PSAT's importance...?
PSAT's importance...?
rocketlove
Swing Joined: 12/14/05
#0PSAT's importance...?
Posted: 12/15/05 at 6:39pm
I am rather upset because I was out of town for my school's PSAT (I am a junior), so I have not taken it. I know that the PSAT is given only once a year, so I cannot take it at my school. Is there any way I can take it, and if not, how much will it hurt me...college-wise? Thank you!
Jamie.
#1re: PSAT's importance...?
Posted: 12/15/05 at 6:43pm
As far as I know, the PSAT's show you what areas you need to work on for your SAT's and also qualify you for several scholarships and the like. So in terms of getting into college, it shouldn't hurt you. :)
In general, I'm pretty sure most college-board tests are given fairly periodically so even if your school doesn't offer it, maybe you can take it at another school?
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#2re: PSAT's importance...?
Posted: 12/15/05 at 8:06pm
PSATs aren't that big a deal, they're really only important for those scholarships that I can't remember the name of, but only a select few people in the whole country get anything.
And everyone claims they measure how well you'll do on the SATs, but that's crap. I got 400 points better on the SATs than I did on the PSATs.
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Sporti2005
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#3re: PSAT's importance...?
Posted: 12/15/05 at 8:51pm
PSAT's have absolutely no bearing on college admissions - the only way they can help you is that if you do really really well, you can qualify for a national merit scholarship/recognition. so really, they can only help you, but only if you do extra awesome.
basically, don't worry about it.
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ashley0139
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/3/05
#4re: PSAT's importance...?
Posted: 12/15/05 at 9:53pmPSATs will do NOTHING for your college admissions. The only thing they do is, if you get a good enough score, get you a scholarship. But you have to be in like the top 2% or something ridiculous.
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#5re: PSAT's importance...?
Posted: 12/16/05 at 10:18amWe took the PSAT's our sophomore year (SAT's and ACT's during Junior year). You don't even send the scores to colleges and universities. Basically it was a day of testing, and it kind of gave an indication on if there were areas that we needed to work more on before the SAT's, but you can take a test in a book for that. Now, if you always score off the charts in your other standardized testing, then you might want to look into it for the potential scholarships.
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#6re: PSAT's importance...?
Posted: 12/17/05 at 1:28am
PSATs are crap. A waste of time.
The people i know who took them as a "test" of where they were ended up getting 850-1790 on the actual SAT.
I didn't take the PSAT and got a 2100 on the SAT.
I don't recommend it.
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#7re: PSAT's importance...?
Posted: 12/17/05 at 1:30pmThe PSATs obviously aren't a make-or-break type of thing, but they can be useful. I scored high enough to qualify for a National Merit Scholarship, and while it's not a huge sum of money, every little bit helps.
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#8re: PSAT's importance...?
Posted: 12/17/05 at 11:56pmthe PSAT's mean nothing. They're supposed to give you an idea of how you'll do on SAT's, but you'll also probably jump at least 100 points. no worries...
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#9re: PSAT's importance...?
Posted: 12/19/05 at 11:41amPSATs are only important if you can become a National Merit Scholar. I think it's only the top 1% or so, maybe 2%. Having been in the IB program all through high school, about 20 or so of my friends got it. But honestly...they care way more than most people ever will. So don't worry about it--focus on your SAT or ACT, depending on where you want to go to school.
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#10re: PSAT's importance...?
Posted: 12/19/05 at 9:51pmIf you're worried about not having the practice then simply sign up for the SATs and take them. All SAT scores will indeed show up on your college transcript but schools generally take only your highest scores. If you took the SATs now, in your junior year and then take them again next year as a senior and do much better, those junior scores won't matter. Only the highest scores will affect whether you get into college and it will definately be beneficial--generally the more you take them the better you will do.
#11re: PSAT's importance...?
Posted: 12/20/05 at 6:51am
ashley0139... thats not necessarily true
I scored high enough to get to be a commended student in the national merit program, and you have the ability to send your scores and whatnot to two of your top choice schools... so the PSATs DO help you in that it lets your top choice colleges know that you're interested
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