Interpreting Your PSAT Score Report

Interpreting Your PSAT Score Report
Christopher Columbus High School
February 2016
WWW.MYPREPWORKS.COM
The Standardized Tests
Today’s Academic Landscape
Making sense of today’s reality
•  Competitive
•  Last year over 3.6 million students applied to college
•  3.8 million took PSAT in 2014
•  Challenging
•  2.8M applicants in 1999
•  1.1M registered for SAT in 1989
Today’s Academic Landscape
SAT requirements at Popular Colleges and
Universities
School
Composite
Math
EBRW
FIU
980-1160
490-580
490-580
FSU
1120-1290
560-640
550-650
UF
1160-1360
590-690
570-670
UM
1230-1420
630-710
600-710
BC
1260-1440
640-730
620-710
Notre Dame
1340-1520
680-770
660-750
Georgetown
1300-1500
650-750
650-750
Redesigned SAT Test Dates
2015
OCTOBER
PSAT
SAT
MARCH 5,
2016
ALL 2016
TESTING
DATES
The Redesigned PSAT
MAIN CHANGES
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Reading & Writing = 1 section
New scoring scale
Questions more relatable
No guessing penalty
NEW SCORING
-The Redesigned SAT composite score range goes from 400 to 1600
(200-800 per section).
-The Redesigned PSAT composite score range is shifted down,
ranging 320 to 1520 (160-760 per section).
PSAT Score Report
•  Most important are Scaled Scores (320-1520 total)
•  Next, check percentile (50th is average)
PSAT Score Report
•  Test Scores are not very insightful
•  Cross-Test Scores – based mostly on ‘Analysis’ type
questions throughout the sections. This can help you
determine if quantitative and data analysis is an area of
weakness.
PSAT Score Report
•  Subscores help to analyze performance within particular
reporting categories
•  Helps to highlight specific areas of weakness
•  Tailor your focus when preparing to maximize score gains
PSAT Score Report
•  National Merit is only for 95%+ scoring students
•  Next Steps are very general and automatically generated
based on your scoring range. Test scores (8-38) in the
middle of the page are also not very helpful.
PSAT Score Report
•  Question-level feedback allows for detailed analysis
•  Compare to Subscores to further highlight areas of
weakness
•  Review level of difficulty
Translating PSAT Scores to SAT
•  First year of data so subject to change
•  Easier scoring scale on PSAT because SAT is longer and slightly
harder. Scores are designed to represent current SAT
performance.
Historical SAT Percentile Ranges
•  25%: 420 – 430
•  50%: 480 – 510
•  75%: 580 – 600
•  90%: 650 – 680
PREPWORKS Recognizes Learners at All Levels
Traditional Classroom: One to Many Model
PREPWORKS redefines the curve to address
student needs across ALL performance levels.
Our On-Campus Options
•  Small group and private instruction
•  Classes available on Saturdays and Sundays between
10am-4pm
•  Current programs targeting April ACT and/or May SAT
•  Class day/time preferences set on first-come first-served basis
•  Tuition includes all learning materials and practice tests
•  Early Registration savings available
Registration
Inside your folders, please find:
•  Registration Form
-Contact us directly to enroll
•  Test Calendar Card with upcoming dates
•  Redesigned PSAT Overview Chart
Thank you!
305-361-2400
www.myprepworks.com
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