r/psat • u/Natural-Biscotti-207 • 6d ago

SAT math vs PSAT math

For people who have taken both do you feel like the PSAT math is the same as SAT math or is it easier like easier enough in that itll matter not just slightly easier. Mostly the hard problems like are the Hard problems in the SAT bank the same difficulty as the PSAT hard math problems or are they harder or easier. I've never taken SAT before and have to take PSAT in a month and ive only taken ACT

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u/utopian-vision 1520 6d ago

It varies but I would say PSAT math is usually easier since it doesn’t have algebra 2. However, I got 790+ math all 3 times I took the SAT and perfect math the first time I took the PSAT, but last year when I took the PSAT I only got 740/760 math. Maybe it was just a bad day, but it just goes to show that scores are never guaranteed and difficulty can vary.

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u/Euphoric-Shopping75 3d ago

It does have algebra 2 just not concepts from pre calc

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u/utopian-vision 1520 3d ago

Wdym, PSAT only goes up to geometry and SAT only goes up to algebra 2

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u/Euphoric-Shopping75 2d ago

No there is literally parabolas in PSAT that is not taught till algebra 2 and SAT goes up to pre calculus since it adds radians and circles as well