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IMPORTANT PSAT DATES • PRIMARY DATES: OCT 15, OCT 19 • SECONDARY DATE: NOV 2 Presented by: xxx xxx princetonreview. com 800 -2 REVIEW 4
Section PSAT IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO SAT ® SAT Time per PSAT Time per Questions Section Reading 52 65 minutes 47 60 minutes Writing and Language 44 35 minutes Math – no calculator 20 25 minutes 17 25 minutes Math – calculator 38 55 minutes 31 45 minutes Essay (optional) 1 50 minutes N/A SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board, which is not affiliated with The Princeton Review Presented by: xxx xxx princetonreview. com 800 -2 REVIEW 5
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1, 500, 000 Juniors will take the PSAT 50, 000 Recognized 16, 000 Semi -Finalists 15, 000 Finalists 7, 400 Presented by: xxx xxx princetonreview. com Out of 1. 5 million students who take the PSAT, 7, 400 are awarded scholarships 800 -2 REVIEW 7
PSAT AND SAT SCORING SAT PSAT 10 & PSAT / NMSQT PSAT 8/9 320 1520 1440 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 SAT National Average = 1090 Presented by: xxx xxx princetonreview. com 800 -2 REVIEW 8
PSAT SCORE REPORT Each section is scored 160760 and then they are added together to get the total score. Presented by: xxx xxx Highest possible total is 1520. princetonreview. com 800 -2 REVIEW 9
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WHICH TEST SHOULD I TAKE? ACT ® SAT Format Exclusively multiple choice Mostly multiple choice Content areas Math, Reading, Writing, “Science” Math, Reading, Writing Scoring per section 1 – 36 200 – 800 Timing 2: 55 (3: 35) 3: 00 (3: 50) Number of Questions 215 154 ACT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc. , which is not affiliated with The Princeton Review. Presented by: xxx xxx princetonreview. com 800 -2 REVIEW 15
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