2022 PSAT Scores

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got a 1380 on the PSAT 11, and it lists her as 99th percentile. She went down from 1400 on the PSAT 10. No big shock since the 11 is a harder test, and she did not study at all.

My son was similar, but he only prepped for the ACT which he got a 35 on September of Junior year--so he basically couldn't care about the PSAT and he never had done any SAT prep prior to taking it.

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Anonymous wrote:Repeat after me: the psat doesn’t matter.

If you’re gunning for commended or nms finalist, sure. But for the vast majority of kids, it has no bearing on anything related to college.

Go study for the sat or act if you think your kid will need test scores to set themselves apart a bit more. But it’s ok to go test optional.

No, not for all schools it's not. Many schools are starting require SAT or ACT for fall 2024 freshmen.

I think "many" is a stretch. Only about 30 or so now I think, and of those, only a few top schools.

But if the school your kid wants to go to is one of the "only about 30 or so" that's all that matters. It's not "ok to go test optional."

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Anonymous wrote:I'm also a little clueless about the PSAT. My DC is a 9th grader and just got scores back. But is the 9th grade test different than the "real" PSAT they take later in HS? Just trying to determine what their scores mean.

Yes, it’s different. 9th graders take the PSAT 8/9, which is scored on a 1440 scale (rather than 1520 for the PSAT/NMSQT and 1600 for the SAT). Your kid’s scores are accompanied by a percentile, which shows how they performed compared to other 9th graders. If they haven’t logged into the College Board to see their scores, that’s where you find the percentiles and all of the other relevant info.

This. Mine finally decided to log in yesterday and they scored 1220 or 98 percentile. No prep. Math was lower.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got a 1380 on the PSAT 11, and it lists her as 99th percentile. She went down from 1400 on the PSAT 10. No big shock since the 11 is a harder test, and she did not study at all.

My son was similar, but he only prepped for the ACT which he got a 35 on September of Junior year--so he basically couldn't care about the PSAT and he never had done any SAT prep prior to taking it.

Statistically, this is basically the same score. I wouldn’t even classify it as “going down” if it’s 10 points. A kid’s score can vary about 50 points on any given test or day.