Resources
Short guides to what the exams look like today and how to practise for them.
The Digital SAT format: sections, modules, timing and scoring
How the Digital SAT is structured today: two sections, four modules, 98 questions in 2 hours 14 minutes, module-adaptive routing and the 400–1600 scale.
Read the guideGRE General Test structure: the shorter test explained
The current GRE General Test: one essay, two Verbal and two Quantitative sections, about 1 hour 58 minutes, section-level adaptation and 130–170 scoring.
Read the guideHow adaptive tests work: SAT, GRE and GMAT compared
Adaptive does not mean the same thing on every exam. The SAT adapts by module, the GRE by section and the GMAT question by question; PTE Academic does not adapt.
Read the guideHow to review a practice test: keep an error log
The score is the least useful part of a practice test. A simple error log turns every mistake into something to practise.
Read the guideTimed or untimed practice: when to use each
Untimed practice builds method; timed practice builds pace. How to move from one to the other, with the official pace per question for each exam.
Read the guideWhen to take full-length practice tests
How many full-length practice tests to take, how often, and what to do between them so each one teaches you something new.
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Turning a practice result into a scaled score or a percentile? Our free score calculators cover the SAT, ACT, TR-YOS, GRE and GMAT, each on what the exam’s owner publishes. For an AP practice result, the AP score calculator turns multiple-choice answers and free-response points into a composite for 13 subjects.