PSAT and PLAN scores?

Question

ON my PSAT I recieved

CR:66 98%

M:49 68%

W: 57 91%

Selection index 172

On my PLAN I recieved

English: 25

Math: 27

Reading:22

Science: 22

Composite:24

Are these mostly considered good scores? How can I improve my scores for next year on the PSAT? Can somebody tell what they will actually recieve on the SAT's and ACT's from these scores?

Answer 1

In 2006, the average score for eleventh graders was about 48 in Critical Reading, 49 in Mathematics, and 46 in Writing Skills which gives an overall score of 143.

That means your overall PSAT score is above average.  Your critical reading and writing are above average, but your math score is average.

Your score is decent, but not great.  In order to qualify as a National Merit semi-finalist, you need at least a 210 (give or take 10 points depending on where you live) so that gives you an idea of what a good score would be.

Your PSAT score is a pretty good indication of what you would get on the actual SAT's.  Add a 0 onto the end of your PSAT score and that would be around what you'd score on the SAT test.  That would give you a 1720 on the SATs.  Most people I know did a little better on the SATs than they did on the PSATs, but that might have been because they had more time to prepare for the SATs.  I wouldn't worry about the PSAT if I were you because it has no impact on college acceptances.  The only thing the PSAT determines is whether or not you can get a National Merit Scholarship which very few people get and you need a 230+ to qualify for anyway.  Worry about the SATs.  If you're a sophomore, you can begin preparing for the SATs and take them your junior year.

As for preparing for the SAT I Reasoning Test:

Your best bet is to do a lot of practice tests. Don't waste your time/money with classes. I took one Princeton Review SAT class but my score barely improved at all. Then, I just did practice tests over and over again and my score jumped 400 points.

I'd recommend going to a book store and picking up a copy of Collegeboard's Official SAT Study Guide. There are a lot of SAT prep books, but Collegeboard's worked best for me. They're the ones who make the SATs so their practice exams are most like the real ones. There are other SAT guides that you could try as well. Princeton Review and Kaplan tend to be easier than the real SATs and Barron's tends to be harder. I like Collegeboard's book the best, but a lot of my friends liked Barron's because it was harder so they felt that if they could get high scores on Barron's practice tests, they'd definitely do well on the real SATs. Each person learns differently so just go to a book store and flip through the study guides and see which ones you think would help you the most.

You should try to do one or two practice tests a week consistently.  As long as you keep practicing, increasing your score is not as difficult as people make it seem.

Answer 2

yeah their good i only go a 19 on my PLAN comp score so.... yeah feel happy.