By Linh Nguyen and Agnes Chang, Staff Writers
Students who took the Practice Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) or Practice American College Testing (PACT) last Saturday reflected on their experiences.
If students want to take the PSAT or PACT, they can register online or in the front office for $25. There is usually an opportunity to take these practice exams every month. The test is distributed by either Kaplan or Revolutionary Prep and is held in either the media center or the cafeteria.
Some students who took the practice tests believed it to be helpful. They found the session simulated the testing environment and gave them the opportunity to sample the test questions.
“It was a little odd but it was nice getting the instant results from correcting your own test,” said John Daoud (‘16). “Grading the essay was a little tedious.”
Like Daoud, another test taker, Dustin Tran (‘17) also found the test helpful in the sense of timing, but not so much for content.
“I felt like the PSAT didn’t actually reflect the SAT. [The PSAT] is not accurate,” said Tran. “I would recommend other students to take other resources because the SAT only happens a couple times in your high school career.”
