<p>D's advisor recommended taking PSAT as sophomore, and I'll probably let her do it.<br>
Do most people do PSAT twice these days? It seems pointless. I think NMSQT has to be junior year. I understand argument for practice, but it should be relatively familiar because she took SAT in eighth grade. I suppose it can serve as a diagnostic.</p>
<p>I would definitley take it twice. I really regret not taking it untill my junior year. it helps a lot to get an idea of what to work on, and is good practice for when it actually counts for NMSQT.</p>
<p>Many people take it twice.</p>
<p>I took the PSAT twice (it was required by my school) and I'm glad that I did. First year is good practice for junior year when you can qualify for the national merit awards.</p>
<p>I took it Soph year..... did horrible..... and taking it again this year wit
greater expectations!!</p>
<p>chillin til 08</p>
<p>me 2!!</p>
<p>We can do it LuckMC11......hopefully...
So you are a junior?</p>
<p>yup yup yup</p>
<p>im hoping 2 get a LOT higher on this PSAT next month :p</p>
<p>yo yo same here :D</p>
<p>class of '08 baby!</p>
<p>mom58, the SAT your daughter took in eighth grade was the old version. The questions have changed considerably. Also, that SAT did not have a writing section, in the way that the current SAT does. The PSAT also has that writing section, just without the essay.</p>
<p>I think taking the PSAT as a 10th grader will be useful practice for your daughter, and it shouldn't be stressful since it doesn't actually count for anything.</p>
<p>Definitely have her take it. If her scores are good, then you don't have to worry about anything. If she's not happy with them, she has time to start some low-key prep (Word of the Day, for example). Either way, she knows where she stands.</p>
<p>my friend got a 215 last year on the PSAT (we were in 10th grade) and he was really mad cuz that is an AMAZING score for 10th grade, but it didnt count...oo well</p>
<p>at least u'll know how well u will do on ur next one or the SAT</p>
<p>It helps because you know what to look for and you know how your school sort of conducts the PSAT. For example, sophomore year, I had ~5-10 questions left on CR and I decided I'd just quickly fill them in when she called 5 minutes left (they always did that on the SAT in 8th grade). Well, she never called 5 minutes left, only when time was up, so I had like 7ish problems blank. Junior year, I knew what to expect and my score jumped ~30-40 pts into NMS range without any prep at all.</p>