<p>psat - 213
sat - 2080</p>
<p>i didn't expect to get above 1800 with my horrible essay - guess i got lucky</p>
<p>psat- 197
SAT- 2180!!!</p>
<p>225/2220 >>; grrs</p>
<p>I'm a sophomore, but here you go:
PSAT- 231
SAT- 2330</p>
<p>Psat: 218
Sat: 2030</p>
<p>Psat: About 188
SAT: 2130- 780 Math, 710 Writing, 640 C. Reading</p>
<p>Man... You guys are making me feel horrible about my score. My GPA isn't the greatest, and I was relying more on my EC and SAT score for college admissions. I recieved my score today, I felt so-so; my goal was a 2100. Everyone's high score is making me feel like I have no chance at all... Definitely need to work on my Critical Reading. Anyone have any tips or pointers that can help? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>note: Difference = SAT - [PSAT*10]</p>
<p>Sorted by Junior PSAT </p>
<p>PSAT 1st SAT DIFFERENCE [in SAT points]
184 2160 320
186 2220 360
188 2130 250
196 2230 270
197 2180 210
198 2030 50
199 2140 150
204 1740 (300)
204 2000 (40)
210 2140 40
210 2100 0
211 2070 (40)
211 2200 90
212 2110 (10)
213 2080 (50)
214 2190 50
214 2190 50
218 2200 20
218 2150 (30)
218 2030 (150)
219 2170 (20)
219 2320 130
220 2220 20
221 2260 50
224 2270 30
225 2260 10
225 2280 30
225 2220 (30)
226 2320 60
226 2260 0
226 2310 50
227 2240 (30)
228 2370 90
231 2240 (70)
231 2400 90
234 2360 20
234 2330 (10)
236 2310 (50)
237 2320 (50)
238 2400 20 </p>
<p>Sorted by Difference (so one can see at what PSAT starting point the larger differences occur)</p>
<p>PSAT 1st SAT DIFFERENCE (in SAT points)
204 1740 (300)
218 2030 (150)
231 2240 (70)
213 2080 (50)
236 2310 (50)
237 2320 (50)
204 2000 (40)
211 2070 (40)
218 2150 (30)
225 2220 (30)
227 2240 (30)
219 2170 (20)
212 2110 (10)
234 2330 (10)
210 2100 0
226 2260 0
225 2260 10
218 2200 20
220 2220 20
234 2360 20
238 2400 20
224 2270 30
225 2280 30
210 2140 40
198 2030 50
214 2190 50
214 2190 50
221 2260 50
226 2310 50
226 2320 60
211 2200 90
228 2370 90
231 2400 90
219 2320 130
199 2140 150
197 2180 210
188 2130 250
196 2230 270
184 2160 320
186 2220 360</p>
<p>a few observations</p>
<p>Out of the 40 data sets, 24 improved, 2 held constant & 14 "deproved", yielding about a 2:1 improvement to deprovement ratio, lower than the initial 47 reported data pairs from last year. (<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=52299&page=4&pp=20%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=52299&page=4&pp=20</a>)</p>
<p>Average improvement = 103 SAT points
Average deprovement = 63 SAT points (i.e., "(63)")
Average overal difference = 40 SAT points (positive)</p>
<p>This overall difference is lower than last year's survey after 47 data pairs, of ~75 SAT points.</p>
<p>As this is NOT a random sample & it is very small to boot, its difficult to attribute any great meaning to these changes from last year, although it is interesting.</p>
<p>BTW, please keep writing about your theories on why you think your SAT score improved or deproved from your PSAT score. These perspectives are more important to other readers than the stats in affecting change.</p>
<p>soph - 225
junior - 236
junior - 2240 :(</p>
<p>reason: careless errors, bubbling mistake?, hunger, fatigue, proctor may have shorted us on time (did for sure on one section, we protested, proctor corrected self)</p>
<p>PSAT- went in so nervous and unconfident, but prepared
SAT- went in calm and confident, but unprepared
I think it all has to do with how you feel. I barely studied for the SATs and got 210 pts higher than my PSAT!</p>
<p>195/2080 </p>
<p>................</p>
<p>My SAT was 10 pts lower than PSAT. I think I prepared more for the SAT but it was in a school I didn't know and I didn't know anyone else in the room. During the essay and the first section I was tense then after that I calmed down.</p>
<p>PSAT: 231 (76 CR/77 M/78 W)
SAT: 2270 (730 CR/800 M/740 W)</p>
<p>For me my PSAT score was a shock first of all. I just wanted a 220. Also PSAT was sooooo much easier than the SAT.</p>
<p>PSAT books were more helpful in prepping me for that test, while parts of SAT books weren't so helpful (e.g. writing in CB blue book is so much easier than the writing on actual SAT; to make matters worse, the essay didn't hurt me at all since i got a 12 on it!)</p>
<p>Math increased because i missed the stupid tile question on the PSAT (but if i got a 234 my psat-sat diff. would be even greater, so i guess missing that question was a good thing)</p>
<p>PSAT: my CR score was a lot of luck, didn't have so much luck for SAT CR</p>
<p>I think i might have been more nervous when taking the SAT and probably got less sleep the night before.</p>
<p>hmmmm...i ate two bananas during the psat break but only one during one of the SAT breaks...maybe that might have affected my score (fyi, it has been proven that bananas increase alertness)</p>
<p>azno-- I like the banana theory. I checked out the wonders of a banana, and this excerpt sums it up: "A banana, with its potassium content, is also said to stimulate alertness and thus boost brain power."</p>
<p>here are a couple of references to back you up:
<a href="http://www.seekwellness.com/wellness/reports/2003-08-29.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.seekwellness.com/wellness/reports/2003-08-29.htm</a>
<a href="http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro01/web1/Slaughter.html%5B/url%5D">http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro01/web1/Slaughter.html</a></p>
<p>Bring on the banana stories!</p>
<p>any more scores to report from the jan 06 SAT?</p>
<p>LOL I think I will mess up the data set.</p>
<p>PSAT -- 238
SAT -- 2220</p>
<p>Factor that contributed: Lack of preparation; I took the SAT basically cold this time as opposed to the PSAT, which I took 3-5 days before to study for.</p>
<p>Psat - 209
Sat - 2230</p>
<p>October '05 PSAT: 232 (78CR/74M/80W)
November '05 SAT: 2160 (800CR/650M/710W)</p>
<p>My math sections were 4, 6 (experimental), 7, and 9. </p>
<p>I think my score would've been higher if the test had been shorter, or failing that, if (a) the math sections had been closer to the beginning of the test, (b) I hadn't had two math sections in a row, the first of which didn't even count, and (c) I'd had a verbal experimental.</p>
<p>In short: I think exhaustion was the main contributing factor.</p>
<p>soph PSAT- 197
Junior PSAT- 236 (80CR, 76M, 80W)
Junior SAT Dec- 2240 (750CR, 740M, 750W)</p>
<p>After my PSAT results, which I was absolutely thrilled about because I ran out of time and had to omit one of the math questions, so amazingly I didn't miss any, my SAT scores sort of disappointed me. I wouldn't have been as disappointed if I hadn't done so well on the PSAT because my SAT scores are really good, but I know I could do better now. I don't know if I'll retake the SAT or not, I'm waiting to see how I did on the ACT first.</p>