Psat

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<p>i took the PSAT as a sophmore and BOMBED it...
i'm definetly going to study much more over the summer
right now i'm aiming for a 220-230 and if i can 230+
my PSAT score as a soph was 178
Verbal-51 i think i got like 18 q's wrong --don't laugh--
Math-70 i think 2 q's wrong...i don't know what i was doing...normally i'm good at math
Writing 57- i think like 13 q's wrong</p>

<p>overall this was the hardest test i've taken and by far the most exhausting..
does anyone know any good programs or study habits for preparing for this test?
and which practice books help the most??</p>

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<p>Take the SAT College Board book and go through it</p>

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<p>and read a bunch of news articles (ie. Time, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal...)</p>

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<p>For books, the Princeton Review PSAT book is the absolute greatest.</p>

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<p>If the PSAT was the most tiring test you've ever taken, wait until the SATI. It's 4 hours long of harder material.</p>

<p>Don't put too much stock into the PSAT; if you can make National Merit Semifinalist, it doesn't matter if your score is 1 point above the cutoff or 20 points above. Even then, colleges don't really care if you're NM.</p>

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<p>Haha... touche... although I'm hoping for good things :9</p>

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<p>Honestly dont worry. I raised my psats like 400 points to a 2230</p>

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For books, the Princeton Review PSAT book is the absolute greatest.

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<p>The Princeton Review PSAT 2005 is choke full of errors and repeat questions. I would not recommend it at all. Kaplan's is much better IMO.</p>

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<p>The PSATs are kind of important though, if you qualify for NMerit that is...</p>

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<p>Don't stress about it, just go to the library and check out a prep book. With practice you can improve your score a lot. I went up 13 points in math from sophomore to junior year.</p>