<p>How did your guys PSAT scores compare to your SAT scores? Did you improve by a lot?</p>
<p>My sophomore year my PSAT scores was 138 (M 51, CR 47, W 40)
My junior year my PSAT score was 167 (M 48, CR 59, W 60)</p>
<p>I don't know why my math score is so low, maybe my bubbling, but I've been studying and taking classes every since I took the PSAT. Did you guys improve by a lot?</p>
<p>I personally improved 8 (80?) points- 230 on the PSAT, 2380 on the SAT, but a lot of my friends who scored lower on the PSAT improved 300-400 points on the actual SAT from prepping and classes, etc.</p>
<p>DD prepped for the PSAT, took it in October, and then took the SAT three weeks later with no prep in between. Her score on the SAT was 110 points higher and she felt the PSAT was more difficult.</p>
<p>Low math is usually due to careless mistakes, so you can definitely bring it up.</p>
<p>I did about a week of prep for the PSAT and then another two weeks for the real SAT, and my score increased by 110 points (just like the poster above). I personally didn’t find the PSAT to be harder or easier, so I think that my improvement happened because of those extra two weeks of hardcore preparation.</p>
<p>I took the PSAT as a sophomore without prep and got a 215 (CR 77, M 67, W 71).
Over the summer, I took 3 practice SAT tests and took the real thing. Got a 2200 (CR 730, M 670, W 800).
As a junior I got a 231 on the PSAT (75 CR, 78 M, 78 W).</p>
<p>I would say that the PSAT is a fairly accurate measure of what you will score on the SAT. Of course, there are many highly varying factors, like how you feel on the day of the test or if you just get lucky or unlucky with some vocab or misread some questions. Overall though, if you don’t do any prep at all after taking the junior PSAT, I would probably say that you would end up with a SAT score with a ±100 range. Of course, I have no idea for sure, just my thoughts. I will say that just taking practice tests helps and just do well in school. If you struggle with math, I would like to recommend a book called PWN the SAT by Mike McClenathan. He also has a blog and has some helpful tips.</p>
<p>I took the ACT just after my PSAT, got a 203 and a 36. So no, completely off for me. Even if you factor in potential ACT/SAT test differences.</p>
<p>I am hoping it is off. DS got his scores today CR:56, M:53, W:53. He wants to go to USCarolina but he needs a 1333 with just CR and M for IS tuition. He is going to take the SAT in May so we are hoping for higher scores.</p>
<p>lol dude
october 5th sat 2280
october 15th psat 204 </p>
<p>i studied alot for my psat i really wanted NMF oh well… better than opposite!</p>
<p>I improved 34 points on the PSAT between sophomore and junior years, and only read through my Princeton Review book during that time to prepare. </p>
<p>I went from
189 (1890) - 61CR, 64M, 64W in my sophomore year to
223 (2230) - 70CR, 73M, 80W in my junior year. </p>
<p>My SAT score (2260) matched closely to this.</p>
<p>My PSAT improved 45 points (so I guess that’s 450 on the SAT scale) from sophomore to junior year. I had no prep either time. My PSAT score from junior year is pretty close to my SAT, but I didn’t do any studying/prep for that either.</p>
<p>In the end, my ACT score ended up being better than all of them, so I submitted that to colleges instead.</p>