8th PSAT 1160-Good??Answered
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I have an open mind on what colleges I would like to attend, and I鈥檓 trying to figure out what kinds of colleges I can get into with an 8th grade PSAT score of 1160. That was my first PSAT I鈥檝e ever taken. I got 680 in Reading and Writing and 480 in Math. However, when I took that PSAT last year, our teacher hadn鈥檛 taught us the Advanced Math and Trig sections, so to be fair I think I could do better now in math. I want to get into a good college but not one where I鈥檓 drowning in debt the rest of my life if I don鈥檛 get a great scholarship. I know my 8th grade PSAT won鈥檛 actually affect my college admissions, but I鈥檓 just wondering, compared to that, how I鈥檒l do my junior/senior year. Anyone have any thoughts on that?
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You have a strong reading score! If you continue to learn diligently and then properly prepare for the PSAT/NMSQT, you will do great. It all depends on the time and effort you put into it. I was studying for the SAT at the same time, so i got a decent score. Qualifed me as a Commended Student. Though I did not earn a scholarship from NMSQT, it did help boost my application to receive a 3/4 merit scholarship from my dream college.
You have great awareness. College debt is concerning, but I promise there are ways to minimize or avoid it. Once you get older, you can work a job to start saving, take college level classes to transfer into your degree for much less, and apply for scholarships specific to your major of interest. Avoid wasting your time on sweepstakes scholarships or super big, general scholarships. Find ones where you will have some advantage because of a skill, experience, or major you want.
You can also start special savings accounts that build more interest and "lock" so you can't take out the money until a specified date. This is definitely something to research with your parents. I wish my parents knew about it when I was in middle school so we could get a head start!
Hope this helps. Lmk if you have any more questions!
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Oh, meant to explain the significance of your reading score. It's becoming more rare for you g people to have strong grammar and reading abilities so keep up the good work and keep reading! My PSAT and SAT math score was always a little lower than reading but I think it actually gave me an upper hand because a excellent reading score is hard to find. Read, read, read! It not only builds awareness and reading comprehension which will benefit you for the rest of your life but it also helps