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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid's school is offering every ninth grader the option of either the PSAT 8/9 or PSAT 10 next month. I have a kid in a magnet now, who is potentially a National Merit Semi-Finalist type, but could also easily score a few percentage points lower than that, given the kid's past history of standardized testing (just a prediction, I know).  I skimmed a sample PSAT, and at least for the math (kid is now in Alg 2), kid wouldn't understand all the questions.  The kid will take a prep course in 11th grade to get ready for the SAT/ACT.  Any advice on which test to take now?   What did you have your high-performing kid take and why?  Will we get more information about what kid doesn't know by taking the harder test, or will it be too demoralizing to take a test the kid's not really ready for yet?  [/quote]

My daughter took the PSAT (not the PSAT 8/9) last October in 8th grade.  She was about a month into Geometry so basically only Algebra I and still scored in the 600's on the math section.  If the kid is good in math I think it's fine to take the real PSAT.  It's better preparation for the real thing.[/quote]

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