im a freshman and i got 1290
last year i got 1120 as 8th grader
am i cooked
1550 depends on ur def of a good college, if you mean top 20 then yes you will probably need at least a 1500 but to get in ur local state flagship? depending on location (ie. not a state where the state flagship is a t20 like Michigan or California), you can get away with a much lower score and still get a very good quality education
trust me i know
1510 is like a bar as long as u hit it ur fine they dont REALLY care how much higher u go
but if its the same application but one has a higher sat? ofc they are gonna take the higher one
source: i know a uni prof whos super involved in the applications for colledges and SATS
as long as u hit the mark ur fine
1290 on PSAT isn't bad at all, especially as a freshman (and like other people said, PSAT doesn't actually matter for college apps)
Also this isn't a guarantee, but I've noticed (this was true for me and I think most other people I asked) that your score on the actual SAT tends end up about 100-200 higher than your PSAT score, so if anything you're in a good spot