So so, but then he got 2310 and 800 math level II

My sophomore got a 1250. Not spectacular, but I feel she's on the right track.

My DC scored a 650 R/W and a 710M (201 SI). Most of the questions he missed were in the reading section, so I'll probably bribe him to practice on Khan Academy over the summer or maybe see if there's a small book that focuses on that section.

He should be able to bring his SAT up over 1400 without doing very much. He won't be aiming for top schools, so I'm not going to have him invest a lot of time (or my money) into test prep.

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Anonymous wrote:460/470 for mine but he left a fair amount blank. He will get extended time on the real thing so i think he will be able to finish and bring his scores up.

How come he didn't have extended time for this exam? Did the College Board not get back to him in time for accommodations? We only have an 8th grader, but he'll need accommodations, and I'm wondering what's in store for him.

We didn't submit an application. Since the exam didn't count for anything I didn't ask for the time.

To the 8th grade parent: My 9th grader didn't get extended time although she usually does. The school told me nobody does in 9th. 10th is a different story. I was mad because the school didn't give any indication in advance that this was the policy. DD was very frustrated and performed terribly since she didn't finish. We would have saved the money and frustration had we known. If you're thinking of doing it in 9th (almost everyone in our W school takes it), you might want to bring it up at your next IEP/504 meeting.

Took it this past fall as a junior. 1340. I'll have to go back and look at the breakdown.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't worry too much about the PSAT. I know someone who got a 141 as a sophomore a couple years ago and prepped enough to get a 2370 on the SAT. It's all about practice.

That is nearly a 1000 point increase, statistically highly unlikely even with rigorous test prep. Unless the kid did NOT do their best the first time.

Np. Agreed that would be atypical but if you could raise your score by a couple of hundred points that could make a very big difference for you. I think it's worth trying a prep class.

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry too much about the PSAT. I know someone who got a 141 as a sophomore a couple years ago and prepped enough to get a 2370 on the SAT. It's all about practice.

That is nearly a 1000 point increase, statistically highly unlikely even with rigorous test prep. Unless the kid did NOT do their best the first time.

Don't worry too much about the PSAT. I know someone who got a 141 as a sophomore a couple years ago and prepped enough to get a 2370 on the SAT. It's all about practice.

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Anonymous wrote:Gry, f**k you. I went to Hofstra and then did ?aw school at Ivy. Partner in a Big DC firm. KMBWA!

Whoa, don't blow a gasket. That wasn't meant as a shot at Hofstra, I don't know the first thing about Hofstra. It was a comment about marketing using Hofstra as an example. Sorry I hit what is clearly a touchy spot. My bad.

LOL! Hofstra, commuter school on Long Island. Full of angry New Yorkers. The kind to pop off and say "f**k you" and then brag about their huge status. Sounds like a candidate I know.

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Anonymous wrote:My 10th grader (sophomore) scored a 222 on the PSAT they took this past October. Is that a good score?

My daughter is now a college freshman. Her selection index was also 222 as a sophomore. Like your DC, my daughter was also very even in math and reading. There is not a lot of room to raise that score, as it's already in the 99%, so I would encourage your DC to do practice tests available online or using the blue book. My daughter did tutor and told me she thought it was a waste of time - which definitely means it was a waste of my money. Her score only went up a few points junior year, though she did get NMSF.

But it's a different test this year. Your daughter's index was 222 out of 240. PPs child's index was 222 out of 228.

Anonymous wrote:Gry, f**k you. I went to Hofstra and then did ?aw school at Ivy. Partner in a Big DC firm. KMBWA!

Whoa, don't blow a gasket. That wasn't meant as a shot at Hofstra, I don't know the first thing about Hofstra. It was a comment about marketing using Hofstra as an example. Sorry I hit what is clearly a touchy spot. My bad.

Anonymous wrote:My 10th grader (sophomore) scored a 222 on the PSAT they took this past October. Is that a good score?

My daughter is now a college freshman. Her selection index was also 222 as a sophomore. Like your DC, my daughter was also very even in math and reading. There is not a lot of room to raise that score, as it's already in the 99%, so I would encourage your DC to do practice tests available online or using the blue book. My daughter did tutor and told me she thought it was a waste of time - which definitely means it was a waste of my money. Her score only went up a few points junior year, though she did get NMSF.

Gry, f**k you. I went to Hofstra and then did ?aw school at Ivy. Partner in a Big DC firm. KMBWA!

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Anonymous wrote:220 selection index => 1470 raw.
Met expectations, as DC is a very strong test-taker.

Within days emails from second-rate colleges started arriving in multitudes. Nice side business selling our kids data, College Board!

Don't kids get to choose whether they get information from colleges or not?

Yes, but the kids are clueless and do not know that they have a choice, or forget to do this on the day of test.

I read an article in the NYT about this, so I warned my children not to fill out those sections on the PSAT. We've gotten no junk mail from colleges.

Eh, I find it harmless and DS has been amused: "Dear John, you are Hofstra material!"

Back in my day it all used to come in the mail. (I believe I was "Hofstra material" too!). Now it's just click and delete, not even a paper issue to deal with. But I remember that, for me, it added to the excitement. Though I was smart enough to know I was really just a name on a direct mail list, it was cool getting all that literature from colleges far and wide, most I'd never even heard of. It let me imagine that I was actually being recruited for my stellar potential (and middling scores).