by Mackenzie Hill, staff writer
This past October, junior students were required to take a school-issued PSAT in order to show the potential performance level of individual students with their SATs.
On January 13th, a meeting was held to show and explain the scores of the junior year students on the mandated PSAT. Although the meeting could have been beneficial for many, it seemed to have little impact on the student body.
Many students did not even know about the PSAT meeting and those students that did know figured they could just pick up their scores in the Career Center without the instructional meeting.
When asked if going to the PSAT meeting student Jesse Mooney (’16) said, “I didn’t know there was one and probably not since I’ve already taken the SAT twice.”
Some students felt as though the PSAT wasn’t beneficial for them due to their previous SAT classes or prep.
Many students, however, felt as though the PSAT helped to show them what the SAT would be like without paying additional charges or spending excess time.
Student Stephanie Brown (’16) said, “Personally I think it helped because it gave an insight to what will be on the actual SAT. Especially for those who cannot afford to pay for SAT classes or practice tests, it will help them figure out what to study and what this test is all about.”
Several students also wished to find out their score on the PSAT, but believed the meeting was unnecessary and all they really needed was their scores.
The scores were in fact something that most students wished to find out in order to improve and learn for future benefit.
“Hopefully after receiving back my scores, it’ll help me reflect on what I need to work harder towards and give me a better picture of how I will do on the SAT…. I definitely do appreciate that the school made it mandatory because if it wasn’t, I wouldn’t even bother with signing up for the PSAT’s on my own time.” said Tiffany Dang (’16).
Students that went to the meeting claimed it was boring and most of the information for the PSAT’s was already contained within their individual packets they received at the meeting.
However, the meeting was geared towards both students and parents, making it still beneficial for those who wish to know the details.
Audrey Vu (’16) said “The PSAT gave me a glimpse of what the actual SAT might be like, and was extremely beneficial to students by testing whether or not they were prepared for the real test.”
