PSAT disasters today--

[Anonymous]

when do we get the results? Since it's administered by computer and not paper, Im guessing it should be quick. I have a meeting soon with the school principal to support my kid's interest in taking a higher level math class and a high score on the PSAT could really boster my kid's argument.

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Anonymous wrote:when do we get the results? Since it's administered by computer and not paper, Im guessing it should be quick. I have a meeting soon with the school principal to support my kid's interest in taking a higher level math class and a high score on the PSAT could really boster my kid's argument.

When to Expect Scores
Students will receive 2023 October scores in two releases: on November 6 and November 16, 2023. Which release a student falls in depends on what day they tested and when their answers were submitted.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid's mcps high school had no issues that I'm aware of.

I don't care if some kids have to take it again and make a better score than my kid. It's a PRACTICE test.

Can't performance on this test affect students' ability to get scholarships?

Sue College Board!

Very few kids make make to finals as National Merit Scholars. It’s more prestige than $. It’s an honor to be nominated.

Aren't there programs for minority kids, too? Several from our HS got those, and it makes a big difference to them financially. Not for prestige.

[Anonymous]

OK, but back to the disaster.... my kid was affected (was stopped half way through), and I'm wondering when the make up will be. Is there any word yet on that? I know NMS is a long shot, but all kids should have a shot at it, right?

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter was in a room with last names A-F and the the test started at different times for each letter of the alphabet staggered by 10-15 min. The result was a very loud and distracting last hour as people were leaving at all different times. Definitely not ideal.

I assume your daughter is in public school?

This is another example of the advantages given to private school students in testing.
Rooms are quite.

Nope! $70k New England boarding school 😆 I honestly don’t care about the PSAT but my daughter was frustrated because it distracted her and she didn’t finish a couple of math problems.

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Thanks, I hate people who think private is better. It should be, you are paying a small fortune for it. There are plenty of private kids who end up at UMD. When that happens, I always secretly question Why?

You prob could have saved all that money for a downpayment on a small house. That’s what a smarter person would do.

Yikes, she’s an athlete on full financial aid but thanks?

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter was in a room with last names A-F and the the test started at different times for each letter of the alphabet staggered by 10-15 min. The result was a very loud and distracting last hour as people were leaving at all different times. Definitely not ideal.

That sounds incorrectly proctored. In my proctor experience they are all supposed to stay in the room until everyone is complete. Even in this type of timed situation. My student was told to bring a book so they could read and sit quietly when they were done.

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Anonymous wrote:There definitely is a curve established by the college board beforehand based on the difficulty of the questions.

Yeah, no, there is a curve but it is obviously established after the fact.

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Anonymous wrote:There definitely is a curve established by the college board beforehand based on the difficulty of the questions.

Yeah, no, there is a curve but it is obviously established after the fact.

PP is correct, there is a higher weight given to questions in the more difficult second modules, that is decided before the fact.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter was in a room with last names A-F and the the test started at different times for each letter of the alphabet staggered by 10-15 min. The result was a very loud and distracting last hour as people were leaving at all different times. Definitely not ideal.

I assume your daughter is in public school?

This is another example of the advantages given to private school students in testing.
Rooms are quite.

Nope! $70k New England boarding school 😆 I honestly don’t care about the PSAT but my daughter was frustrated because it distracted her and she didn’t finish a couple of math problems.

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Thanks, I hate people who think private is better. It should be, you are paying a small fortune for it. There are plenty of private kids who end up at UMD. When that happens, I always secretly question Why?

You prob could have saved all that money for a downpayment on a small house. That’s what a smarter person would do.

Don't worry. The kids at my kids' private will get the downpayment on the house as well. And it won't be small. Then there are 40% of us who are on aid. We aren't paying near sticker price.

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Anonymous wrote:There definitely is a curve established by the college board beforehand based on the difficulty of the questions.

Yeah, no, there is a curve but it is obviously established after the fact.

PP is correct, there is a higher weight given to questions in the more difficult second modules, that is decided before the fact.

I don’t think the curve is static and predefined.

[Anonymous]

Land the helicopters people!

I mean, the test doesn’t matter, so who cares?

And no, your kid really isn’t going to be NMSF. And if they are so awesome, then they’ll get a 1590 on the real SAT. Which won’t even guarantee them a spot at their top choice school.

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Anonymous wrote:Mine reported that they thought the digital was easier than the paper practice tests. What did your kids report?

Yes. The digital is supposed to be easier but a worse curve than the paper.

Digital is easier only if student isn’t doing great, the digital feeds harder questions based on performance of first sections.

And just to follow up, the harder questions are given more weight. So kids that “make it” to the harder sections have the potential for higher scores than those that don’t.

DD said the math was hard, really advanced questions. She wrote them out after to make sure she can do them next year.

My kid said so too. She's confident that she got a perfect on both English and first math. She said the second math got very tricky at the end.
She has a 1570 SAT so she's a great test taker.

Wow! I'm PP and DD is a sophomore but enrolled in pre-calculus. It was her first test.

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Anonymous wrote:There definitely is a curve established by the college board beforehand based on the difficulty of the questions.

Yeah, no, there is a curve but it is obviously established after the fact.

PP is correct, there is a higher weight given to questions in the more difficult second modules, that is decided before the fact.

I don’t think the curve is static and predefined.

They don’t have a curve

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Anonymous wrote:My kid took it on an FCPS Chromebook and it worked. They just had to clear their cache and it was fine. He did say the second portion of the math was a lot of stuff he has never heard of before.

That’s what kid said, too. DC public.

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Anonymous wrote:There definitely is a curve established by the college board beforehand based on the difficulty of the questions.

Yeah, no, there is a curve but it is obviously established after the fact.

PP is correct, there is a higher weight given to questions in the more difficult second modules, that is decided before the fact.

I don’t think the curve is static and predefined.

They don’t have a curve

What do they have?