How and what should I use to prep for the PSAT?

Test Preparation
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<p>Hi guys! I'm taking the Psat this coming year and I really want to do well on it. I've planned to start studying over the summer, but I have no idea where to begin. Any advice?</p>

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<p>bumppp…</p>

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<p>Study for the SAT and that’ll prepare you for the PSAT, PSAT prepatory books and classes are a scam.</p>

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<p>go to the college board website and buy old PSAT exams for $3 each (with answer keys). Look for the “Marketplace” (or something like that) section of the college board website</p>

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<p>Oh ok. I’ll get a couple of those. Would PSat Barrons or Psat Princeton Review be better?</p>

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<p>I don’t have much experience with the Barrons prep book, but i think the practice tests in the Princeton Review Guide accurately reflect the actual PSAT.</p>

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<p>Hi!</p>

<p>I’m not sure if you’re a freshman or a sophomore right now, so here’s my advice for both.</p>

<p>Freshman/Rising Sophomore:

  • Don’t study that hard over the summer. This one doesn’t ‘count’.
  • The Princeton Review book has some awesome strategies that definetly increased my score by a lot.
  • Just go through the book once or twice over the summer and do a couple practice questions. Don’t overprep.</p>

<p>Sophomore/Rising Junior:

  • Why don’t you just use this summer to prepare for the actual SAT?
  • You could take the PSAT in October and then the SAT I in October/November.
  • Again, I recommend PR but also the Blue Book and the book of released tests. Barrons is also very good for math.
  • If you’re well prepared for the SAT you’ll be good for the PSAT. I studied (briefly) for my sophomore year PSAT using PR SAT and barrons math books and did decently well, especially for the little amount of studying I did.</p>
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<p>Oh, I’m a Rising Sophomore. What would be a decent score for a sophomore>?</p>

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<p>I took the PSAT this year as a freshman and scored a 171. The score sheet I got said that I scored in the 90th percentile of high school sophomores in the country. So, I guess you should aim for that score, but preferably higher. My goal is to score a 200+ next school year. I’m “studying” (or so you could say), by being subscribed to the SAT question-of-the-day email.</p>

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<p>I just want to do well. It would be really nice to be a NAtional Achievement Scholar Junior Year.</p>