I’m currently a sophomore and my psat score this year was 1170. I know it’s not an amazing score and I know a perfect score most likely isn’t in my future, but maybe something in the 1500s would be good.
I got a 540 in math and a 630 in Reading/Writing
Also, how should I prepare, and if you know, does Khan Academy really work well?
While not unattainable, I would say raising your score 400 points might be difficult. I would suggest you start studying as soon as possible.
Yes, Khan Academy is a great study tool. The best advice I can give you is to learn the materials, and then take at least 2-3 practice tests, or keep taking them until you’re in the score range you want. By the end of junior year, you should have a significant increase in your score if you do your homework and study. Just by taking your regular school classes, you will be able to raise your score.
For the SAT, there are several apps you can download that have practice tests and vocabulary lessons. I highly recommend these.
For the test day(s) itself, make sure you get a good night’s sleep, eat breakfast, and drink water.
I advise you to work towards your goal, but keep in mind that scores are not everything. Maintaining relationships, extracurriculars, and good mental health are also important. Good luck!
You can also apply to test-optional or test-flexible schools http://fairtest.org/university/optional This is a huge list and includes a wide range of colleges including some top ones.
Then you can spend your time doing something more interesting 
In three months, I raised my score 280 points. If you work even harder for even longer, you can raise your score however high you want.
With effort and lots of practice, your goal is attainable My D raised her PSAT (soph year) from mid 1100s to mid 1500s (10/17) and she didn’t really start working at it until almost the end of 11th grade! Lots of practice tests and Khan Academy. Good Luck!
@momo2x2018 Oh so her situation was pretty much like mine. Thanks for the feedback, I think I’ll start working on SAT during the summer than
@FourYearsornot Wow, did you just do practice tests and get books or did you have a class that you went too?
Here’s what I used: PWN the SAT: Math Guide
This math book literally taught me everything I needed to know, and it was even entertaining since the author is funny. I suggest you go through each lesson and take your own careful notes on it, then go on khan academy and do dozens of practice rounds on the topic until you have it set.
Something that really helped my reading score:
I printed out practice exams and just dissected them. I took the reading portion in the allotted time, then I went back before looking at the answers and spent hours forcing myself to find the correct answer, until I went through the entire section and justified every single answer by rereading the text and looking for the most specific evidence, and eliminating every answer that wasn’t explicitly supported by the text. Then I checked my answers, and if any were still wrong, I spent even more time trying to understand why.
Reading is different than math, and to me this technique helped me improve my score from a 670 to a 780.
Just keep practicing and focus on mastering your own strategies (THE STRATEGY IS EVERYTHING) - I am a junior - I brought up my score 400 points to consistent 1300 in 3 MONTHS, although I think I might take a couple more to reach a 1500. You got this man, it’s possible, don’t let anyone discourage you - it takes a lot of time, but it’s a rewarding sacrifice. Cheers.
Keep in mind: as a sophomore, you may not have even seen all the math that’s on the exam. It’s entirely possible that in the next year and a half you’ll learn the material that’s being tested.
Hey, that’s some seriously great progress you made! How often did you practice? Everyday? A few hours each week? Also, did you use books, online resources, and/or a paid teacher?
Before I took the SAT, I did practice for about an hour or so each day. Also, there’s a pretty good SAT Math book (PWN the SAT) that really helped my math section - I ended up getting less than 3 questions wrong on the math part.
@OhAnon I also used Philip Keller’s the New Math SAT game plan.
Oops somebody already mentioned PWN. 
Is PWN better than college panda math
Is PWN a good tool for juniors taking the SAT now?
what did you do to raise your score.
" . . . does Khan Academy really work well? "
Yes it does, but you have to be disciplined. Hit it three times per week (minimum). Push yourself. Set a goal of a few thousand questions and keep a count going as you past milestones. You got this! Best of luck.
I never tried PWN but I can say the college panda workbook is extremely effective if you stick with it. The author’s blog posts are also good stuff if you get a chance to peruse them
First off, the psat is out of 1520 while the sat is out of 1600. so if you convert your psat to sat, your score is a tad higher.
From my experience, it doesn’t matter so much what resource you use. what matters more is if you can stick to it. I studied on and off throughout the summer and took the oct sat and got 1400. not the score I wanted but I knew i didn’t study quite enough. I studied throughout the fall and come dec, got a 1510. my point is whatever regime you take, stick with it. it’s kinda like trying to quit a bad habit.
As for resource, Khan Acad is wonderful. all of their questions come from the college board and I feel like their question pool is limitless. I see your math is lower so I would hit that harder. On Khan Acad, try to do a few of the practice tasks + timed quizzes each day. It only takes a little over an hour once you get in the rut.
Strategy wise, I like to read the questions first and go back to the text to mark. For example, if the question says “in line 36, xyz means…” I would go to line 36, underline xyz and write the question number. Then for math, practice and memorize the formulas. keep a running “cheat sheet” with all the formulas and equations and review once in a while. I’ll send mine if you DM me
That’s it. the sat was one of the more controllable facets of the college app process, i feel. good luck!