<p>Got mine today and I am worried about what I got on my real SAT scores.</p>
<p>PSAT I got:</p>
<p>CR:53
Math: 50
Writting: 47
TOTAL:150</p>
<p>If I translated this correctyly I would have gotten a 1030 on the SAT's :-(</p>
<p>I need an 1100. Does the PSAT transfer to SAT scores the right way? (ie: just add the 0)?</p>
<p>I actually did better on my SAT than my PSAT if that makes you feel better. :)</p>
<p>I think the SAT is harder to be honest. I got a 228 PSAT (80M, 80CR, 68W), but I know I didn't get that high on math+reading on the december SAT. Oh, yeah, and last year, I got a 2040 on the SAT...</p>
<p>^ did you study for the sat's?</p>
<p>Don't worry, so many people do better on their SAT than PSAT. (I got almost a 150 point improvement, for instance)</p>
<p>You will hear people say either the SAT or PSAT is either than the other, but they are actually made to be on the exact same level. There was even one case where they recycled old SAT questions for the PSAT. The reason that people find one or the other difficult is that each test will feature different passages for CR and different questions for math, and while they are about the same level, everyone has their "weak spot" and if one test hits the weak spot, then the person finds the test to be harder. </p>
<p>But you shouldn't worry about that because you have several chances left to take the SAT. :)</p>
<p>I did 400 points better on the SAT than PSAT so... lol</p>
<p>I'm not sure why, but I find the SAT to be MUCH preferable to the PSAT. I think it's because it has an essay section and is a longer test, which allows for more error.</p>
<p>I scored a 2200 on the October SAT, and got a 213 on the PSAT I took a few week later.</p>
<p>The PSAT is annoying because the curve is often awful for intelligent students. When two questions wrong on the PSAT will give a student a 235, the equivalent on the SAT: -1 W and -1 CR, will most definitely assure a 2400. So it does seem that, while the SAT curve itself can be cruel, especially for math, the PSAT is even more unreasonable.</p>
<p>Btw, why do you 'need' a 1100? And in any case, the PSAT score is not an SAT score. You'll need to take the SAT.</p>
<p>What I mean't was that I needed a 1100 for my real SAT score. I took the SAT in december and when I converted the PSAT to 1030 I got a little worried. But I forgot that the SAT has twice as many sections so I can get more points and am allowed for more errors.</p>
<p>Don't worry about it. Get some prep books (most importantly the official one, it has the real tests to practice). The PSAT is "easier", but the curve is harder and you'll improve by the time you take the real SAT.</p>