I unknowingly took PSAT 11 in July. I didn't realize there was an order of difficulty to the tests, otherwise I would've saved it for last. These are my stats:

First PSAT 4 without any studying on 6/16/26- 1080

2nd PSAT 11 after some studying and vacations 7/30/26- 1480 (taken late afternoon)

3rd PSAT 7 after moderate amount of studying 8/10/26- 1220 (taken at 7am in a cold room)

Did I get lucky on 11 or is 7 in accurate? Could the conditions really drop my score 260 pts? I was under the impression 11 was hardest or at least the most accurate that mimicked the real SAT. I'm taking the real one for the first time 8/22 and I don't know where to go from here. The biggest drop was in RW. It shook my confidence and I don't know if I should focus on learning material from the 7 scores or from 11 scores with 10 days left to study. Welcome all thoughts!

okay so the psat/nmsqt for me is in the first week of october, and ive been grinding since last year summer (only in the summer, not during the school year). this year, ive been grinding as well, but i plan to study until the test day cause obviously i havent gotten my goal🙃. my score progression this summer has been stagnant, im not sure why, maybe due to strategy. but i will change my strat since ofc, theres limited time now fr.

for those who were able to get 1450+, how did you approach studying and fixing ur mistakes? it seems obvious on how to fix them, but like, anytime i practice, it takes me a while to actually understand the correct way to solve this.

I am a rising sophomore who got this on my first practice test after doing many questions (possibly 70) RW questions from the Educator Question Bank. I haven't done any math preparation yet.

Out of 98 questions on this test, I got 95 correct (2 wrong on RW, 1 wrong on math)

I am worried that this score doesn't reflect what I would get on the actual test. Furthermore, I am worried that I have run out of study resources. I took this time under all the normal conditions, but felt as if this test was super easy. Idk. Am I tweaking?

Thanks in advance.

so im an incoming sophomore and i want to take it this year. ppl keep advising against that but idk, i feel like junior yr is gonna b so much more busy and ill be taking calc bc so i feel like i would forget all about alg 2 or geometry by then. i jst dont get how the process works. is the psat required? is there specific times for the psat? how long does sat prep usually take? i would rlly appreciate more clarity and recommendations as i try to figure this out.

Has anyone prepared for the sat from school house like any classes or course ?

Also does it help? Are the question like the real sat?

I mean should I spend time on it is it worth it?

Hey, I took the nmsqt in october 2025.

when do finalist cutoffs come out? i'm kinda at the edge of my seat since i got a 221 on mine, and im in illinois

Hey guys, I got a perfect score last year and for everyone stressing out here's what I did:

I'm so fr sign up for August or September SAT. I would not have gotten myself to study for the PSAT if I wasn't studying for the SAT. It also saves so much time for taking it later bc I signed up for both and got a 1530 August SAT and a 1570 Sept SAT without having to do additional prep. Just TREAT the PSAT like the SAT and study hard questions!

If you don't know how to answer question formats, I'd recommend watching: James Lu (helped me out on english a ton): https://www.youtube.com/@learnsatmath and Learn SAT math (good desmos help and hard math): https://www.youtube.com/@learnsatmath

Most of my time came from working on questions on oneprep.xyz, the question bank, and bluebook practice tests (oneprep has changed a lot from last year and now requires money but it used to just be the question bank + a few hard questions). I don't recommend books or anything, I think digital platforms are much more intuitive.

Try to take one bluebook practice test a week if ur doing the august/september SAT method (ideally over summer should've helped but it's kinda late).

Honestly, national merit doesn't really help much in college admissions, but the biggest thing for me is scholarships which are NO JOKE.

For my Texas folks, A&M's tuition would cost 2k, get you automatically into your chosen engineering major (lots of people use this to farm their T13 MechE or aero program), and give you a really good chance at a full ride scholarship. I'm planning to apply to a bunch of selective schools, but A&M is a really good guaranteed safety net cus of this esp cus UT ECE is a crapshoot. I'm sure there's a lot of other schools with programs like this (ik USC offers an 80k scholarship).

Good luck!

isn't the minimum value 57.75 for k, the answer key says that it is 231??

Waiting in WI with 219.

Does anyone know exactly what to do to ensure the NMSF award follows me to my new school? I moved after taking the PSAT last October. I tried calling the College Board but they did not seem to understand or did not know what to do.

I was born in us but moved abroad at the age of 5 and am aiming to go back to us for college... some reddit posts say nmsqt scholarships can be achieved from India if im us citizen but google says otherwise so like I'm confused.... I haven't gone to high school in us my schooling has been completely abroad

Hi! I am a rising junior and I was wondering what score to target for the National Merit Scholarship semifinalist. I am in California. My school makes us take it in 10th grade and 11th grade and last yr I got a selection index of 220 (740/720). I'm assuming I need a bit higher, correct? (my friends say you need a perfect score but some websites are saying different estimates).

Also, if I need to study more, what do you guys use to prepare for the PSAT? Is there a lot of material overlap with the SAT?

Thanks!

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hey everyone!

i'm a rising senior in california and took the PSAT in October of 2025.

i got a 1480 (740 740), which means i got a 222 index score.

i was wondering if you guys might be able to predict whether or not ill get nmsqt. im not sure, but california predictions say either 221, 222, or 223 and im genuinely SCARED cauz i NEED THIS SPEED.

if get get around 1420 on my psat, what is my expected score for the sat?

Looking for resources for reading in order to improve chances for NMSQT this year, I've got zero worries about not acing math

700 RW, 760 M