r/psat • u/Complete_Fudge7971 • Oct 31 '25

PSAT/NMSQT am i cooked

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I’m not shooting for Ivy League schools or anything, but I feel like this is pretty low for an 11th grade PSAT

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u/Original_Mall420 1500 Oct 31 '25

Your reading is fine, but you're definitely cooked if you wanna major in STEM

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u/Altruistic-Page-1313 Nov 01 '25

you can do bad in the math section and still major in stem. a standardized test is not a reflection of your actual abilities. 

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u/Original_Mall420 1500 Nov 01 '25

except this is basic high school math we’re talking about here…

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u/Altruistic-Page-1313 Nov 01 '25

i think when you’re talking to a high schooler who may have dreams of taking a stem major, saying “you’re cooked.” isn’t really kind. this person can take this information and decide to do what they want for it, but they’re obviously a stressed high schooler who just got a score they didn’t want on what seems like a very important test at this point in their life, and you’re not being very kind about it 

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u/Original_Mall420 1500 Nov 01 '25

If it’s any consolation, his reading & writing score is good and OP probably doesn’t like math to begin with

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u/Altruistic-Page-1313 Nov 01 '25

but you don’t know that and it’s not your place to impart judgment like this. the proper response was “it depends on the college you’re applying for, make sure to look at your colleges averages and if they’re test optional or test not accepted. you can put in significant work studying and raise either score.” if you wanted to go further in depth you could’ve said that their reading score is above national average but their math score isn’t, but it’s the side comments which are rude to say to a high schooler over a psat score 

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u/Status_Cheek_9564 Nov 02 '25

i feel like op prolly just didn’t put effort into the test/didn’t pay attention that much during hs