<p>@iluvbooks94 the SAT is not trig, its all the basic geometry, alg1 and alg2. Forget the PSAT, take the SAT get it over with and move on</p>
<p>My scores sophomore year:
CR: 58
Mathematics:73
Writing:56
Composite: 187</p>
<p>My goals for this time:
CR:65-74
Math:80
Writing:65-74
Composite: 210-228</p>
<p>hopefully I can get NMS, I’m taking my practice test this weekend, studying from the booklet until then.</p>
<p>Last year I got 68’s. Really need to get 75+ on all of these.
Washington is at 220. I need to break that.</p>
<p>what’s NJ at? anyone know?</p>
<p>My school makes everyone take the PSAT junior year. I’m a senior so I’m pretty much done with standardized tests, but I got a 202 (Commended) without even knowing we had to take the dumb thing.</p>
<p>My point at face-value: It’s not too bad, you guys’ll be fine. Good luck.</p>
<p>My undertone: I am very smart and also very dooshy.</p>
<p>I’m beginning my studying tonight. Aha. NMS. Fat chance for me.</p>
<p>I took a glance at the study booklet, and I’m not too concerned. I accidentally left it at school so I can’t study until the day before the test anyway. Lol fail. Oh well. </p>
<p>Wait, is it even possible to qualify for NMS soph year? I hope not because if it possible and I do badly because I didn’t study I will be P.O’d at myself…</p>
<p>^Nope. It is impossible for sophomores to qualify for NMSF status.</p>
<p>I’m taking it for the first time as a sophomore, so I guess it doesn’t really matter. I haven’t even looked at the math section of my prep book, though…I should probably get on that.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how many people get scholarships per state? I am assuming it is a static number because the cutoffs vary by state, and low-population states have low cutoffs.</p>
<p>^I believe it’s the top 0.5% of every single state.</p>
<p>I’m taking the PSAT on Wednesday, but I’m only a freshman. Has anyone taken it (or will take it) as a freshman? Hoping to get a decent score.</p>
<p>@CantConcentrate Really? for ID that is like 25 people :)</p>
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<p>I took it as a freshman :). It is a rather long test, clocking in at over 2 hours. Make sure to eat a breakfast before taking the test. I didn’t … and my stomach was growling throughout the test … lol. Just try to do your best, and don’t get overly-concerned about a “low” freshman PSAT score.</p>
<p>^there’s substantial evidence that ghrelin (the hormone that’s primarily responsible for hunger, and is at higher levels when you’re hungry) actually enhances learning/memory.</p>
<p>So taking the psat on an empty stomach might not have actually been such an oversight :p.</p>
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<p>Taking a test on an extremely full stomach isn’t a good idea. Conversely, taking a test on an empty stomach is not a good idea either. </p>
<p>I had not eaten for 12+ hours before taking the PSAT. That’s a pretty long time, and I was positively starving by the end of the PSAT. I’m pretty sure that my hunger hurt my performance - I couldn’t focus, etc.</p>
<p>yeah, if the hunger was too distracting it probably wouldn’t be a good thing.</p>
<p>Well My mom bought me the ENORMOUS SAT prep book over the summer. At first, without the study or knowledge of the SAT, I got a 1350 D:
Went through the entire book and scored 1800 
I hope I’m prepared. Spending my weekend on the PSAT.
I wish you guys luck!!!</p>
<p>Right here.</p>
<p>PSAT I took last year was decent. Got a 185 without studying, which is good.</p>
<p>This year, I’m aiming for >220. I can ace math and CR, but writing kills me horribly.</p>
<p>Lol for those of you who know me I’m thinking about starting another all nighter thread for studying for the PSAT :P</p>