<p>How'd your scores compare? Any huge disparities? Did you feel the length of the SAT produced a more accurate result? That you got tired near the end and preferred the PSAT?</p>
<p>I took the Wednesday PSAT and got 219 (67 CR, 78 M, 74 W). Not ecstatic but can't complain. I then took the November SAT with zero prep in between and came out with a 2330 (800 CR, 740 M, 790 W), but I felt far more confident after the PSAT than I did after the SAT. I'm just left wondering how my critical reading scores can vary so much. Gee wiz.</p>
<p>I got a 240 on the PSAT, but I got 2260 on the SAT in October. I retook the SAT on December 7th, mainly to improve my CR score from 690. So it’s not just you- my reading scores differed by a lot too.</p>
<p>My psat score came out 70 points (equivalent) higher than my October SAT</p>
<p>I think this was the reason:</p>
<p>I was butthurt about missing 2300 by 10 points on the SAT
I actually registered on time meaning my testing center wasn’t 45 minutes of nauseating driving away (not to mention the 45 mins extra of sleep)</p>
<p>2 years ago, my daughter took the October SAT. She improved 180 points on the PSAT a week later. Just looking at the improvement in a few weeks, I would suggest future juniors looking for NM take the SAT before the PSAT.</p>
<p>I second that, Yankee Belle. I wish I had before hand. There is a general rise in scores after taking the first SAT, be it from confidence, knowledge of how to time things, or an increase in intellectual maturity. Also, OP, different SATs have different reading selections, and while they are supposed to be somewhat similar in difficulty, you may find that sometimes you are thrown a few weird selections.</p>
<p>My daughter took the Oct SAT before the PSAT. Her scores were higher (when adding a zero) on the PSAT, but the distribution was generally the same. Her SAT writing score was brought down by the essay. I definitely think it helped to have taken the SAT prior to the PSAT.</p>