r/psat 2d ago

Junior with psat , Illinois , got 2 maths and 1 reading wrong. Still got 1520. Is this accurate

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u/Plaaazz 2d ago

I got the same exact thing for PT 2 last year before I took the PSAT: a 1520 with 3 questions wrong, but I got a 1430 on the real thing, but that could also be due to last year's PSAT being much harder than usual, the ELA section specifically. Maybe try PT 3 to see if it's any better. It might be more accurate since it's a newer release.

u/satprepwithfalit 1d ago

1520 on a practice PSAT is excellent. I wouldn’t focus too much on the exact number of questions missed though — scoring can vary by test and question difficulty. The bigger thing is whether you’re consistently scoring around this range on multiple official practice tests. If you are, you’re in a really strong spot.

u/Flaky-Song-6066 1520 1d ago

I got a 1520 on the actual psat last yr. I got a 36 act. But I wasn’t rlly trying on the practice tests like I never sat down and actually took one like I did w the act. I’d say try the Sat practice tests. But if you have a 35-36 act on an actual test you prob are gonna get it

u/Motor-Creme-4969 1d ago

They add non graded test questions in the exam to see how well people do

u/NaturGirl 1d ago

My daughter got 1520s on every practice test but got a 1470 on the actual test last year. She said the 2nd reading module was way harder than any practice and then her SAT she took as well.

u/ParsnipPrestigious59 1d ago

I got 1520 on practice test 1 and 1500 on practice test 2 last year and ended up getting 1480 on the actual test. Thankfully I just barely managed to get Semifinalist in my state, I ended up spending a long time thinking I had no chance of getting Semifinalist bc I didn’t think the cutoff in my state would drop by so much

u/Enough-Researcher-36 NMF 1d ago

Yes, it is possible to get questions wrong and still get a 1520 if those were the experimental questions. 

u/ChutneyWhatney 2d ago

Can't really compare practice tests to actual tests.