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One of the most important things a student will do in his or her academic career is take the SAT. Many people spend a good deal of time worrying about what kind of score they will receive. One way to be much more confident is to take something called the PSAT. PSAT stands for pre-SAT. It is a test you can take prior to taking the SAT as preparation for the later exam. It is mostly taken during the ninth or tenth grade of high school. The PSAT test is designed and administered by the College Board, an educational institution with national recognition. The PSAT is designed to mimic the SAT. The questions asked are rather similar. For the PSAT test, this will include three main categories of questions. These categories are math, reading and writing. Each section must be completed within a certain time limit. Math and reading both have a time limit of 50 minutes. For reading, this time limit is 30 minutes. The PSAT test is composed of 125 problems. The answers to these questions are scored very similarly to how the problems on the SAT are scored. This involves weighing each question on the exam evenly. It also involves each section of the exam being given a different score ranging from 20 up to 80. Doing well on the PSAT test requires knowing what to study for the exam. Obviously, one should study skills and knowledge related to math, critical reading and writing since those are the subjects tested by the exam. However, it will be advantageous to know what form the questions on the test will take. To find this out, a student should find and complete sample PSAT test questions. There are many practice test questions for the PSAT available online. Some of these can be found on the College Board's website for the PSAT. Books of practice PSAT questions are also available for purchase. Students can also do other things to prepare for the exam. Lots of schools offer prep courses a student can take. Hiring a tutor to help a student study for the exam is another option. Strategies should also be used when taking the test. This can provide certain advantages. For example, it is indeed better to guess the answer on an exam question than to leave it blank. A prep book designed for the PSAT will also list other strategies a student may find useful when completing the test.
The PSAT test is a great opportunity for high performing high school students. It is the stepping stone to qualifying as a National Merit Scholar which allows a student to basically choose which school they want to attend and have the tuition for that school completely paid. Only the top scores on the PSAT qualify for a National Merit Scholarship and there are ways for a student to prepare for this exam. The first step to preparing for the PSAT is to understand what is on the test. This can be accomplished by purchasing a book that gives tips on how to study for the test and gives examples of former questions from retired PSAT exams. This helps students and their parents understand exactly what types of questions are asked on the test and how to allot their time properly. Many parents want to be involved in this process because the money from being successful on the PSAT is quite significant. By taking these practice exams, a student is able to better understand how to time the way they answer questions. Many students are smart enough to pass the exam without issue but fail to answer questions in a timely manner. Practicing answering the questions will decrease the total amount of time needed to answer during the actual PSAT exam. These sets of small steps can result in significantly higher scores. In addition to these major steps, a student should practice being distracted during the exam. During the practice versions, parents can click pens and clear their throats in an attempt to purposely draw their child's attention from the test. By being prepared for these distractions, the student is far less likely to lose their focus on the test when the actual PSAT is delivered. After all of these steps are followed, students only need to wait for their test scores. Once a child has qualified as a National Merit Scholar, they will be thankful that they spent so much time practicing. It is a lot of pressure before the test. After the test, it is possible that their college will be fully paid for and they can take their pick of a higher education institution. Even if they do not qualify, it is a great preparation for the exit exam that each student must take to graduate from high school and earn their degree.