She got a 35 on Reading a 32 on Mathmatics and 32 on Writing skills that is a horrible score on the PSAT what should she do
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2007-03-27 13:13:01 · 6 answers · asked by 1popayanco 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Standards & Testing
Well the PSAT is a pre- test right?? Even if its not, she can take it again. So what I think is she needs to study, there are several sights online that will help you study. Type SAT study guide in any search engine and Im sure she'll find allot of diffrent kind. Since you're her boyfriend, help her study. Encourage her, and stop freaking out about it so much. Colleges look at more than a standerdized test score okay. Why not help her improve herself rather than stress her out more about things. Help her study, and help her get better. She'll do better once she studies more and calms down some.
2007-03-27 13:22:26 · answer #1 · answered by The pink Soccer ball 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the PSAT is not a test that colleges look at for admissions. If you really mean PSAT then she will have to study up and score better on her SAT. Otherwise see if there is a local community/junior college. This will allow her to be close, show the college that she is a good student and maybe get into BC as a junior.
2007-03-27 20:19:09 · answer #2 · answered by vospire s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That means she is supposed to score around 350 in reading, 320 in math and 320 in writing out of 800 on the regular SAT test.
Those are pretty abysmal scores, alright. In fact, they aren't really even average scores. An average score would be 50 in each of the 3 areas of the PSAT.
She is going to have to really start studying. Of course, how smart is she? Is she at least of average intelligence? Does she have a learning disability? She should get tested for one, perhaps--see what her teachrs think about that. Has she just not worked very hard in the past? Do you go to a school that doesn't prepare students well for college?
If the problem is that she is average in intelligence but hasn't worked hard, then she should start to really study a couple of hours a day and also start reading for fun for 2 hours a day.
Like, read for 2 hrs every night before bed. She must be in 11th grade, so she needs to start doing this ASAP.
Get the practice SAT books and really start working.
Do algebra problems over and over--perhaps you can study with her. When you tutor someone, that's when you really learn it yourself. However, if she isn't all that smart, she may be embarrassed to study with you, she will think she is dumb and that will not allow her to concentrate on the material.
Best of luck.
2007-03-27 20:26:48 · answer #3 · answered by helpfulhannah 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not worry about it because the PSAT is not the SAT which is what matters more along with grades. The PSAT is like a practice version of the SAT. It provides a good idea where your girlfriend needs to focus her studies in order to do well on the SAT's.
2007-03-27 20:18:53 · answer #4 · answered by bigej65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she actually tried on the PSAT and got those scores, there is no way she will get into Boston College. Not trying to be mean, it's just the truth.
2007-03-27 20:17:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The PSAT isn't the SAT or the ACT--it's a practice test. She doesn't need to worry, yet. She will have to take either the SAT or the ACT, or maybe even both, before she's ready for college. In the meantime, she can help herself by using test prep booklets and the SAT and ACT websites to do test prep questions. Typically the prep tests contain about one third of the questions that will appear on the test itself, so anyone who preps with that material is helping himself or herself. To help with word knowledge she can read the dictionary (I know it sounds horrible), which is what I did for test prep for the GRE, and it really helped.
Good luck!
2007-03-27 20:32:10 · answer #6 · answered by Jan F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋