Psat scores out!! - now

Test Preparation
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<p>My school just emailed us today with our scores. I will probably get my booklet tomorrow. (But it might be later. All depends on distribution.) </p>

<p>I am EXTREMELY disappointed in my **** POOR performance on this test that will not even qualify me for National Merit. Not only that, but I am in PA. So it is next to impossible with my scores. </p>

<p>My scores:
CR - 67
Math - 67
Writing - 70
Total - 204</p>

<p>I am a Junior right now.
My May SAT (as a Sophomore):
CR - 650
Math - 640
Writing - 640
Total - 1930</p>

<p>I took an SAT/PSAT prep course over the summer and that might account for the slightly higher score. </p>

<p>I took the PSAT Sophomore year too:
Total - 192</p>

<p>However, my ACT is completely different - 35
Why such a disparity between scores?</p>

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<p>can someone let me know psat online acess code?
I can not check my score without it!!!</p>

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<p>No. Scores are reported through your high school, and not online. My school’s counselors, however, send out scores by email. This is probably only something my school does.</p>

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<p>Are you serious or is this just bull, because no one else has received anything</p>

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<p>100% serious.</p>

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<p>hey, someone has to be first!! that was a nice increase over last year. Don’t worry about your SAT. Your ACT is so good, you can kiss that sat goodbye. They are totally different tyoes of tests. The SAT is more infering (aka ‘reasoning’) . The ACT is more fact based (do the math problem vs trying to figure out the word problem). The ACT requires you to work a lot faster. Some people do well on both, and others do better on one type over the other.</p>

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<p>Well the ACT in my opinion is a much better assessment of overall intelligence and understanding of concepts than the SAT is.</p>

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<p>congratulations on your act score!</p>

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<p>DisappointedSAT, 204 is probably good enough for National Merit Commended. The cut off has been 202 and 203 in the past two years I believe.</p>

<p>And way to go on the ACT!</p>

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<p>Can you check how many you missed for each section?</p>

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<p>@Sally</p>

<p>I think access codes are different for each person??? I may be wrong</p>

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<p>You’re not wrong, they are unique to each student who took the PSAT. College Board is known for multiple security methods, including very annoyingly asking people to log in multiple times in an active session.</p>

<p>From the PSAT part of the College Board site:
" Not seeing this year’s PSAT/NMSQT ?</p>

<p>Enter the access code from your official paper score report. If you haven’t received your report yet, ask your counselor when it will be handed out at your school. "</p>

<p>Namely, bother the heck out of your GC if you want your scores sooner.</p>

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<p>A 204 on the PSAT is good. Most people do a lot better on the SAT than on the PSAT anyway. I got a 208 on the PSAT and a 2200 on the real thing. But with a 35 on the ACT I wouldn’t really worry too much!</p>

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<p>Your ACT is so good. I would not worry. In Kansas, you would be a commended student.</p>

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<p>ACT isn’t that much more fact-based, aside from a couple of trig questions on the math section. It’s much more of a speed test, too.</p>

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<p>Your ACT is awesome. Don’t worry.</p>

<p>By the way National Merit PSATs have specific cutoffs determined by state.</p>

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<p>Why bother with the SAT? There’s little if any distinction in the admissions process between a 35 on the ACT and even a 2400 on the SAT. Move on to more important things or have some fun!</p>

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<p>Wow it’s not even the real SAT kid relax.</p>

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<p>So, has anyone else gotten his psat scores back?</p>

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<p>I wish our counselor would go ahead and hand out our score reports! I’m almost dying in anticipation, and the College Board website tells you that you need a code to get on.</p>