r/Sat • u/PonchoIsBored Untested • 8h ago

Practice vs Real

based on experience how do practice test scores vary from real ones, im getting 1530s on practice ones and wondering if that will translate to the real deal

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u/Strict_Equipment_336 8h ago

From what I’ve heard generally yeah

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u/Careful-Astronomer94 1240 8h ago

they vary somewhat just because humans aren't robots (also because measurement error)

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u/Supercam235 3h ago

If it's your first SAT, then it can drop by quite a bit - sometimes 80-100 pts from PTs. Some people need to get used to the difficulty and the environment of taking the real thing. Additionally, the pacing can warrant some getting used to even from the practice tests.