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So apperently I got a 98% on my PSAT

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pennstater
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the headmaster at my school told y friend who was my old dorm proctor that i got a 98 percent on my psat and was tops in the school. WTF. will this help me at all or does the psat not mean shit?
Oct 18 2011 9:52PM
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Baskin.
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considering you go the academy were everyoneis a dumb fuck..testing 98 percent out of everyone who took it at your school isnt saying much
Oct 19 2011 10:47AM
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molsongolden
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^ the percentile are nationwide not by school.

I received a NM medal thing and graduated with honors because of my PSAT scores, plus my score on the new SAT without studying was exactly my PSAT score plus a 0.

I love standardized tests because they are my only redeeming factor on any application.
Oct 19 2011 11:17AM
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jibnut
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Do you go to Hogwarts?
Oct 19 2011 11:44AM
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proZach
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holy shit I can't stop laughing. gold
Oct 19 2011 4:53PM
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Skis_For_Steez
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You Mad Bro?
Oct 19 2011 4:54PM
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theabortionator
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The sat was probably the easiest thing ever. Unfortunately they put a retarded amount of questions into a short amount of time.


The test was


1 + 1 = 2

blue mix with yellow makes green.


5 + 5 = 10


But there were 30 million questions. I don't have the rush skills. I did really well on the shit I answered because I Didn't finish a big chunk of it and still did alright.


Fuck those tests. They mean shit
Oct 19 2011 4:56PM
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no_steeze
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i got like a 74 on my PSAT's both times i took them and then got a 2150 on my SAT's first try



you can't explain that
Oct 19 2011 4:58PM
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Elmo.
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never. lol they probably just did it as some random stat that doesn't mean anything.... just like the psat
Oct 19 2011 5:06PM
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SkiPSU
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I mean if anything it shows that you might do good on the actual SAT
Oct 19 2011 5:31PM
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no_steeze
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it's not that it's hard to finish the questions in the allotted time, i often finish sections early, but it's the fact that you know you're working under a time constraint so you do each question with a sense of haste and nervousness that leads you to slip up on single answers.

there's no individual question on the SAT that's too hard to answer, they're just geared to penalize people who skim over them too quickly and who panic when they see big numbers and lots of decimals. most questions are heinously simple, they just like to appear bitchy so kids shit their pants
Oct 19 2011 5:51PM
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RubberSoul
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pretty strong wording, what was your score?
Oct 19 2011 6:33PM
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812
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do you mean 74 in each section or overall?
Oct 19 2011 7:10PM
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B.Aussie
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What is a PSAT?
Oct 19 2011 7:22PM
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mmmpoundcake
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yeah this is bullshit... i do SAT courses and just took the PSAT and they dont even grade the PSAT until end of november.. so bullshit
Oct 19 2011 7:30PM
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seabass.
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Bull shit thread scores dont come back till dec.
Oct 19 2011 7:34PM
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act.resist
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at my school you can get scholarships if you do well on the psat and the practice act, idk if thats for all schools though
Oct 19 2011 7:37PM
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no_steeze
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like a 74% overall
Oct 19 2011 7:57PM
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EthanH*
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This.

Also, correct my if I'm wrong, but I think the qualification for the National Merit Based Scholarship is the top 1%. So technically, OP you wouldn't qualify. If I'm right..
Oct 19 2011 8:13PM
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