After taking the SAT and waiting what feels like forever for your scores (even though it’s actually more like two to three weeks!), you’re probably wondering: what’s a good SAT score range, and how does yours stack up? Generally, a good score is 1200-1400+. However, this range comes with many caveats! The ranges of “good scores” vary a lot depending on both your goals and your age. The more competitive your dream schools are, the higher your target score should be. On the other hand, you can expect your scores to increase as you go through high school. For that reason, if you’re a sophomore ..read more

When Do SAT Scores Come Out? At the earliest, you will be able to view your scores online beginning 13 days after the test. SAT multiple choice scores can take anywhere from 13 to 19 days to be released during the academic year – and up to five and a half weeks in the summer. If you took the optional SAT Essay in or before June 2021, once you get your multiple choice score you can expect to receive your Essay score within the next five days (or sometimes less!). After June 2021, the Essay is no longer being offered–part of some big SAT changes. U.S. and International SAT Score Release Dates B ..read more

You might think that signing up for the SAT is a simple matter. Just choose from a bunch of SAT test dates, book a spot, and take the test. But did you know this? The SAT test date you pick can have a major impact on your score. In this post, we’ll give you up-to-date information on both international and U.S. SAT test dates and score release dates for the 2021-2022 school year. Plus we’ll give you a guide to your best test date, answer your most pressing SAT test date FAQs, and explain how your choice of test date can influence your test score. Ready? Let’s go! SAT Test Dates: Table of Conte ..read more

With schools recently switching from in-class to remote meetings, standardized test prep became increasingly unavailable. The cancellations from numerous testing centers over the past two years has made colleges re-evaluate their approach to including test scores, and as a result, most schools decided to go test optional. However, the test optional policy has resulted in an increase in applications, reducing the acceptance rates of many universities. Additionally, despite a university adopting a test optional policy, data from most schools have revealed that the majority of accepted and enrol ..read more

Currently, the SAT doesn’t stand for anything—it is just the name of the exam. However, that hasn’t always been the case. Since its introduction in 1926, the SAT has taken on more than one official name. Keep reading to learn more about the history of the SAT and why it’s no longer associated with those names. The Complete History of What the SAT Stands For 1926: The Scholastic Aptitude Test For the majority of its history, from the ‘20s up until the early ‘90s, the test was the “Scholastic Aptitude Test”. So why did they scrap that? Besides sounding like a cold, robotic form of torture (whic ..read more

The SAT reading section is a daunting task for many students who are new to it. The passages are dense, and the questions are tricky. However, if you have a solid strategy in mind, you’ll be able to tackle it effectively. Here are my top 10 SAT reading tips to help you improve your score: Get familiar with the types of SAT reading passages. DON’T read every sentence. Do a preliminary skim of the passage before looking at the questions. Write a summary in the margins for each paragraph as you progress. Use keyword skimming for more specific questions. Predict before looking at the answer opti ..read more

Best SAT Books of 2021-2022 Click the book title in the table to jump to my complete book review below! Grade Title Publisher Year Price* A Magoosh SAT eBook Magoosh 2017 FREE! A- SAT Prep Black Book: 2nd Edition SAT Tutoring 2017 $24.82 B+ (tie) Kallis' SAT Pattern Strategy Kallis 2015 $27.06 B+ (tie) New SAT Guide, 6 Practice Tests Ivy Global 2015, 2019 $7 (New SAT Guide), $28.75 (Ultimate SAT Guide) B (tie) SAT Premium Prep 2022 Princeton Review 2022 $25.33 B (tie) PWN the SAT: Math Guide Mike McClenathan through CreateSpace 2016 $28.49 B (tie) 500+ Practice Questions for ..read more

{{Privy:Embed campaign=1252912}} If you’re planning on taking the SAT, congratulations! You’ve come to the right place. In this post, we’re going to offer you one of the most valuable resources in your test prep arsenal: a free SAT practice test with 154 SAT practice questions–just like the real SAT. If you were planning on taking the SAT but thought you’d do it without practicing (or at least, without any full-length SAT practice tests), think about the life of a YouTube makeup vlogger. Do you think she’s going to show the world the first time she tries to do a flared, 1960s-style line wi ..read more

While you may have read that the SAT doesn’t test vocabulary, this is only partly true. No, you won’t have to define “splendiferous” anymore, but you will need to know, as the test-maker the College Board puts it, “high-utility academic words and phrases.” What’s that mean? In short, these SAT words are words that are likely to crop up in college readings. It’s important to note that not all vocabulary questions on the SAT test your knowledge of these high-utility words. In fact, questions that deal with vocabulary—also known as “Vocabulary in Context” questions—tend to be focused on how more ..read more

The SAT essay—which will be discontinued for most students taking the SAT starting in June 2021—requires you to read a complex, opinion-driven essay and write an essay that discusses how the writer goes about trying to persuade his or her audience. While the passages are different, the directions are always the same: “Consider how the [insert author’s name here] uses evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims. reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence. stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expres ..read more