<p>From the college board site:</p>
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It is possible to estimate from a student's PSAT/NMSQT score, an SAT score range that a student may expect to fall within, and this range is included on the score report and in the table Estimating Junior-Year SAT Scores. Two times out of three, juniors will earn SAT scores within the SAT ranges printed on the PSAT/NMSQT Score Report Plus. But scores actually earned may be higher (or lower) than these estimates. Students who wish to improve their estimated performance on the SAT may wish to:</p>
<pre><code>* Develop skills through rigorous academic courses
* Participate in problem-solving activities
* Read extensively outside school
* Use the score report and test book to analyze test questions, responses, and strategie
* Become familiar with test directions, types of questions, and pacing.
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<p>Juniors frequently take the SAT six or seven months after taking the PSAT/NMSQT. Sophomores will not take the SAT for 18 months, so there may be a greater likelihood that these intervening activities will influence sophomores' SAT scores. Estimating Junior-Year SAT Scores shows how scores change for students who take the PSAT/NMSQT in October and the SAT reasoning test the following spring.
Note: The SAT I Verbal Section score ranges are comparable to the new SAT critical reading section; the SAT Subject Test in Writing is comparable to the new SAT writing section.
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<p>For more info and charts of how many students improved or got worse:</p>