<p>Generally, are the scores you receive on the PSATs a proper reflection of your scores on the SATs?</p>
<p>For the most part, yes. Of course there will be exceptions, but in general, they correlate fairly well.</p>
<p>Generally, in that if you do well or poorly on one you’ll likdely do well or poorly on the other. But ds1 improved the equivalent of more than 200 points from his junior PSAT in October to his SAT later that school year. I think that’s signifcant.</p>
<p>Don’t know what the general rule is, but both of my kids went up significantly on the SAT, and without any prep. I even wondered if College Board didn’t make PSAT scores a bit lower to encourage people to invest in SAT prep, but that was probably overly cynical.</p>
<p>I took them about 2 weeks apart.
PSAT = 213 (I improved 18 points from last time!)
SAT = 2140</p>
<p>That’s basically as accurate as you can get, right there. ^</p>
<p>I got a 224 on the PSAT I took this year (as a Junior) compared to a 2190 on the SAT last year. My PSAT CR was a 73 and my Math was an 80. My SAT CR was a 730 and my Math was an 800. It’s a pretty accurate projection of your SAT score, but, of course, it’s by no means an exact measure.</p>
<p>I did 100 points better on the SAT… but isnt the PSAT supposed to be easier? oh well at least it doesnt count haha</p>
<p>they tend to be in the ballpark. I got a 219 on the PSAT as a junior, a 2130 SAT without studying. 2260 with some studying, and am expecting ~2300 after this last test (~2340 superscore)</p>