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Plural PSATs?

As sophomores around the country take the PSATs, the LA Times talks to students on the West Coast and finds that many students are spending lots of time and money preparing for the tests. Some are even taking the test multiple times.

Wanting to do well on these tests is understandable, but the article also talks to college directors of admission who say this is a bit counterproductive.

“Timothy Brunold, director of admissions at USC, is more forthright about taking the PSAT.

” ‘I think it’s absurd for students to take that more than once,’ he said. ‘The advice I give students is don’t make a career out of taking these exams. It’s counterproductive and really not what admissions officers are interested in seeing,’ he said. ‘I’d much rather a student be engaged in some meaningful activity’ instead of spending their time ‘prepping for these exams or taking multiple sittings of the exams.’ ”

Remember, the purpose of the PSAT is to prepare you for the real thing later on. The SAT and ACT test scores are the ones seen by admissions officials. Even when preparing for those tests, save some time to find and pursue your passions.

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3 Responses to “Plural PSATs?”

  1. Suzanne Odom Says:
    October 25th, 2007 at 9:51 am

    I have taken the psat’s my sophmore and now junior year. I was a little bit nervous about it but it wasn’t as bad, as i thought it would be.

  2. dest Says:
    October 25th, 2007 at 3:59 pm

    yeah i just took my psat last week it was nerve racking cuz it was my first time takeing the psat ever

  3. Heather Says:
    December 5th, 2007 at 1:34 pm

    I’m so glad I took the PSAT as a sophomore! I didn’t expect that the amount of time allowed would seem like so little, but it did. Thankfully, I can take it again as a junior, and possibly score higher than before. I will deffinitely be ready next time!

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