r/Sat • • 26d ago

Official October 2026 School Day SAT Discussion Thread

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This is not the thread for the October 3, 2026, Saturday SAT.

Per College Board, school day SAT testing will take place between October 1 and October 30:

https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/dates-deadlines

Please use this thread to discuss any school day test taken during that period. We will not be able to make different threads for different dates.


r/Sat • • 41m ago

Missed Nov late deadline

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Bro I missed the fucking november late registration deadline. I tried signing up multiple times weeks ago but was having trouble with my phone number it wasn’t in the right format. Man fuck me. Idk what I seek to gain from this but I’m a senior and that was my last chance to bump up the score fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk


r/Sat • • 12h ago

Do I retake a 1540 because of the cheating situation?

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Hello! As you all may know, the SAT has a huge cheating problem. Thankfully, I had enough common sense to pass it with flying colors, ranking second in my study group in terms of scores. However, the more I scroll through social media, the more people I come across who have SAT scores of 1550+ but really bad IELTS scores, ranging from 5.0 to 6.5. Also, the MINIMUM SAT score I can apply with to a university I considered my “safe option” has risen to 1530.
I have no idea what to do. I’m aiming to apply abroad, though, so maybe the SAT cheating problem is less severe in places like Saudi, the US, HK, etc..
My education system is eleven year, so I don’t have much time.


r/Sat • • 32m ago

Are Bluebook practice test as hard as the real one?

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r/Sat • • 3h ago

How to improve R&W

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In my recent practice tests, I've been doing better in math than R&W. Notably, I always get routed to the harder R&W module, but then I always get upwards of 10 questions wrong there. Are there any good ways for me to improve my R&W scores? I understand that R&W is comparatively reliant on experience, which is an automatic disadvantage for me due to me being in the 8th grade - I'm taking this to apply for a collegiate high school - but I'm confident I can improve R&W substantially, to a level equal or above math.


r/Sat • • 16h ago

Feels like I hit a plateau; maybe I just need more time.

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During my summer vacation before entering G8, I felt so good about receiving a 740. Became an 8th grader—it worsened.

I just gotta go read books


r/Sat • • 9h ago

I feel like it’s mocking me.

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i’ve gotten a repeated 670 4 times in a row, these ones here are only two out of 4. today i FINALLY broke that streak in RW only for it to end up in math.
i registered for the november trial and it’ll be my very first trial and i’m aiming for a 1500+. i was told by my teachers and people that it was hypothetically possible but i don’t like getting my hopes up very much. with the way things are going, am i cooked or will i cook?


r/Sat • • 5m left

should i take the SAT

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i am a junior from california wanting to do premed

my og plan was to not take the SAT and just try to apply instate, but i keep seeing more and more people in my grade prepping for the SAT/PSAT, and now i am feeling unsure.
i have began considering out-of-state options but i do lots of dual enrollment and idk if my creds would transfer over and if its worth the money

any advice is appreciated <3


r/Sat • • 3h ago

SAT Reading Question Bank Resources

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Hi! I am currently preparing for the November SAT and was wondering if there are any resources (questionbanks) for reading? I am aiming to go from low 700s to mid-high 700s.

I have already done the CollegeBoard question bank and one prep.


r/Sat • • 14h ago

Test safety

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score cancelled after sending it to colleges.

will college board notify the colleges of the cancellation?

If this has happened to you would like to hear your input


r/Sat • • 9h ago

how to study for the sat effectively?

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i have yet to start studying for the sat, so i was wondering where is recommended that i study for it, where im able to take practice tests, and how often it is recommended to study? sorry if these are dumb questions, im starting to regret not looking into any of this sooner. thank you in advance


r/Sat • • 6h ago

Sat science score

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I took the sat 2 years ago and I’m taking a gap year right now before starting university, will my old sat grade automatically have the science score added or will the science score be added only for those taking the SAT after 2026?


r/Sat • • 7h ago

Omitted middle/second name

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I registered for the SAT with my first and last name but my full legal name consists of two given names. So for example i registered with Peter Parker but my full legal name is Peter Benjamin Parker.

Should I get this corrected?


r/Sat • • 12h ago

How do you study for the SAT

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I'm completley unfamiliar with the SAT format as i sat ig's and A levels (British system), How do people who got high scores like 1550+ prep for it and what resources did you use


r/Sat • • 23h ago

Has anyone got from 1090 to 1390-1400-1410 in 6 weeks?

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Has anyone got from 1090 to 1390-1400-1410 in 6 weeks? I’m all ears for any tips from those who have this experience or near it.

Anyone who feels that he can provide any tips is welcomed.


r/Sat • • 13h ago

Sat hypothetical scenario

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If you had enough time for each reading and writing question, how could you consistently select the right reading answer—meaning you would be certain of the correct response?


r/Sat • • 17h ago

Am I the reason I failed the SAT?

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For starters, I'm about sophomore year of high school. The thing is, I don't even go to school or have an education. I'm "homeschooled" which is what my parents like to call it. So they give me a ton of work outside the course work, and this is an important detail. So I was failing SAT prep, to the point i was scoring 980's every time I took it. Things felt hopeless, since I never even wanted to attend college.

So anyways they would yell at me so bad and push me around cuz they weren't happy with the score, and they made me take a full length practice test every day and post it to their family group. As you can imagine, it was tiring and I began to resent taking this at all.

On the day of the SAT results, I scored a 1000, which is obviously not enough for Zell Miller scholarship. I should have went to a proper high school and do regular GPA stuff.


r/Sat • • 20h ago

Need sat tips asap

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Got my SAT in about 10 days and rn M stuck in 1100s and M aiming for a 1500. Ik it sounds unrealistic to jump a +400 in such less time but if any of you got any tips for me to improve and achieve 1500 or closer to it, it'd truly mean a lot to me. M extremely worried cause I really need a good score in order to get into a good uni abroad. I'd be really grateful if your tips help me in that!!!


r/Sat • • 16h ago

Guidance needed (plz help)

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can anyone tell from where should i prepare SAT read & write section. i am weak in english, so please guide me, also tell me the resources from where i should prepare.


r/Sat • • 10h ago

Any scope for me?

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I have registered for 7 Nov SAT, this has been the improvement. I am trying to do all hard questions and everything. Is there any way I can possibly get 1400+??


r/Sat • • 15h ago

SAT Maths Compound Interest and Simple Interest

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I want to know whether compound interest and simple interest calculations are included in recent SAT maths syllabus. I saw them in College Panda Textbook but when I do past papers, i have seen no such questions YET. So, I want to confirm.


r/Sat • • 1d ago

Tips for score increase from middle 1300’s to low 1500’s

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Hello everybody. My son took his first SAT as a junior in this August and scored a 1350 with his math being into the low 700’s and and English in the low 600’s. He decided to practice throughout September and take the October SAT, but he came back saying it was extremely difficult. His score then decreased to 1340 with his math being in the high 700’s and English in the high 500’s. As a parent, I was super concerned and worried about his English score falling. Currently, his dream score is 1520, and he is taking the December SAT as his last final one. He has been practicing from the question bank and he has been going to tutoring for a year now. He also finished all the blue book practice tests. I don’t know what to expect anymore, but I would like to know what other resources are there to practice from on the internet. Are there any tips for vocab section and the the long graph/table questions in the reading section? How often do you guys think he should be practicing as he is pretty busy with soccer after school every week for an hour or two? What makes the real difference for almost a 200 point jump in one month for the SAT?


r/Sat • • 19h ago

1380 to 1450~ tips?

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Hey, on the september SAT I got a 1380 (740 maths, 640 english), and in english my mistakes are in information and ideas mostly (i lose points in others too but mostly info and ideas), and in maths its mostly just silly mistakes like forgetting a sign or misunderstanding a word problem. Tips to go to like 1430+? Preferable around 1450. I’m taking the SAT again on November 7 and then most likely December 5.


r/Sat • • 1d ago

PSAT score sophomore

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Thoughts on my score, i didn’t study at all and was kind of sleeping during math. I am taking SAT November 7 and wonder what you guys think I can score if I study 1h per day mostly math. Thanks.


r/Sat • • 12h ago

superstore hacking

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not sure if anyone ever written about this but i keep thinking about this. what if i study really hard to ace the RW section and not care about math then retake the next month only studying math and acing math, then i have a really good super score. does this make sense to anyone else and is it a good strategy? i’m already scoring mid to high 600s in both sections so their wouldn’t be that much of a score discrepancy between the two tests. meaning say i get an 800/660 then next test i get something like 680/800