<p>It doesn't seem like there's been one made yet, so I've decided to start make this thread. Discuss :D!</p>
<p>Lol it’s in oct 14 ish right?
our school hasn’t started signups yet haha</p>
<p>Gee, we had guidance counsellors scrambling all over the place to get us signed up! In all honestly, though, most of the people that have signed up in my school seem to underestimate the test… “All you need to do is score in the top 1%,” they’ve told me :P… Unfortunately, that number is slightly skewed (since most people only take it if they’re serious etc.), and my school is overrated in US News. Hehe, we’ll see :P… We usually get 1-4 kids per year, and hopefully, I’ll be one of them :D! I’ve been doing extensive practice with the Blue Book :)…</p>
<p>Hey im a soph and im taking the psat in october… Anyone know the difference between psat and sat?</p>
<p>^in general?
Thanks</p>
<p>The main difference is that the PSAT is much shorter. Other than that, the content is about the same.</p>
<p>PSAT has no essay 
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<p>@3scoutsmom
Haha, yup. The PSAT has only one writing section (30 minutes).</p>
<p>Schools can give it on Wednesday October 15 or Saturday October 18. Our school gives it on the 18th - home coming weekend no less! Don’t forget to ask your GC for the free study guide when you register it has a new practice test each year. Our GC doesn’t give them out unless you ask for it and many students don’t know to ask for it!</p>
<p>Haha ok thanks. Have you taken it in soph year or are you a soph now? I got a practice book over the summer(kaplan) and only did the diagnostic test, and thats it… I dont even know where to start with practice since i just got piled on with hard classes that are time consuming… Should i use weekends to practice or is it not even worth it since its so close now? </p>
<p>@schmonstar
There’s nothing wrong with studying now. To be honest, I wish I had studied back then. I wouldn’t get too stressed over it, though :P… I’m currently a junior, so I hope that answers your question :)!</p>
<p>@schmonstar be aware that the College Board is changing the PSAT next year so the test you take this year will differ from the one you take next year. Not to say that studying now isn’t advisable but you need to stay up to date with the new changes as they are released.</p>
<p>@3scoutsmom Sadly, I’ll be graduating by the time they change up the SAT :(! I really wanted to take the new version. Anyway, I think the best practice is just reading random stuff. Honestly, it has helped my reading comprehension tremendously. Math and writing is a bit more predictable, so I tend to do better in those sections :P… Anyway, best of luck studying ;D!</p>
<p>Oh god… I did a little bit of studying from my kaplan 2015 book… So i have been studying for the wrong version! Is it ENTIRELY different? Like is it even worth getting a 2014 one now? </p>
<p>@schmonstar
Eh, if I were you, I’d just read a few things you like (for me, it’d be some biology or physics :P)… I’ve heard the Kaplan is much easier than the real PSAT, so it might even be a better idea to read oped articles etc. Maybe get a PSAT review book when the new ones come out?</p>
<p>Ok i guess so. I am only a sophmore so maybe i could take it without studying and see what happens? Is there another PSAT in the spring i can do so that i will get another chance an i will actually study?</p>
<p>@schmonstar
I think the PSAT is only offered once a year (well, technically two times in October).</p>
<p>@schmonstar your class will be the first to take the new PSAT everyone in your class will be at the same disadvantage of taking a new test. I do believe that the College Board will be releasing new practice tests and material for both the PSAT and SAT in the near future.</p>