<p>This is my first post :)</p>
<p>I took my PSAT and my selection index was 154 (65 percentile). </p>
<p>I'm really want to go to CSU Long Beach or ASU. </p>
<p>How much better do you think I should do?</p>
<p>My GPA is like a 2.5</p>
<p>For the record, when I took the PSAT I wasn't aware of the time strain or the point deductions. </p>
<p>Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>P.S. I recently took the Pre- ACT so I chould be getting that soon as well. I think I did considerably better.</p>
<p>I am assuming tht you are a California resident.</p>
<p>CSU Long Beach is one of the most selective CSUs. Based on your PSAT score your likely SAT score will be somewere in the range of 1500-1800. With practice over the next 6-10 months you may be able to improve your score by an additional 100-200 points. That would help compensate for your relatively low GPA.</p>
<p>Still since your GPA is significantly below 3.0 your chances at Long Beach are not good. See Naviance (if your school provides you access) or a (less accurate) data set such as:</p>
<p>[CSULB</a> - California State University Long Beach - GPA and Test Scores Needed for Admission](<a href=“http://collegeapps.about.com/od/GPA-SAT-ACT-Graphs/ss/csulb-cal-state-long-beach-admission-gpa-sat-act.htm]CSULB”>CSU Long Beach: Acceptance Rate, SAT/ACT Scores, GPA)</p>
<p>[CSULB</a> - California State University Long Beach - GPA and Test Scores Needed for Admission](<a href=“http://collegeapps.about.com/od/GPA-SAT-ACT-Graphs/ss/csulb-cal-state-long-beach-admission-gpa-sat-act.htm]CSULB”>CSU Long Beach: Acceptance Rate, SAT/ACT Scores, GPA)</p>
<p>Work hard this year with a focus on grades. If you can bring up your gpa for a-g subjects to near 3.0 your chances will improve much more so than if you were to bring up your SAT scores by 100-200 points.</p>
<p>I don’t have enough knowledge regarding ASU to comment on your chances there. Perhaps your high school counselor can help.</p>