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Understanding Your PSAT/NMSQT Scores and Preparing for SAT Success

This guide helps you interpret your PSAT/NMSQT scores in Verbal, Math, and Writing Skills, which are color-coded and based on percentile comparisons. Learn how your scores relate to estimated SAT outcomes by simply adding a “0” to your PSAT score. Explore essential strategies for reviewing your answers, improving your skills, and the importance of selecting appropriate high school courses. Additionally, discover registration options for the SAT and the significance of SAT II scores for college admission and placement.

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Understanding Your PSAT/NMSQT Scores and Preparing for SAT Success

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  1. Score Report Plus

  2. Score Report Plus Each section— Verbal, Math and Writing Skills—is color-coded.

  3. Ranges Your Scores 46 . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . . . . . . . . . . . 54

  4. Percentiles If you are a junior, you are being compared to other juniors. If you are a sophomore, or younger, you are being compared to sophomores.

  5. Understanding Percentiles: Ima 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 . . . . . . . . . . . 100   lower than 45 juniors higher than 54 juniors

  6. What SAT Ranges Can You Expect? To estimate your SAT I score, add a “0” to your PSAT/NMSQT score: PSAT/NMSQT Verbal Score — 50 Estimated SAT I Verbal Score — 500

  7. Review Your Answers Verbal

  8. Review Your Answers Math

  9. Review Your Answers Student-produced responses

  10. Answer Summary Verbal

  11. Improve Your Skills Verbal

  12. How to Improve Verbal

  13. National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) Programs • Selection Index • Percentile • Entry Requirements

  14. Your Educational Plans • Your self-reported information • Description of self-reported major • Associated Skills • Recommended High School Courses • Other Majors to Consider • Careers

  15. After you take the PSAT/NMSQT: 1. Review your answers using the test booklet 2. Follow the suggestions for how to improve in the Improve Your Skills section

  16. Taking the SAT I & II: The Taking the SAT I: Reasoning Test booklet includes: The Taking the SAT II: Subject Tests booklet includes: • Test questions and explanations • Sample test and scoring key • Content and format information • Advice and sample questions

  17. SAT I: Reasoning Test • Three types of Verbal questions: • Analogies (19 questions) • Sentence completions (19 questions) • Critical reading (40 questions)

  18. SAT I: Reasoning Test Three types of Math questions: • Multiple-choice (35 questions) • Quantitative comparison (15 questions) • Student-produced response (10 questions)

  19. Save time: Be familiar with the directions for the SAT I Math section in advance!

  20. The PSAT/NMSQT is practice for the SAT II: Writing Subject Test • multiple choice (40 min.) • writing sample (20 min.)

  21. Ima’s Writing Skills score = 44 Ima’s estimated SAT II: Writing Subject test score = 440

  22. Colleges use SAT II scores for: • admission to college or to special programs; • placement or advanced standing in course work.

  23. To get into college: • work hard to get good grades • take challenging courses

  24. Two ways to register for the SAT: • Online at www.collegeboard.com • Use the form in the SAT Program Registration Bulletin

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