A few days ago
How good is my PSAT score?
I just took this the PSAT and I got a 57 or 570 total raw score. I’m taking this test as a sophomore and I barely studied yet. Is my score good compared to other sophomores? Please provide the source if you can.
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Are you talking about the official PSAT? So that’s 165 out of 240? Here’s some information about it: http://www.collegeboard.com/parents/tests/meet-tests/21296.html , http://www.collegeboard.com/parents/tests/meet-tests/31008.html . But there’s no specific data to compare you to other sophomores. The closest you could see—next to your score for each section on your score report, there should be a percentile number that shows how your score compares to all the other people who took the test.
In any case, on the actual SAT the average is about 500 for each section, 1500 for the combined score (http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/scores/understanding/average.html ) so your 165 on the PSAT would be above average (for any age/grade).
If you’re talking about a general practice SAT—you said “raw score”?—you’d need to convert that to a score out of 2400 (or 240). You can get an idea of that here: http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/sat-raw-scaled.pdf or you may have to find a conversion for the specific practice test you took, I don’t know.
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A few days ago
Outside of academia no employer cares about the scores on those tests. I don’t say that to be callous, but to explain reality. It is good to study, and try your best. I have been out of college for ten years, and never once was I asked what I scored on any of those tests. They care more about my attitude and what I can accomplish in the future. Just wanted to give you a little perspective.
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A few days ago
A 165 is a bit above average.
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A few days ago
Are you serious? I don’t even think that that the score you give is possible, it’s so low. I think the minimum score you can get is a 60 (20/section).
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A few days ago
um, on one section or overall?
the psat is out of 240….
so 57 overall is pretty bad. like, really bad.
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A few days ago
It’s a bit below average. =/
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A few days ago
wow and i thought my friend had a low score?
whats your IQ: 0!? haha
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