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PSAT
What Do My Scores Mean?
How Did I Do?
What Is the PSAT?
The PSAT is a test that helps compare your skills to other college bound students nationwide.
It shows reading, math, and writing skills that you may still need to work on to prepare for college success.
We’ll Talk About:
How is the PSAT scored?What is National Merit? What about Honors/AP? How does it compare to
SAT? When do I take the SAT?How can I improve my
score?What else is important?
How is it Scored?
THREE SECTIONS:
Critical Reading20-80Math 20-80Writing Skills 20-80
Range and Percentile Range: If you retake the PSAT, your score is
likely to fall in this range.
Look at your percentile to see how your score compares to all tenth-graders who took the test.
Average scores for sophomores:Reading 42.6 Math 43.5 Writing 40.8
PSAT and SAT
The PSAT is a practice for SAT.
It is given once a year in October.
It is aimed at students in grade 11.
The PSAT can be used to estimate your SAT SCORE.
How To Predict SAT Score?
READING, MATH, WRITING
PSAT Score for Each Between: 20-80.
SAT Score is between: 200-800.What SAT Score Can You Expect? Add a 0 to convert to SAT.
Honors and AP Classes
Your score can be used to predict success in Honors and Advanced Placement classes.
Colleges will look carefully at your course selection as well as GPA.
National Merit Scholarship
Selection Index = Critical Reading + Math + Writing
Skills
You can only qualify as a junior.
How Is the PSAT Scored?
One point for each correct answer
Minus 1/4 point for each wrong answer
Then raw score is converted to a score from 20 to 80
Critical Reading
Two 25 minute sections = 48 questions
13 Sentence Completions
35 Passage Based Reading
Math
Two 25 minute sections = 38 questions
Numbers and OperationAlgebra and FunctionsGeometry and MeasurementData Analysis, Statistics,
Probability10 Student Produced Responses
Writing
One 30-minute Section = 39 questions
20 Improving Sentences14 Identifying Sentence Errors5 Improving Paragraphs
IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS!
How many did you answer correctly: easy, hard, medium?
Did you omit hard questions when you couldn’t eliminate any choices?
Did you lose points for guessing?Follow the suggestions to
identify skills you need to improve for each section.
Your Educational Plans
Read the description of your career choice.
Start thinking about college and major information.
Begin to research your options.
Is your goal realistic?Is it in line with your courses?
MY COLLEGE QUICK START
www.collegeboard.com/quickstart
See questions with answers and explanations.
Get a personalized study plan.Access to MyRoad--Find colleges,
majors and careers right for you.
What about the SAT?
www.collegeboard.com
Lots of college info/sample testSat is given 7 times a year.Sign up on-line or mail in.Take in spring of junior year.Repeat senior year to improve.
What is the ACT?
WWW.ACT.ORG
The ACT HAS 4 Sections: READING, MATH, ENGLISH AND SCIENCE
REASONINGThe ACT is scored from 1-36. It’s good to try both SAT and ACT. Some
students do better on ACT. Colleges will use SAT or ACT.Can use SAT/ACT for FCAT.
Test Strategies
PREPARE!!!Be familiar with the directions and
format before the test.Study sample test book or online.Pace yourself. Skip hard questions and come back later.Omit hard questions if you have no clue.
Learn About Yourself!
What are your interests? What are you good at?What about a
Vocational/Technical Program?
Bright Futures Scholarships
Pays 75% or 100% tuition.3.0 minimum Academic GPA. Go to
FACTS.org.All who qualify get the $$$.Consider Vocational Program for Gold
Seal Scholarship.Need SAT, ACT, OR CPT.
What Else Do I Need To Do?Take challenging courses,
including formal geometry and algebra II.
Learn good study habits. Learn to organize your
work and your time.Practice self-discipline.Read, read, read.Retake PSAT next year!Meet with your counselor.
Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
BUT DON’T FORGET:Participate in
extracurricular activities.Get involved in service to
school and community.Make friends.Ask for help.
Any Questions??