tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post5789106520988752192..comments2024-03-28T23:38:22.511-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: College-Bound Testing Info from OSPIMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-76865449553148589992016-09-29T08:38:18.079-07:002016-09-29T08:38:18.079-07:00@ Jet City mom, if you're planning to go to co...@ Jet City mom, if you're planning to go to college and will be taking the SAT, the PSAT can give you a good sense of how you'll perform, where you might want to concentrate your studying/practice, etc. It also often gets you on the list for a lot of colleges' outreach materials--not necessarily a plus for everyone and there are certainly other ways to get the same info, but it can be kind of fun, exciting and inspiring to start receiving college materials in the mail, including from schools of which you'd never heard.<br /><br />college prep<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-56867073021656059692016-09-29T07:29:36.489-07:002016-09-29T07:29:36.489-07:00Unless you think you would qualify for National Me...Unless you think you would qualify for National Merit, what would be the reasoning to take the PSAT?Jet City momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804841958585043967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-75790390234746478142016-09-28T06:14:47.590-07:002016-09-28T06:14:47.590-07:00It's an accountability measure? Used for teach...It's an accountability measure? Used for teachers? Since when and why weren't we told this directly?<br />-NotMyScores<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-84364515590999061702016-09-27T18:28:29.016-07:002016-09-27T18:28:29.016-07:00So only 29% of juniors take the PSAT? And presumab...So only 29% of juniors take the PSAT? And presumably there is some selection bias in who takes it? So perhaps it is not the best accountability measure for SPS after all.<br /><br />-sleeperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com