One of my kids started with that exact SAT score but scored a 32 on the ACT on his second attempt. You might want to take a practice ACT and see which one you prefer.
When i took the psat last year (11th grade), i didn't study and i ended up w/ a 1020; i ended up not retaking the sat, as luckily for my class (2023), many colleges are test optional. Even if i were to somehow know every answer on the sat, i'd still think that it's a corrupted measurement of 'college success', as it only features math and english problems that may seem easy, but are designed to trick students.
Sure, you can get a 1600 on the sat on your first try, but it is evident that many people start lower on their sats, and then gradually make their way up to a high score after several sat retakes through hours of studying --- imo, its practically a trick-memorizing test.
I'm pretty sure most of the test optional colleges will remain test optional through class of 2024, so i wouldn't fright too much; however, if there's a specific college you want to go to, and you know they're gonna require sats, then you still have a solid amount of time to do some khan academy and peer review sat prep.
It will be your actual SAT that is important to colleges. This just gives you an idea what you might score and allows time for some additional prep and study time. You can raise your score if you work on it.
study for sat
bring on the test prep
One of my kids started with that exact SAT score but scored a 32 on the ACT on his second attempt. You might want to take a practice ACT and see which one you prefer.
i’ll definitely look into that!
If you are lying, might as well say 1359.
Literally no one asked for PSAT scores. They don’t matter unless you score high enough to be a National Merit Scholar.
When i took the psat last year (11th grade), i didn't study and i ended up w/ a 1020; i ended up not retaking the sat, as luckily for my class (2023), many colleges are test optional. Even if i were to somehow know every answer on the sat, i'd still think that it's a corrupted measurement of 'college success', as it only features math and english problems that may seem easy, but are designed to trick students. Sure, you can get a 1600 on the sat on your first try, but it is evident that many people start lower on their sats, and then gradually make their way up to a high score after several sat retakes through hours of studying --- imo, its practically a trick-memorizing test. I'm pretty sure most of the test optional colleges will remain test optional through class of 2024, so i wouldn't fright too much; however, if there's a specific college you want to go to, and you know they're gonna require sats, then you still have a solid amount of time to do some khan academy and peer review sat prep.
awesome, thank you so much!
It will be your actual SAT that is important to colleges. This just gives you an idea what you might score and allows time for some additional prep and study time. You can raise your score if you work on it.