New SAT and PSAT

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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As most of you know the new PSAT scores were recently released. And I have a few questions :slight_smile:

I took a Practice New Sat test at a prep center (C2 Education) and got a 500 on the math section. On the contrary, I got a 710 on the Math section for the PSAT (210 point difference). My question is: How much more difficult is the math on the SAT vs the PSAT ? Why was there such a big point difference? Granted, the practice SAT test was not developed by the college board and may not be the most accurate but I still believe that there is still merit to the score. Any input would be appreciated :slight_smile:

And for the SAT… would anyone recommend a 10th grader taking it this March just to “try it out”… it will be the first time the new SAT will be administered.

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I also got a 710 on the math section, but I missed 8 questions. It could be that the practice tests where really inaccurate or it could be the curve.

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Usually test prep companies make their tests difficult so you see your score and decide to buy a bunch of expensive classes to “boost” your score. I think your PSAT score is a good indicator of your real sat! If you want to take the March test, I think that is fine, as long as you don’t apply to colleges that ask for every score of every test session because that one may be the lowest.