The PSAT is administered to sophomores and juniors typically on the third Wednesday in October (and for some schools, on the third Saturday in October.)
The purpose of the PSAT is to give students and parents an idea of what a score could be on the SAT. Usually, when students take the exam as sophomores they are truly unfamiliar with the content and nature of the test; and consequently, most do not score well. (I’ve had students go up as much as 250 points on the critical reading alone when they ultimately take the SAT!)
When students take the exam again as juniors, they are more aware of the nature of the exam and more mature in their cognitive thinking skills. That said, it’s a more accurate gauge of how they would score on the SAT. The junior PSAT is also used as one of the criteria for National Merit Scholarship.
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Should students prepare for the PSAT?
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