littlemommy Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 To prep for the PSAT exam, would you use PSAT study guides or SAT study guides? Ds will be in the 10th grade taking the PSAT for the first time in the fall. Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicmom Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 My dc used the McGraw-Hill PSAT study guide and that worked well for them. They also did the real PSAT practice test that comes in the PSAT booklet (which you should get from the school where your ds will take the test.) I think using PSAT materials to prep is better than using SAT materials, because the tests are a little different. The PSAT math for instance, covers much more geometry than the SAT and the questions are phrased differently. The critical reading sections also have a different feel. And the format is different as it's a shorter test. From what I've seen, I think it's actually a little harder than the SAT, so I think the more targetted prep that you get in a PSAT book is helpful. We found that studying for the PSAT was excellent prep for the SAT... I'm not sure if the reverse would be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlemommy Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Thank you! Anyone else want to share their experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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