psat on wednesday - practice score

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<p>ok, so I took a practice (actual from 2006 - wednesday) and got 217
last year got a 215 (perfect 80 in writing, did worst in CR)
my math (including 1 grid in) and writing mistakes (except for 1) were stupid mistakes
most of wrong CR were either stupid mistakes or vocab
i often second-guess myself, erasing what ends up being the right answer and picking a wrong one</p>

<p>cutoff this year in my state was 218 i believe, and 217 before that (TX)
how am i doing? is it time to freak out? --- how do i stop making stupid mistakes?
-- i usually have 2-3 mins at the end of each section, use them up freaking out about answers</p>

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<p>relax! this is just a practice!</p>

<p>your practice score has an uncertainty of about +/- 3</p>

<p>just hope for the best, and good luck!!
=p</p>

<p>also, if you are ambivalent on a cr question, go with your gut instinct</p>

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<p>Thanks, StrangeIndianFoo! I'll try, but there are times when the incredibly complex word "relaxation" simply doesn't exist in my vocabulary :P I'll try, though :)

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also, if you are ambivalent on a cr question, go with your gut instinct

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Ah, that is something I'll have to work on... thanks!</p>

<p>Any other tips?</p>

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<p>OP, according to this thread: </p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/554901-psat-cutoff-scores-2008-national-merit-semifinalists-h-s-09-a-39.html?highlight=nmsf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/554901-psat-cutoff-scores-2008-national-merit-semifinalists-h-s-09-a-39.html?highlight=nmsf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The cutoff for Texas this year was a 215, as was last year's cutoff. Good Luck!!!!</p>

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<p>Wow, I did not know that! Thanks, hpa10! That makes me feel better :D
I thought it was 218 because a friend of mine told she missed NMSF by 4 pts.
(She got a 214 on the PSAT last year, so go figure.) Glad to know she's wrong :P</p>

<p>On a related note, does would-have-been-NMSF status show up on the score report for sophomores? (I got a 215, and in the little box where it stated if I qualified, it said no, but then again, I was a sophomore and wouldn't have been eligible anyway.)</p>