was your PSAT close to your SAT score?

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<p>My son just took his PSATs last weekend. I was curious if you did way better or worse on the real SAT. Do PSATs really give you a feel for how you might do on the real thing? Thanks.</p>

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<p>227 PSAT 224 SAT. I took the SAT a month after the PSAT in junior year.</p>

<p>The PSAT is good for the basic knowledge of the test, but the essay and endurance factors are neglected--you'll need to get past those basic hurdles in order to really do well on the SAT.</p>

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<p>Mine was not at all similar (202 PSAT, 229 SAT).</p>

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<p>203 PSAT 225 SAT... so no, not really. :P</p>

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<p>I got the exact same score on the PSAT and on the SAT. But that's because I didn't really study for it...</p>

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<p>Not at all, PSAT junior year I got a 2130, and my SAT from junior year (from one sitting) is 2330.</p>

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<p>On my tenth grade PSAT I got a 1780, and in eleventh grade I got an 1870.</p>

<p>But on the real SAT I got a 2000, so they were pretty different.</p>

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On my tenth grade PSAT I got a 1780, and in eleventh grade I got an 1870.

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those aren't valid PSAT scores</p>

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<p>somewhat. 11th grade psat- 190, may sat- 2060</p>

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<p>Uh....NO!!! HaHa LOL...My d 11th grade PSAT was abysmal.....170....Her SAT score: 2100(1440M/CR)......Don't even go there......</p>

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<p>bobmallet obviously everyone in this thread is assuming a post of say 201 = 2010 and vice versa</p>

<p>for me, 214 soph psat 222 junior psat
234 january SAT</p>

<p>it seems like everyone is doing better on the SAT 1s than the PSATs</p>

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<p>
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bobmallet obviously everyone in this thread is assuming a post of say 201 = 2010 and vice versa

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It was primarily aimed at that poster, just in case he thought the PSAT was out of 2400 instead of 240.</p>

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<p>229 and 2310 are pretty close. Although i got 2190 the first time, so i had to do something about that..</p>

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<p>Oh God, a 2190 on the SAT I, that's terrible! Wow. Most people would love to get that score.</p>

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those aren't valid PSAT scores

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<p>...whatever? I'm sure you understood what I meant.</p>

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<p>
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those aren't valid PSAT scores

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<p>Bobmallet...are you really that nitpicky that you care that she added a "0" to her PSAT? Or are you just trying to be obnoxious? Beause it definitely can't be that you don't understand.</p>

<p>My PSAT - 2190 (or 219 for Bob there)
My SAT: 2280</p>

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<p>I got a 236 on the PSAT, and a 2320 on the real deal (on a side note, I would've gotten a 2350+ but I got an 8/12 on the essay - I sort of, well, I wrote two paragraphs then drew a picture of one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who had a bubble caption that said, "This essay does not make me wanna say 'Kowabunga.'")</p>

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<p>lol. on PSATs 171(0) (fall sophomore year), 192(0) on PSATs (fall junior year), 1960 on SATs (spring junior year). Slow improvement, but improvement nonetheless. I'll see later if i did any better on the Oct. sats..</p>

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<p>209 psat, 2070 sat (yay ACT!).</p>

<p>But yeah... really close (it was the essay that lowered my sat).</p>

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<p>206 PSAT, 2130 SAT
CR was exactly the same; math went from 54 on PSAT to 640 on SAT (without any studying in between...??); writing was perfect on PSAT, 770 on SAT</p>