this year, You can certainly improve. Without doing any additional prep, my 1st child improved 22 points, my next 13 points, and my last is TBD as our school isn’t passing them out until late next week. There also are sat prep books you can check out at the
library to give you tips and things to watch out for. Good luck to you.
ps. do not get discouraged by the scores you see here in these forums. Most of the
kids who post here are in the very top percentiles and aiming for a small group of
top colleges. There are over 3500 four year colleges in the US (as our guidance counselor keeps reminding us).
Also, you can creat an acct on collegeboard.com which can help you interpret your own scores.</p>
<p>Thank you for the helpful tips, i cannot wait to get into Junior year. I am very ready to learn more and study more as well. :)</p>
<p>You were essentially taking the test cold–think of it as a baseline so you can measure progress, and don’t get too hung up on it.</p>
<p>I went up ten points from my sophomore to junior scores.</p>