<p>How do you prep for the PSAT once your score is over 200? I've been getting 205-210 on practice tests. My goal is a 220 so I can be sure to qualify for National Merit Finalist. I have the Kaplan Premier PSAT, but I feel like it's a bit too easy. I mainly have trouble with Reading. Any tips? Thanks in advance(:</p>
<p>Get the blue book and do all your prep for it from that. Btw, what grade are you in?</p>
<p>I’m in 10th, just want to make sure that I prep enough. I don’t want to rush and expect a good score. Did the blue book help raise your score?</p>
<p>The blue book raises everyone’s score. Make sure you also find a good book / list for vocab. I recommend something that includes sentences with the words because that’s the only way you’ll learn them for this test. Btw, the writing’s the most brutal section on the PSAT imo (bec of the curve) and the only way you’ll be able to do that properly is with the blue book. I can usually identify a blue book writing question from another just by ear. Keep a notebook as you go.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>Oh yeah, also nice job starting so early 
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<p>Oh yeah, also nice job starting so early !</p>
<p>Prep for the psat exactly as you would for the sat, except ignore the essay part.</p>
<p>For writing, I highly recommend a book called The Ulimate Guide to SAT Grammar. You can get it on amazon, but probably not in stores. It is truly excellent. </p>
<p>I recommend pwnthesat for math.</p>
<p>Both of these books have indexes that will guide you to questions in the blue book that test specific concepts. </p>
<p>For reading, remember that you must be able to justify your answer. Don’t read too deeply into the passage. </p>
<p>Finally, review every question, even the ones you get right. See if you can come up with your own questions that would test the same thing in a similar way. Once you have analyzed enough questions, you should be able to almost predict what they will ask. For instance, have you noticed yet that fractional answers to relatively simple equations almost always come up in the grid in section?</p>
<p>Watermelon,</p>
<p>When are you going to take the SAT for real? </p>
<p>I generally do not do PSAT prep, per se, with my students. Any students I have who are considering national merit, I will simply begin SAT prep early with and they will gun for the November or December SAT during junior year. </p>
<p>If you are going to get yourself ready to break 700s on the PSAT, then you won’t be that much work away from breaking 700s on the SAT.</p>
<p>Ultimately, I agree with the advice that you should focus on the blue book and practice tests - just consider taking the SAT earlier than you might otherwise if the prep is working well.</p>
<p>~TheLearningEdge</p>