How do understand the score(s) I received on the PSAT exams?
• There are three scores: Verbal, Writing and Mathematics. Scores are reported on a scale of 20 to 80. • Raw scores are calculated as follows: • Questions answered correctly receive one point • Omitted questions receive no points • A fraction of a point is subtracted fro incorrect answers to multiple choice questions. • Each incorrect answer to a student-produced response question receives no points. • Selection Index – sum of Verbal, Mathematics and Writing scores • Percentiles allow comparison to scores of other juniors taking test. A student with a percentile of 53 has earned a score better than 53 out of every 100 juniors who took the test.
