Chances of geting into colleges based on PSATs...i know same old...please answer?
Asked by SALjust want to know what my chances are in getting into the colleges listed below if my PSATs are 1660 (what will i get on my SATs), perfect GPA, Extracuriculars are covered (w/ 2 sports and other stuff), multicultural, EA/ED for all. Thanks. The number 1 thing i'm worried about is my SATs (haven't taken it yet)...oh Biochem major... 1) Columbia University*** 2) Northwestern** 3) NYU* 4) Boston U 5) Boston College 6) University of Illinois-Urbana 7) U of Michigan
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Answered by YadaYadaYeah
Well, the College Board, which distributes both the PSAT and SAT says that they pretty much give the same scores. Based on that, this suggests you will get a 1660 on your SAT. It could go up though--or down. I got a 2260 soph year on the PSAT and a 2120 on the junior year one, and then a 2150 on my actual SAT, so it was inbetween the two. But they won't always line up--you will probably take the SAT much more seriously than the PSAT. So you can improve your score with learning more in school and prepping for the actual test. Also, if you do poorly on the SAT you can take the ACT (my ACT was better than my SAT). However, based solely on the assumption that you get a 1660 on your SAT, all but number 6 and possibly number 4 will be reaches. All of the others have an average SAT of about 2000 or higher. Remember that tests aren't everything. If you do amazingly in school and with extracurriculars, mediocre standardized tests won't ruin you--but it definitely helps to do well on them. Good luck.
Well, the College Board, which distributes both the PSAT and SAT says that they pretty much give the same scores. Based on that, this suggests you will get a 1660 on your SAT. It could go up though--or down. I got a 2260 soph year on the PSAT and a 2120 on the junior year one, and then a 2150 on my actual SAT, so it was inbetween the two. But they won't always line up--you will probably take the SAT much more seriously than the PSAT. So you can improve your score with learning more in school and prepping for the actual test. Also, if you do poorly on the SAT you can take the ACT (my ACT was better than my SAT). However, based solely on the assumption that you get a 1660 on your SAT, all but number 6 and possibly number 4 will be reaches. All of the others have an average SAT of about 2000 or higher. Remember that tests aren't everything. If you do amazingly in school and with extracurriculars, mediocre standardized tests won't ruin you--but it definitely helps to do well on them. Good luck.
