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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 10th grader (sophomore) scored a 222 on the PSAT they took this past October.  Is that a good score?[/quote]

Just looked it up again, the 222 is a 740 Math, 740 Verbal (reading and Writing) for a 1480 total.  They have not taken an SAT prep course yet.  Can someone recommend a good prep company?  [/quote]

The maximum score per section is 760. What percentile? Personally, I might encourage my kid to do Khan Academy SAT prep, but I would not spend money on test prep.[/quote]

Went back and looked again, it is 99%th percentile across the board.  Don't many students take a test prep course, though, because I don't want DC to be at a disadvantage when they take the SAT next year.[/quote]
Most students aiming for top colleges do prepping either through a course, with a tutor, or on their own.  The method the PP linked to seems to be popular among high achievers on College Confidential.  Most students don't do as well as your child did on the sophomore PSAT taking it cold though, so it may be that you don't have to go the formal/expensive route.  I'd recommend taking practice exams for both the ACT and SAT next year, and seeing how they turn out.[/quote]

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