<p>Do Colleges look at the PSATs? I'm taking it next month.</p>
<p>Not unless you get commended or higher, and only your junior year PSAT counts.</p>
<p>Oh phew. How hard is it? I want to score in the top 99 percentile.</p>
<p>It's not as hard as the SAT's, but it's pretty similar.</p>
<p>Wait, should I practice with a SAT book or PSAT book? And can someone recommend some books? i'm taking it next month as freshmen.</p>
<p>PSAT book, of course. I took the test as a Freshman and performed slightly above the national average (165), without prep. Sophomore year saw me with a 189, and Junior year at 210. None was done with prep.</p>
<p>By the way, how much is it? I know it's 12 dollars per answer sheet, but the total amount?</p>
<p>We get both test and results back here for free every time we take it. Here it cost about $15 to take it.</p>
<p>Excellent. I will be signing up as well. What is the difficulty level in comparision to the SAT?</p>
<p>Chaos, you don't even know much about it.....</p>
<p>And your basis for that evaluation?</p>
<p>Masterus, that was random. He doesn't even address you and you already attack him. You must like arguing because you seek out arguments in nearly every thread. Do you have a personality disorder? I'd look into that.</p>
<p>The PSAT is the same as the SAT, but its only 5 sections instead of 10. 1 writing, 2 math, 2 verbal. Now the SAT has the written essay which is a detriment to some, but if you do well like I did, your SAT score will improve over your PSAT. </p>
<p>Most of the questions are of the same level, but there may not be as many Hard questions on the PSAT.</p>
<p>What books are you all using to study off of?
I have Princeton Review and Kaplans, any others reccomended? PSAT books not SAT books though</p>
<p>You will find LOTS of information about this on the PSAT/SAT discussion board. I'd definately recommend browsing some of those old posts if you have questions.</p>
<p>I have the Princeton Review book for the PSAT, and the College Board SAT book. I will probably try to get one or two other books.</p>
<p>You guys are making such a big deal out of the PSAT for no reason. Just relax, there are so many tests Junior Year that you shouldn't get caught up in this one. It makes the least difference, and no difference at all if you're not in eleventh grade.</p>
<p>My advice is buy one prep book, whichever one you like the best. Like kathryn07 mentioned ('07!!!!! by the way) you make a lot of improvement naturally. Besides, the PSAT is EXTREMELY easy compared to the SAT. The lack of essay also makes the writing section scores higher than they would be on your SAT. Mine was actually 70 points higher. But just don't turn the PSAT into too big of a deal or else you lose time to more important and more fun things.</p>
<p>yeah they're not eben taking it junior year. it only counts junior year, guys. there's no reason to take it freshman year. take it sophomore year for practice, but dont stress. it doesnt count for anything yet.</p>
<p>I'm a sophmore. The only reason I'm doing multiple prep books if I don't prepare, I'll get nervous on the tests and not do it as well. (I actually only took my first test - standerdized or not - that actually counted for anything last year).</p>
<p>At some schools (including mine) they make you take the PSAT in your freshman, sophomore, and junior years during school.</p>