<p>If I got a 220 as a sophomore, what do you think I'll get as a junior? and about what will I get on my SATs?</p>
<p>Most people get just a little bit lower on their first SAT than their PSAT.</p>
<p>Because of the essay, the SAT is harder. However, most people generally become smarter as they move from their sophomore to junior years. So, I think it generally stays the same actually, may improve or go down a little. I’ve known people who improved a lot, people who didn’t change, and people who went down a lot… sorry if this seems unhelpful.</p>
<p>PSAT has a harsher curve, I hear</p>
<p>I got a 226 PSAT junior year, 2260 first try on SAT</p>
<p>So I’d say so.</p>
<p>It’s a solid predictor, add or subtract 100 or 200 points.</p>
<p>I honestly thought the PSAT was harder in my opinion but I think that comes down to the fact that I actually studied harder for the SAT because I didn’t really like my PSAT score. </p>
<p>My scores didn’t really correlate too much especially within the individual sections</p>
<p>PSAT: CR - 75 M - 66 W - 62<br>
1st SAT CR - 710 M - 710 W - 670<br>
2nd SAT CR - 680 M - 690 W - 800 </p>
<p>I would say you have a good chance of getting 2200+ on the SAT as long as you keep studying. But keep in mind, sometimes scores can go down (see my CR from psat to sat). So yeah, I agree scores will usually fluctuate at most 100 points in either direction for most people.</p>
<p>@OP
Yes. However, the difference in scores vacillate between 100 and 150 points.</p>
<p>I don’t think so, actually. I didn’t do too well on the PSAT (enough to get NM finalist, but not perfect), but when I took the SAT I got a 2360.</p>
<p>College Board data indicate that they correlate very well. There are, of course, many exceptions, though.</p>
<p>Yes, they can fluctuate very much, but I guess they, on average, stay within a 100 point range. However, there is really no limit to what you can do, as my Sophomore PSAT was 198 and my score on the May 2010 test was 2330… Therefore, you have a solid chance of making a 2400 if the dice rolls the right way on that magical test day.</p>
<p>It’s a rough estimate. It lacks an essay and is much shorter which helps boost your score, but at the same time you will have not prepared for it and have taken it a little earlier in your academic career than the SAT. The difficulty is about the same as the SAT, though that is something which can vary test to test. My math and critical reading scores were about the same for the SAT and PSAT but I saw my math score drop significantly (50+ points) upon taking the SAT.</p>
<p>Don’t let a bad score (or for that matter a good score) on the PSAT get to your head. With proper preparation you CAN improve significantly on your SAT, and conversely without preparation you can see your SAT score drop as well.</p>
<p>Sophomore PSAT + extra 0 at end = Junior SAT (different breakdown, though, and Junior PSAT was even higher)</p>
<p>My SAT score is only 50 points higher than my PSAT score </p>
<p>i’d say add a few hundred…</p>
<p>Nope. At least not for me.
Freshman year - 169
Sophomore year - 178
Junior year - 209</p>
<p>November SAT right after the Oct PSAT - 2300 (CR 740, M 800, W 760)
that’s a 210 point difference. Hahaha</p>
<p>I got a 196 on my PSAT (both years). My first SAT was a 2010, my second was a 2150, and my final superscore (after three takes) is a 2230.</p>
<p>Sooooo for me, PSAT was not at all a good indicator.</p>
<p>No. I got a 1550 on my PSAT and got a 1930 on my SAT at the end of my sophomore year with NOOOOOO prep.</p>
<p>^You must have learned a lot during your sophomore school year.</p>
<p>For me, 191 PSAT and 1900 November. Both Junior year.</p>