<p>Hello, I am new to the College Confidential forums. I just thought I would get some opinions about a question I had. Well, last year in tenth grade I took the PSAT and received an overall 1320, 410 CR, 410 M, 500 W. I was really angry that I scored so low (that was the 39th percentile) and decided it was time to start studying for the PSAT/SAT. Yesterday I got my results for the eleventh grade PSAT back and to my surprise, I received a 630 CR, 480 M, 730 W, which puts me in the 90th percentile.
Now, I know that I still really need to bring my critical reading score up for tougher colleges, but my question is this: Has anybody on here ever brought up their math score by at least 200 points? I'll probably be taking the SAT in March and want to know if I can even bring up my math score by that much, hopefully to around 700. Thanks for any advice!</p>
<p>You are a wonderful testament to hard work and determination. I think you can certainly bring up your Math score with private good quality SAT tutoring. How much of an increase is a mystery, depending on your inherent math ability and the effort you put into it. I had heard PSAT results wouldnt get sent until December? Are they all out? We are in New York. Where are you?</p>
<p>I'm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They told us December as well but I guess they got them in early so they handed them out yesterday. Thanks for the kind words :)</p>
<p>Not to take away your fine achievement, but I also think this really shows that the PSAT is intended for juniors, not sophomores.</p>
<p>While you're probably correct, several of my friends scored about an 1850 last year in tenth grade so I really just blame my school for not preparing me at all. It was seriously the easiest school where we did no work so I switched to a prestigious, college-prep HS and since then, my abilities have really picked up, especially in math (which my PSAT score doesn't reflect.)</p>
<p>You could bring up your math score as much as you want to by practicing with the real SAT math questions in the Blue Book </p>
<p>Amazon.com:</a> The Official SAT Study Guide: The College Board: Books </p>
<p>and asking your teachers and your local librarian for interesting books about high-school-level math to borrow and practice with.</p>
<p>hey! i also had a 52(0) pt. increase from my soph to junior year (170 > 222). I'm a senior now though...</p>
<p>anyways, congrats.</p>
<p>grats dude :]
with practice anything is possible.</p>
<p>For me,
1610 PSAT -> 1880 PSAT -> 1880 SAT -> 2770 SAT
660 pt increase in 2 years. not bad :P</p>
<p>wow timmy. 2770 SAT?
i guess you're so smart, a perfect score isn't
good enough for you; you get 370 pts extra credit on the SAT exam</p>
<p>=p</p>
<p>i'm smart? that's an overstatement.
where did the 370 come from?</p>
<p>^How in the world did u score a 2770??? :eek:</p>
<p>370 points = 2770 - 2400</p>
<p>Hahaha. 2770.</p>
<p>I think this one girl from my school actually got a 2800 flat. I'm not sure though.</p>
<p>I have a 4590.</p>
<p>It seems that your change in schools was an important factor in your success. Great job!</p>
<p>lol he obviously meant 2270.</p>