How did your PSAT percentile compare your SAT percentile? Was it higher or lower and by how many percentage points?
Thanks.
I’d watch out in general for the PSAT percentiles meaning anything. Apparently, they’re really inflated this year due to how the college board was conveying the information: http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/problems-with-new-psat-part-1-inflation/
1340 PSAT (high 90%) actual SAT 1580 , the PSAT scores were seriously inflated dude.
Who cares if they’re inflated? If they’re inflated, then they’re inflated for everyone. I guess the only students who care are the ones who are applying with the OLD SAT, since, as the result of the new SAT, there are more 99th percentile students. Or do you think colleges will discount new SAT scores? I think there’s a concordance right that college board produces. Will that equate a 99th percentile NEW SAT student to a 98th percentile OLD SAT student?
To understand the PSAT percentiles this year, it’s straightforward. Just read this thread:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/1849640-national-merit-cutoff-predictions-class-of-2017.html
preferably from the beginning (so you have appropriate context).
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The people who care that the scores are inflated are the students who wanted an accurate idea of their future SAT scores. The “inflation” makes it impossible to have an accurate idea of where you fall in the realm of competitive and high stake testing. In my center alone 10-20% of the kids played tetris on their phone, or just fell asleep so percentile and score both mean nothing.
9th grade: 160. 10th grade: 156. 11th grade: 182. SAT attempt #1: 1830. SAT attempt #2: waiting for score.
PSAT test itself doesn’t make any sense. I got 195 on my PSAT, when I thought I pulled out the National Merit Cut-off. So I wasn’t really expecting much from the SAT test that I took just for the whims, but I actually got 2230, which is a 99th percentile score.
And this was true to most of my friends.
PSAT doesn’t always compare to SAT. The test is similar, and your raw score conversions could be somewhat accurate, but the percentiles are skewed because of the sample group. PSAT is only your grade, and you only get one shot, so there aren’t people who take it 5 times and mess up the curve, which could make a high PSAT percentile easier. On the other hand, fewer people in the lower score bracket take the PSAT, since the only real gain other than SAT prep is National Merit, and that’s pretty hard to get. The SAT has a decent amount of low scorers (Though that’s been decreasing in recent years), which can shift the curve to your advantage. It really depends on the year, so I wouldn’t take a high PSAT score as an excuse not to study, but generally if you do well on one, you’ll do well on the other.
10th Grade PSAT: 126
11th Grade Redesigned PSAT: 1070 (Scores were really inflated, test is a bit easier)
11th Grade SAT: 1840
@PsychicPanda2 Agreed.
PSAT: 1370 (690 CR+Writing 680 Math)
SAT: 2250 (790 CR 770 Math 690 Writing)