Do you guys have any suggestions for me so I can bring up my English and math scores up 😭 🙏🏽

I’m at a 490 in both

Hi everyone! I’m currently in 7th grade and thinking about taking the PSAT next year as an 8th grader. I’ve heard that it’s good practice for when it counts in high school, but I’m not sure if it’s worth doing this early.

A few things about me:

• I’m pretty good at math and reading, but I know the PSAT covers high-school-level material.
• I’d like to do well on the PSAT/NMSQT for scholarships eventually.
• I’m not too stressed about it and would see this as more of a practice opportunity.

Did you find it helpful for those who’ve taken it early (or have advice)? Is it worth doing, or should I wait until 9th or 10th grade?

Thanks in advance for your input!

I submitted my official ACT score report a few days ago to qualify for NMSQT Finalist, but does anyone know how long they will take to process the report?

My kid was too sick to take the PSAT on his school's test day and there was no makeup or other school's test available. I wrote to the provided address for alternate entry information 3 weeks ago, but have not received any response yet.

Has anyone here had to get an alternate entry, and if so, how long did it take before they responded to the mailed request?

(My kid already took the December SAT, and will be taking the SAT again at school in March.)

UPDATE: I called the National Merit Competition office directly. They had not received my letter at all, but they did have a record of an email from a counselor at my kid's school asking about alternate entry. They told me to contact the counselor because they already sent her the form on November 26. (They only send one form per student.)

We emailed the counselor, who promptly forwarded the emailed form and apologized because she forgot to forward the email. She's not my kid's direct counselor, but I suppose she handles this issue for the school, so we had no idea she was involved. Anyway, she was just trying to be helpful, but was overwhelmed with all the usual public school counselor stuff. All is resolved, and no harm, no foul.

What do you think my percentage shot of getting it might be?

The cut off in my state last year was 221. What are the chances it lowers?

Did anyone here forget to fill out the optional demographics survey for the PSAT and now when I open the BigFuture App and see my NM index score it has an astrix and says “You are not entered in the National Merit Scholarship Program”

I followed all the official steps in correcting my demographics survey by sending an email request form but they haven’t responded to my email so just wondering if I am supposed to do anything else or just wait

I got a 1470, with a 222 Index but I am not sure if I made the cutoff or not I have not received any notifications as well.

When I sent my personal info to college board for my PSAT/NMSQT, I accidentally switched the month and day. What should I do?

took mine October 29 so score was supposed to release November 14, nothing on the website or app, I’ve tried logging out and logging back in, I’ve contacted collegeboard twice, my counselors don’t have psat scores

Hello My name is Amanda I got a 940 in my psat (520 math and 420 ela), I am wondering what do 800-940 get in the psat got in the sat score. I am representing my score because I don't see anyone in this reddit have scores between this range. One of my paras said they got a little bit below my psat score and got a 1300 in the atucal sat! I want to know yours as well with breakdowns of ela and math!

i submitted a form for change in eligibility about a month ago around November 10. they still haven’t gotten back to me. is that a normal response time or should i call them? also, i will be able to be a semifinalist right, as long as my selection index score is enough??

I scored a 1430 with minimal studying this year and I'm planning to take the March SAT. Going to study throughout the next few months and am hoping to score a 1480+ (1500+ if possible). Not sure where to set my expectations, though

title. i have my first attempt at the SAT coming up in march/april and think it's time for me to start studying. throughout my high school career i have been telling myself i should aim for a 1500+ on the SAT; however, after i took both the PSAT and a SAT practice test in early october and got 1520 on both (770rw, 750m on the SAT practice test) i began to think i should aim a little higher, especially considering i don't plan to take the SAT until the school day SAT rolls around. i am unsure how high i should aim, though. hopefully your input will help!

Hi, I am a Junior year student in New York. For my PSAT I got a score of 1480 with a 221 Index score. According to this site https://www.compassprep.com/national-merit-semifinalist-cutoffs/ the estimated range is 219-221, which would qualify me as a Semifinalist.

However, today I overheard someone talking about the PSAT and how they learned they were a Semifinalist because they were called down by their counselor. This is making me confused because pretty much everywhere I look, it says that the Semifinalists are confirmed in the September of Senior year. Are teachers actually privy to this information well before it is officially announced? And since I didn't get a meeting from my counselor, did I not qualify?
Thanks!

Earlier this fall, I took the PSAT for the first time as a sophomore and scored a 1100 without studying or preparing in advance. I got a 570 in math and 530 in english and noticed the only thing I truly struggled with was the english module discussing document analysis. English has always been the hardest subject for me and I don't see math being an issue as I'm only in geometry and I find it easy overall. My goal is to score a 1300+ if even possible. Any help would be appreciated!

I took the PSAT this year as a sophomore, and only got a 1260. I got a 550 in math, which is about what I expected considering it’s my weakest subject. But I was so disappointed to only get a 710 in RW. I got a 720 and 760 in both of the practice tests. It didn’t feel that much harder. How the heck did my score go down?! I honestly feel disappointed in myself. I live in Florida so the cutoff isn’t stupid high, but I still need a much better score to qualify for National Merit. My index score was only a 197…yikes. I need about a 217 next year. What are some ways I can improve?

(Edited to fix index score mistakes)

So... I took the psat in my sophomore year, and I got a 1200. My math was a 620, and my English was a 580. Either way, I am cooked for both of them. I have been trying to bump up my English score, but I can't. Can you guys suggest me anything for English, if possible, for both?

How did yall study for the psat? I got a 1200 without studying which is a good start but I was hoping to get it a LOT higher to qualify for the national merit. Need lots of tips 🙏

So we all know scores are generally higher this year, but did everyone else find this year's PSAT to be much easier? I'm happy with my score but I can't help but feel that it's inflated. It'll be interesting to see where the NSMQT cutoffs are.

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I normally excel in English and managed to answer 4 questions in the portion I slept in