Using Your PSAT Scores to Prepare for College
Benefits of Taking the PSAT Get a baseline of your college readiness and how to improve! Prepare for the PSAT/NMSQT and SAT Get free, personalized, and focused practice through Khan Academy and other NISD opportunities Start getting ready for college by gaining access to scholarships – especially the National Merit Scholarship See which AP courses you might be ready for
I. Just looking at the online report
How Do I Access My Online PSAT Scores and Reports? Create a new College Board account or log in to an existing one at studentscores.collegeboard.org 4
What Will I Learn About My Scores? 5
How Do I See My Detailed Scores? 6
How Will I Do on the PSAT-Related Assessment Next Year? 7
How Did My Score Measure Against College Readiness Benchmarks? Section, test, and subscores all report scores in performance zones which indicate whether you are on track for success in the first year of college. For section scores Need to Strengthen Skills Approaching Benchmark Meets or exceeds Benchmark The red, yellow, and green ranges in the test scores and subscores reflect areas of strengths and weaknesses compared to the typical performance of students 8
What Do My Scores Tell Me? 9
How Can I Improve My Academic Skills? 10
What is My AP Potential? College Board research shows that students who score a 3 or higher on an AP Exam typically experience greater academic success in college and are more likely to earn a college degree on time than non-AP students. AP Potential uses scores from the PSAT 8/9 to provide predictions for two AP Exams for 9th grade students and scores from the PSAT/NMSQT to provide predictions for 23 AP Exams. 11
II. Just looking at the paper report
Understanding My Paper Score Report 13
What Are My Scores? 14
What Are My Scores? (cont.) 15
What Are My Score Percentiles? 16
What Are My Score Ranges? 17
What Are My Areas of Strength? What Skills Do I Need to Build? 18
III. What Are My Next Steps? Continue to take challenging courses in high school (look at your AP Potential) Set up a practice plan and stick to it – learn more about the National Merit Scholarship Program! Utilize Naviance Family Connection to research and prepare for college – SAT PrepMe, College Search Tools, Career Search tools Link scores with Khan Academy 19
Official SAT Practice with Khan Academy® – It’s FREE! Sign up for Official SAT Practice for free satpractice.org Complete practice problems and diagnostic quizzes Link your College Board and Khan Academy accounts. All SAT Suite results will be shared to further customize practice on Khan Academy using actual results. 20
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