PSAT Results - Compare
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Anonymous
Maybe? It’s a great score. In talking with my DC today, there are some students that increased over the 10th grade score and few that went the other way. I imagine it would be to his benefit to do some light prep to shore it up and not go in cold next year. |
Anonymous
| My child just got his score yesterday and got 1350 on the PSAT. Could he become a commended scholar? Maybe at the lower end. his index score is 202 |
Anonymous
Most kids with any serious shot at NMSF seem to study over the summer and take the August SAT as a warm-up. Verbal is the harder score to influence through study so be prepared that even the smartest kids may need some luck on getting a question set that works well for them. |
Anonymous
My kid did not prep either time (he’s now a junior). He got a 1370 in 10th (740 RW, 630M) and found out yesterday he got a 1490 (760 RW, 730 M) for 11th. So yes it’s possible to improve. I asked my son why there was such a difference in math this year and he said he is using a lot of algebra in his calc class that he’d forgotten about and did not use in pre-calc and those skills came in really handy in the test. |
Anonymous
| Last year (9th) got 1320 (720E and 600M). This year (10th) got 1430 (730E and 700M). No prep before 9th; one practice test before 10th. I am hopeful she can bring up the math next year in 11th PSAT. She is in calc BC (currently acing it) so math is her strong suit (but missed algebra Qs in latest PSAT - I am assuming because not much refresher since she took algebra some time ago). |
Anonymous
No, sorry. |
Anonymous
Most kids with a serious shot at NMSF DON'T need to study. |
Anonymous
No, for 20 years the Commended Index has been 207-209. |
Anonymous
| My 10th grader’s 1160 score came in yesterday. It says this score is in the 90th percentile for 11th graders. So is this score good? Not looking at being a “commended scholar,” just wondering how to interpret. Thank you! |
Anonymous
Ok, I’ll bite. Our daughter got a 226. Could she have gotten a 223 or whatever MDs cutoff will be without studying? Maybe. But realistically the majority of even very smart kids are studying if they want to increase their chances. |
Anonymous
Most kids with a serious shot at NMSF live in low-scoring states where it’s fairly easy to exceed the threshold. |
Anonymous
I could have written this exact post! Additionally, NMSF tend to have extremely busy 11th grade years, so studying for the SAT the summer before 11th allows that test to be more casual, not as much pressure and just less rushed. |
Anonymous
It shows a strong foundation to build on. 10th grade PSAT really is just practice. |
Anonymous
90th percentile is great. It projects to ~1270, give or take, on the SAT. There is room to improve with some practice when the time comes for the SAT, but that ultimately depends on your goals. This score says, in the subject matter tested, your DC is tracking well above the average of test takers this cycle. If your DC is aspiring to more selective schools (or majors) that require that scores and the range is 1480+, then there is some work ahead. If that is not an objective and interest is in the thousands of schools that don’t require this kind of score, your DC is in a good spot. |
Anonymous
| DS scored 1460 (760M, 700 RW) in 10th grade. He is a slow(ish) reader and did not finish the Craft and Structure section (aced the rest) after going in cold. Let's see how it goes for the 11th grade PSAT but this is good practice and identifies gaps. We will be making sure that he reads a book every month and the newspaper every day. |