Should I be worried about my PSAT scores?

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<p>I'm facing a challenge, and I've made myself pretty darn upset over it. </p>

<p>I am a high school freshman and I average a 97 and above in each class. I'm top of my class at the moment, and I normally take tests very well. I took the PSAT in October and I scored a 145, which isn't exactly optimistic for my future. I let my nerves get to me and made careless mistakes. Although I do have to say that the only preparation I took for the test was waking up in the morning and headed to school. If I can, I'm placing fatigue and stress as issues too. I had a rough week from experiencing family problems and was living off of two hours of sleep. When it came time to take the test, I seemed to be wide and awake... Yet as it went on I began to slip. At one point I fell asleep during the math portion of the test and woke up to find that I had half of the test left. Then I did something incredibly stupid, I went in and bubbled random answers in order to finish the test (which was actually advised by our teacher to do. I am informed that was a stupid idea now and I will not take it again unless I can make a rather educated guess.) </p>

<p>Overall, I am not happy with any of my scores and I hope to work my butt off in order to improve. I just want to know if there really is any hope.
54 on CR
44 on M (which bothers me because I went back in and did the packet and only missed seven questions)
47 WS
145 overall (55% above college bound juniors average, but I have a feeling it is actually below average and the College Board is just trying to make me feel somewhat decent about myself)</p>

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<p>I just posted similarly about my son. He’s a sophomore and had very high grades as a freshman. He only got a 150 as a sophomore. He did not answer 38 questions! In going back over it I think he can easily get a 40 point increase next year. You have two years before it “counts.” I hope they gave you back the test booklet so you can see what questions you missed. After looking around the 'net I bet your score rises 40-60 points with minimal effort. Relax!</p>

<p>My thread:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1589618-question-about-psat.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1589618-question-about-psat.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I don’t think university will see the PSAT marks</p>

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<p>They don’t, but it counts for the Merit Scholarship</p>

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<p>I’ve seen numerous freshmen worry about their PSAT scores, including myself, and I find that scores tend to naturally increase. As a freshman I scored a 151 but as a junior scored a 232. Don’t worry and just make sure you continue to study throughout high school for the SAT. Short-term prep will not work effectively.</p>