Of course not! The PSAT helps you to:-practice for the SAT-assess your critical reading, writing, and math skills through a comprehensive score report that analyzes your answers. The score report gives helpful feedback on the skills you need to work on-compare yourself with other college-bound students from around the country-receive projected SAT scores-qualify for entry into scholarship competitions sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation-participate in the Student Search Serivce, which is a secure way of connecting with colleges and scholarship organizationsI hope this helped. :)