2018 PSAT>SAT Conversion Update

​It is time to update the annual SAT:PSAT conversion for 2018. All students took PSAT/NMSQT in the fall of 2018 should have received their test report from College Board. Taking this test as a warm up, you must have been trying to understand what is your chance for the school day SAT test that happen in the mid of next spring. Much of your performance on that day will determine your college desires.
 
According to data published by College Board’s 2018 annual SAT Suite Assessment Report, I have computed the 2018 conversion from PSAT to SAT. Hope this will help you get a fair expectation for next spring.

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SAT = PSAT + [80 : 120 : 80 / 1400 : 1000]

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How to work on this conversion formula?
 

• If your PSAT is below 1000, your best estimate in SAT next spring will be PSAT + 80.
• If your PSAT is between 1000 and 1400, your best estimate in SAT next spring will be PSAT + 120.
• If your PSAT is above 1400, your best estimate in SAT next spring will be PSAT + 80.

 
Please note a few things about the formula. First, the formula is made to be simple and approximate. So, don’t take it as an exact estimate. Second, it doesn’t consider the practice and training that you may take between your PSAT and SAT. I encourage every one to plan for practice on SAT heading to the spring. Last, the formula assumes that you can at least maintain your test proficiency between PSAT and SAT tests. So, if you just sit and relax before the next spring, you still have a fair chance to lose some score points.