PSAT value as a predictor for the SAT

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<p>I got a 194 (CR 72, M 60, W 62) on the PSAT. Supposedly you are able to get add a "0" onto the end of your PSAT score to predict your SAT score. I was wondering how accurate this is, as in how much did your PSAT and SAT scorse differ and the suchlike. </p>

<p>Also, I took the PSAT as a freshman (currently a rising sophomore) and I was wondering what other people had gotten when they took the PSAT as a freshman (especially with no preparation dedicated solely to the PSAT), or what is expected of a freshman taking the PSAT.</p>

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<p>I got a 213 sophomore year and 219 junior year. Got 2260 on SAT. I’ve always felt the PSAT was a lot harder than the SAT, but I’ve never heard anyone else say that :O</p>

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<p>I got in the 160’s soph year and a 176 junior year for psat, but i got a 2000 on the sat, and I didn’t study for any of them. I’d agree with the above poster that the psats seemed harder, unless I was just stupider. ;D</p>

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<p>The PSAT usually isn’t a very good predictor because people tend to study between the PSAT and SAT, altering their scores. The essay can also throw things off a bit.</p>

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<p>199 PSAT
2270 SAT</p>

<p>(I studied in between however)</p>

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<p>PSAT 192 (sophomore, didn’t study)
PSAT 210 (junior, didn’t study)
SAT 2280 (junior, worked on CR and Writing and did some practice tests)</p>

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<p>I think My PSAT was a 153 freshmen year. My Junior year SAT was a 2100</p>

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<p>I found the PSAT more difficult than the SAT personally. My freshman PSAT was a 189. Sophomore year, I got a 194, and junior year, I got a 218. My SAT score in spring of junior year was a 2280, if that’s at all helpful.</p>

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<p>I’ve found it to be a reliable indicator of where one is at the time. I do believe that some good SAT prep can result in a better score by the time the actual SAT rolls around.</p>

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<p>Okay, thanks for the feedback and information!</p>

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<p>kind of late but there’s a pretty long thread on this:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/668159-how-closely-did-your-psat-score-match-your-sat-score.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/668159-how-closely-did-your-psat-score-match-your-sat-score.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I’m also a rising sophomore and i got a 196 on the psat with a small amount of studying. I’ve never taken the sat but i always feel like the psat might be easier for me because I’m not the best writer, and the psat doesn’t have an essay (I’m a math person).</p>

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<p>My scores by section were:
CR- 61
Math- 71
Writing- 64</p>

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<p>Justaverage010, thank you for the link! </p>

<p>Evie25, thanks for that stats. :')</p>

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<p>186 (Junior Year)
1950 SAT - October (Junior Year)</p>

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<p>217 - Oct Jr Year (80CR, 72Math, 65Writing)
2210 - May Jr Year (800CR, 770Math, 640Writing)</p>

<p>Seems to be a pretty accurate indicator if you don’t study in between them.</p>