States with the highest numbers of paper checks include California, New York, Texas, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina. There may be a little wiggle room, but Social Security would like people to willingly give up those paper checks.
Remember that the new PSAT is scored between 320 and 1520, which is a composite of the Math section and the Reading and Writing sections together. To score in the 70th percentile or above, you want to aim for at least a 490 in Reading and Writing and a 500 in Math (or a composite of 990).
To help you understand your test scores as you start PSAT test prep, hereâs an in-depth look at the way the scores work. What will the PSAT score look like? Youâll actually get three scores total, one for each section: critical reading, math, and writing. Your scores in each will range from 20 to 80 (and the average score for a high school junior is 50).