I am transferring to a new school for my junior year where the PSAT is required. As a rising junior, I will most likely take it this October for the first, which is the OFFICIAL one. Do you think studying from mid to late August until test day is enough time to qualify for National Merit? Please let me know any tips, tricks, or strategies you recommend. #PSAT
I received my Certificate of Merit a few months ago. I assume I did not receive a scholarship. My future university does not give them and parents do not work anywhere that gives one. I have a letter coming in today’s mail from NMSC. Is this likely just a confirmation telling me I didn’t get the $2500?
i keep going back and forth on this. some people say start the summer before junior year, others say a few weeks is fine if you already do well in school. honestly i have no idea what's realistic
i'm mainly worried about National Merit since my state's cutoff has been climbing. last year it was around a 1460 index and i'm sitting around 1350 right now so i need to close a real gap
for anyone who already took it, did you feel like you started early enough? and was it more about learning new stuff or just getting used to the format and timing?
trying to figure out whether to grind this summer or wait until september and go hard for 6-8 weeks
I was wondering if anyone had good online course recommendations to prep for the PSAT?
I want to get ahead this summer and the cost isn't an issue. When I took the practice, my english and math scores were even, and I'm not necessarily stronger in either.
I've been looking around and have considered UWorld and PrepScholar, but have seen many people say they aren't worth it.
I'm open to any study materials but would really appreciate any online courses to boost my score.
Thank you in advance!
For reference, I took this last year in 8th grade.
This is the score I got for PSAT 10 which is lower than I expected. I know some people will say this is good but I got a 1410 out of 1440 in PSAT 8/9 without studying. For PSAT 10, I studied for sat in October going over a lot of questions as well as khan academy. Even tho I didn't study at all leading up to the PSAT 10 I still expected to do better. English has always been something I struggled with compared to math. Again, I personally don't believe that this is a good score FOR ME so if you feel differently, that's completely ok. Is there any advice on what resources to use outside of collegboard questions and Khan academy?
I'm a sophomore lowkey want a higher score so uh, any tips to get higher score?
hi. i didn't study at all for the psat! I believe I'm taking the real sat in October. what can I do to increase my score to something good? I don't know what score I need and I don't even know what college I wanna go to. but how can I improve?
I spent a ton of time on an easy math question (I was so tired that day istg) and ended up having to skip questions at the end of math module 2...
I managed to drop from 1350 on the psat 8/9 last year to a 1280 this year. I feel pretty bad about it, I was pretty sick on test day but it still feels like a huge drop given I don’t feel like I’ve gotten worse at all.
I was hoping they would be released by 8EST, but that clearly isn’t the case for mine at least. Anyone else in that last testing window with their results?
I'm currently a freshman, and I took the PSAT 8/9 last when I was an 8th grader and last semester. First time I took it, I got an 1140 (680 reading/writing, 460 math). Second time, I got a 1310; I got a perfect score in reading and writing, but I got a 590 in math. I'm basically trying to improve that as much as possible for my sophomore and junior years. I'm gonna be so honest, I don't study like at ALL, and I don't really have any good foundations for math. I was in geometry this year and I did OKAY (B+ both semesters) but I'm honestly barely scraping by in math. Next year I'll be in like a combined math class with enhanced advanced algebra and ap precalculus, so I wanna get better at algebra and geometry over the summer.
I’m wondering what people think is the most effective way to study for the PSAT, especially for students who want to improve without wasting time.
Is it better to focus on full practice tests, specific weak topics, reading/math fundamentals, timing strategies, or reviewing mistakes?
For anyone who improved from one test to the next, what helped you most?
I’d like to hear different experiences rather than one “official” answer.
as a current 10th grader, im aiming to be a semifinalist/finalist for the psat but i havent started prepping. for reference i got 1370/1520 on the 10th grade psat (670 reading, 700 math). how should i study?