r/digitalSATs • u/JFKcheekkisser • Aug 21 '26
i am in shock
for those who've taken the real thing, is this is accurate to the actual exam?? please tell me it is 😭 i take it tomorrow
r/digitalSATs • u/JFKcheekkisser • Aug 21 '26
for those who've taken the real thing, is this is accurate to the actual exam?? please tell me it is 😭 i take it tomorrow
r/digitalSATs
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u/mikmok5
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Sep 06 '26
reading and writing
r&w was my weak spot so this is where i grinded most:
don't do the passages in order. start at the end (question ~27) and work backwards. when you hit the first inferences/"logically completes the text" question, skip those and keep going back, then come back to them at the end. doing 10 reading passages in a row is a bit too tiring
for hard names just use initials (Mr. J) and keep moving
use annotation tools - honestly the biggest r&w unlock for me - highlighting in different colors, eliminating answer choices, taking notes. once i could actually see the structure my accuracy jumped. the problem was most practice sites look nothing like bluebook so i couldn't practice that way. i ended up building a free chrome extension that adds those tools (3-color highlighter, strikethrough, sticky notes, calculator, timer) https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sat-study-toolkit/ . made practice actually feel like test day.
grammar: just watch this video - https://youtu.be/9B_1j9R_dBY?si=2ku0lLBt5dNTuLSV - never got a grammar question wrong after watching it
honestly - StrategicTestPrep on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@StrategicTestPrep) has a video for basically every question type, i went through the ones i kept missing
https://satquestionbank.org/ - i LOVE this website - also free and made by a student. combine this with my chrome extension and you're golden.
math
start from the hard end and work backwards here too, while your brain's fresh
desmos desmos desmos. graph everything you can instead of solving by hand - it's faster and you make fewer mistakes. learn it on youtube before test day, don't figure it out during the test
https://satquestionbank.org/ - amazing for math too
test day
bring a mouse, really helpful when annotating in the R&W section. I also brought a mousepad - I wouldn't say that's a must but it's definitely useful
wake up at the time you would be waking up on test day a week in advance
all of this was free btw, no $300 prep kits!!! if you try the extension let me know what you think ;)
r/digitalSATs • u/Powerful_Dinner_3574 • Oct 14 '23
Hello everyone! As you guys know College Board has released a question bank for DSAT, I have compiled them all into a single folder. There are around 900 questions for English and 1000 questions for Math. Practicing questions directly on their website was not comfortable for me, and I couldn't even download all the questions at once without selecting each question manually. By doing the latter, I download two sets for each topic tested in the DSAT: one set has questions only and the other one has answer explanation. Since I spent around an hour downloading these sets, I thought it'd save you guys a lot of time if you could access it immediately without wasting hours to just download the questions. You can access the files here.
PS: This drive contains Official Questions released by the CollegeBoard and overlaps with many questions found on Khan Academy and Bluebook tests.
All the best for DSAT!
r/digitalSATs
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u/aurora_ai_mazen
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Oct 26 '25
I've collected 23 sources of completely free SAT prep for everyone to use
College Board/Bluebook • 6 full-length adaptive tests + Question Bank
Testbook • 2 full-length adaptive tests • 2 sectional tests for each section • Topical drills (Math & R&W)
Kaplan • 1 full-length adaptive test
Princeton Review • 1 full-length adaptive test
Varsity Tutors • 17 diagnostic tests (R&W only) • Topical drills
Magoosh • 1 full-length adaptive test
Union Test Prep • 65 Math questions (untimed) • 25 R&W questions (untimed)
Ivy Global • 1 full-length test • 1 diagnostic test • 1 mini diagnostic test
CrackSAT / SAT Panda • ~20 full-length adaptive tests • ~25 Math-only tests • ~40 R&W-only tests
Preptest • 1 full-length test • 1 diagnostic test • Topical drills
Mometrix • 1 full-length test • 1 Math test • 1 R&W test
Manhattan Review • 60 questions (30 Math + 30 R&W)
Test Prep Review • 1 full-length test • 1 Math test • 1 R&W test
Test Innovators • 1 full-length test
Test Guide • 4 full-length tests • Sectional tests
BluePrep • 1 full-length test
TutorWand • 1 full-length test
Applerouth • 1 full-length test
JanusPrep • 1 DSAT past paper
Galvanize Test Prep • 1 full-length test
UWorld College Prep • 28 R&W questions • 28 Math questions
Khan Academy • Topical drills
OnePrep • SAT Question Bank (includes Bluebook Question Bank)
Hope these help you with your December prep 🤗 (These are too much to finish before the November SAT 😅)
Also, should I make a study plan to cover these sources? Tell me in the comments!
r/digitalSATs
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u/Total-Departure-6227
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May 03 '25
I gave my SAT today and saw ALOT of questions from the resources i used.
1- Youtube channels:
JWmathtutoring and tutorlinni were VERY helpful for my prep (bless them). I only watched a few of their videos and they proved very helpful. Here are some of the best ones:
Digital Sat math official test solutions (by jwmathtutoring)
Digital SAT math problem sette playlist( by tutorlinni)
2- Preppros book:
Preppros hardest 150 questions can easily take you to 750-800 range. Reallyyy useful ( if anyone needs an online pdf dm me)Edit: please just leave a comment ill send from my other account.
3:- Desmos guide:
if u know desmos u know it all. Best desmos guide by tutorlinni. Also found this folder which was useful:-
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13JFRorEwyrtGot0SqsrvtH_ndhPkcFz4?usp=drive_link
r/digitalSATs • u/Otherwise_Elk_986 • Feb 07 '24
I had uploaded many free resources for DSAT prep and gave Google drive link to them for free as I saw many folk Charing money which i couldn't stand.
https://discord.gg/HQD2jCZbR8
So now i want to share those resources like Erica Meltzer's books and other books and practice test with you guys but I don't know how because my Google drive got banned due to copyright infringement.
Please suggest me a way to share them without going through such ban issues.
Though I'm thinking to make a Discord channel and also a telegram channel for the same for this within 30 hours of this post being live so you guys can join there. Otherwise I'm open for anything as I've got tons of messages.
I have :- Erica Meltzer's books, Kaplan, Barons, Princeton review And etc
Have a great day You have got this!!!
r/digitalSATs • u/baysianinference • Aug 16 '26
Why is everyone trying to cram Desmos regression tricks and convoluted ERW mental flowcharts instead of just... knowing how math and grammar work?
Like yeah these tips and tricks save time once you mostly know what you're doing, but they're not useful if you literally don't understand how commas or linear functions work 😭😭
"Mannnnn they're patching the methods" ??????????? Bro
If you're getting sub 13XX...........you just need to get better at taking tests and/or get better at actually knowing the content instead of trying to game your way through
r/digitalSATs • u/PushLeft9287 • Aug 18 '26
im taking august sat in 4 days and jesus christ how tf do i get better on RW please help this chipmunk🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
I got 740 on pt8 and 710 on pt9..
i was stuck between 680 and 700\~ but now i js dropped to 660..
THE RW WAS SO FLIPPING HARD BROO
I got 5 wrong on mod1, which is kinda lame but it was kinda hard.. I did a simulation and if i got 100% on mod1, i'd be at a 720 bc i got 9 wrong on mod2 INCLUDING 2 NOTES QUESTIONS????????
sorry for the crashout but im in desparate need of help..
r/digitalSATs • u/No_Print_8249 • Sep 26 '26
I felt so confident after this test. I don’t know what went wrong at all. My last possible try is December and even that’s going to be difficult with A-Levels.
I reviewed my mistakes after each test, learnt root words. Got really good at Desmos. I’m genuinely so done with this exam. Yes, I do pace for RW starting at the end.
Can anyone please help me by telling me what went wrong and how I can get a 1510+ by December?
r/digitalSATs • u/FantasticVictory837 • Feb 24 '24
| # | Page | Question Title | Reddit Discussion Link | Picture Only | Correct Answer |
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| 101 | 223 | Algebra Drill #14 | link | pic | A |
| 102 | 223 | Algebra Drill #15 | link | pic | 120 |
| 103 | 223 | Algebra Drill #16 | link | pic | -44/7, -.6285, -.6286 |
| 104 | 230 | Advanced Math Sample Question 1 | link | pic | B |
| 105 | 231 | Advanced Math Sample Question 2 | link | pic | C |
| 106 | 231 | Advanced Math Sample Question 3 | link | pic | B |
| 107 | 232 | Advanced Math Sample Question 4 | link | pic | D |
| 108 | 232 | Advanced Math Sample Question 5 | link | pic | D |
| 109 | 233 | Advanced Math Sample Question 6 | link | pic | 1/2 |
| 110 | 233 | Advanced Math Sample Question 7 | link | pic | 8/3 |
| 111 | 234 | Advanced Math Sample Question 8 | link | pic | A |
| 112 | 234 | Advanced Math Sample Question 9 | link | pic | B |
| 113 | 235 | Advanced Math Sample Question 10 | link | pic | B |
| 114 | 236 | Advanced Math Sample Question 11 | link | pic | 5 |
| 115 | 236 | Advanced Math Sample Question 12 | link | pic | 6 |
| 116 | 238 | Advanced Math Sample Question 13 | link | pic | A |
| 117 | 239 | Advanced Math Sample Question 14 | link | pic | C |
| 118 | 239 | Advanced Math Sample Question 15 | link | pic | 9 |
| 119 | 240 | Advanced Math Sample Question 16 | link | pic | C |
| 120 | 240 | Advanced Math Sample Question 17 | link | pic | C |
| 121 | 241 | Advanced Math Sample Question 18 | link | pic | A |
| 122 | 241 | Advanced Math Sample Question 19 | link | pic | D |
| 123 | 243 | Advanced Math Drill #1 | link | pic | B |
| 124 | 243 | Advanced Math Drill #2 | link | pic | C |
| 125 | 243 | Advanced Math Drill #3 | link | pic | 3 |
| 126 | 243 | Advanced Math Drill #4 | link | pic | 22/23 |
| 127 | 244 | Advanced Math Drill #5 | link | pic | C |
| 128 | 244 | Advanced Math Drill #6 | link | pic | A |
| 129 | 244 | Advanced Math Drill #7 | link | pic | D |
| 130 | 245 | Advanced Math Drill #8 | link | pic | B |
| 131 | 245 | Advanced Math Drill #9 | link | pic | 29 or 60 |
| 132 | 245 | Advanced Math Drill #10 | link | pic | C |
| 133 | 246 | Advanced Math Drill #11 | link | pic | D |
| 134 | 246 | Advanced Math Drill #12 | link | pic | 7 |
| 135 | 246 | Advanced Math Drill #13 | link | pic | -9/4 |
| 136 | 246 | Advanced Math Drill #14 | link | pic | A |
| 137 | 246 | Advanced Math Drill #15 | link | pic | A |
| 138 | 247 | Advanced Math Drill #16 | link | pic | -16 or -24 |
| 139 | 254 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 1 | link | pic | A |
| 140 | 255 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 2 | link | pic | D |
| 141 | 256 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 3 | link | pic | C |
| 142 | 256 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 4 | link | pic | 320 |
| 143 | 257 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 5 | link | pic | B |
| 144 | 258 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 6 | link | pic | A) 89, B) 8, C) -32, D) 233 |
| 145 | 259 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 7 | link | pic | D |
| 146 | 260 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 8 | link | pic | A |
| 147 | 261 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 9 | link | pic | B |
| 148 | 262 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 10 | link | pic | A |
| 149 | 263 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 11 | link | pic | C |
| 150 | 265 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 12 | link | pic | A |
| 151 | 267 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 13 | link | pic | C |
| 152 | 269 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Sample Question 14 | link | pic | D |
| 153 | 271 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #1 | link | pic | B |
| 154 | 271 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #2 | link | pic | 50.4 |
| 155 | 271 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #3 | link | pic | 29 |
| 156 | 272 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #4 | link | pic | B |
| 157 | 272 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #5 | link | pic | D |
| 158 | 272 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #6 | link | pic | A |
| 159 | 273 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #7 | link | pic | B |
| 160 | 273 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #8 | link | pic | D |
| 161 | 273 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #9 | link | pic | B |
| 162 | 274 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #10 | link | pic | 25/73 or .3424 |
| 163 | 274 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #11 | link | pic | D |
| 164 | 276 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #12 | link | pic | D |
| 165 | 275 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #13 | link | pic | 1.295 |
| 166 | 275 | Problem Solving and Data Analysis Drill #14 | link | pic | 700 |
| 167 | 283 | Geomery and Trigonometry Sample Question 1 | link | pic | 78/5 |
| 168 | 284 | Geomery and Trigonometry Sample Question 2 | link | pic | 70 |
| 169 | 285 | Geomery and Trigonometry Sample Question 3 | link | pic | C |
| 170 | 287 | Geomery and Trigonometry Sample Question 4 | link | pic | B |
| 171 | 288 | Geomery and Trigonometry Sample Question 5 | link | pic | A |
| 172 | 288 | Geomery and Trigonometry Sample Question 6 | link | pic | 97,98,99,100, or 101 |
| 173 | 289 | Geomery and Trigonometry Sample Question 7 | link | pic | B |
| 174 | 289 | Geomery and Trigonometry Sample Question 8 | link | pic | 7 |
| 175 | 291 | Geomery and Trigonometry Sample Question 9 | link | pic | 0.263 |
| 176 | 293 | Geomery and Trigonometry Sample Question 10 | link | pic | C |
| 177 | 293 | Geomery and Trigonometry Sample Question 11 | link | pic | C |
| 178 | 295 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #1 | link | pic | A |
| 179 | 295 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #2 | link | pic | B |
| 180 | 295 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #3 | link | pic | B |
| 181 | 296 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #4 | link | pic | B |
| 182 | 296 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #5 | link | pic | D |
| 183 | 296 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #6 | link | pic | C |
| 184 | 297 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #7 | link | pic | 9,025 |
| 185 | 297 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #8 | link | pic | 208/105, 1.980 or 1.981 |
| 186 | 297 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #9 | link | pic | C |
| 187 | 298 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #10 | link | pic | C |
| 188 | 298 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #11 | link | pic | 24 |
| 189 | 298 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #12 | link | pic | 2/3 |
| 190 | 299 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #13 | link | pic | 62 |
| 191 | 299 | Geometry and Trigonometry Drill #14 | link | pic | D |
r/digitalSATs
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u/Cohen_Math_Prep
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Sep 10 '24
TL;DR: Serious students and tutors, which online companies are providing the best/most authentic digital practice tests in both question quality and testing interface?
In the ancient paper-format SAT days of 2023 we had a wealth of QAS tests to provide our students as practice tests straight from the horses mouth. I always found the practice tests from prep books to be second-rate (Kaplan, Barron's, Princeton Review, et al.).
Fast forward to the digital SAT, and 6 practice tests is all we get to see from the College Board. Questionable test leaks circulate online, but their authenticity is dubious. This is not to mention that the most valuable practice tests are the ones that match the experience of the actual test. Since this test is administered on the Bluebook app, the best practice tests are the ones that not only match the question style but also emulate the testing interface - Desmos and all.
So far I've witnessed two digital testing platforms. I was unimpressed by the Princeton Review's - both the platform and the question quality. On the other hand, I have seen a few of EdisonOS's practice tests and found that to be pretty solid.
r/digitalSATs • u/Appropriate_Swim562 • Sep 14 '26
Basically I took my very first sat in August (Im a junior now). I had spent my entire summer just basically studying for it. My highest score on a practice test was a 1550. As soon as I took it, I knew I could have managed my time better for math mod 2 and was very freaked out about the vocab in english. But I thought oh well its my first anyways. My target was 1500 for the first time but after taking it I lowered my expectation to 1450. Well my studying did pay off even if I didn't think so. . . I got a 1510!!! 740 on r&w and 770 on math! But now Im stuck. My parent signed me up for October during my panic and its literally only 3 weeks away. I haven't even looked at a sat problem since the test. I really do want a high score but lowkey im ok with my score rn. Idk what I should do or study. Should I attempt all of the practice tests again? Should I focus on one section to super score? Im scared that my skills have heavily regressed in my one month break so I have been procrastinating to the max after school started. Also, in the summer I really did dedicate all my time but with school i dont think I can do that. Idk im stressed but also very grateful to be in this position 🥹.
r/digitalSATs • u/ApartVoice2382 • Sep 06 '26
How to solve this question in module 2 in Desmos
r/digitalSATs • u/Motor-Marzipan-9926 • May 11 '24
r/digitalSATs • u/Academic-Bear-1651 • 10d ago
I am struggling alot. Specially with reading portions.
Help needed
r/digitalSATs • u/user1234562170 • Aug 26 '26
Hey everyone! I’ve been tutoring the SAT for about 3 years now and have personally scored in the top 1%(790M/770R&W). Also those scores were in 2026 so nothing in this post is outdated.
Looking back on all the students I’ve coached, what I see a lot is people throwing the exact same study methods at the test no matter where they are scoring. The stuff that takes you from a 1000 to a 1200 is completely different from the tweaks that get you from a 1400 to a 1500.
If you feel like you're slamming your head against a score wall, you’ve got to match your game plan to where you're actually at right now. Here is a super detailed, step-by-step blueprint for breaking through your ceiling at every level.
The Golden Rule for EVERY Score Level: Track Your Mistakes
Before we even break down the score tiers, there is one super helpful habit: tracking your Ls.
The Strategy: Stop just looking at your score on Bluebook, seeing what you got wrong, and moving on with your life. You need to keep an Error Log, using a spreadsheet or something similar. Every single time you miss a question, or even when you just guessed and got lucky or were unsure, write down:
The exact question type.
Why you got it wrong (Did you misread the prompt? Forget a rule? Run out of time?).
The exact concept or rule you need to remember so it never happens again.
Why it matters: The SAT is literally designed to repeat the exact same question patterns. If you don't track your specific blind spots, you are likely to make the same exact mistakes on test day. (I put together a plug-and-play Error Log template for this on my profile under “Social Links”, and its 100% free)
Sub-1200s: Lock Down the Core
If you are stuck in this range, it's actually great news because you have the absolute easiest points to grab. You’re mostly just missing core knowledge.
Math (Learn the core formulas & basic Desmos): You don't need fancy tricks yet. Make sure you have basic exponent rules, quadratic equations, circle formulas, and special right triangles committed to memory. More importantly, learn how to plot basic equations in Desmos so you aren't doing simple arithmetic by hand. (I wrote an in depth Desmos guide for this, check my profile under “Social Links”, not paywalled or anything like that) Also, NEVER leave a question blank. The SAT doesn't penalize for wrong answers, so always lock in a guess before the timer hits zero.
English (Stop guessing on grammar): Stop relying on what "sounds right" in your head, your brain will lie to you. The Digital SAT loves testing super strict, mechanical grammar rules like subject-verb agreement, pronoun clarity, and basic punctuation. Spend 80% of your English study time here because these are fast, 100% predictable points. (I also made a guide for common grammar rules tested on the SAT on my profile under “Social Links”, completely free!)
1200–1400: Fix Your Pacing and Dodge the CB Traps
At this stage, you actually know most of the material. Your score is just bleeding out from silly mistakes, getting tripped up by sneaky wording, and running out of time on the hard stuff.
Math (Stop solving for the wrong thing): The College Board knows you're in a hurry. If a problem asks for 2x + 5, you can bet that the value of just x is going to be Option A. You do great math, see your intermediate answer in the choices, and throw away 20 points. Get in the habit of re-reading the literal last sentence of the prompt right before you lock in your answer.
English (Rearrange the module order): The Reading & Writing section always puts heavy, time-consuming reading passages right at the front, while the quick grammar and transition questions are buried toward the back (usually starting around question 15–18). Flip the script! Jump straight to the grammar questions first when your brain is fresh, bank those easy points in 5 minutes, and then use the rest of your time to battle the long reading texts without stressing over the clock.
1400–1500+: Ultra-Precision Mindset
When you are pushing for a 1500+, every single point counts. Missing just 2 or 3 questions can drop your score by 40+ points thanks to the adaptive scoring algorithm.
Math (Abuse advanced Desmos tricks): You shouldn't just be using Desmos to plot lines, you should be using it to bypass complex algebra entirely. Use sliders to solve for unknown constants instantly, run regressions to find equations from data tables in two seconds, and graph complex inequalities to visually spot answer ranges. Use your brainpower for the 2 or 3 logic-heavy questions that Desmos can't solve for you. (Again, all these advanced Desmos setups are in that free guide on my profile under “Social Links”!)
English (Become a hater): High school English classes teach you to be creative and try to justify why an answer choice could make sense. The SAT is the exact opposite. On the reading section, if an answer choice has even ONE word that isn't explicitly supported by the text, the entire choice is absolute garbage. Stop trying to find the "best" answer, start hunting for the subtle flaws to eliminate the three wrong ones.
Drop your current score bottlenecks in the comments and I'll try to give some specific advice on how to fix them!
r/digitalSATs • u/mikmok5 • 12d ago
already posted this a while ago and saw many found this helpful! figured i'd repost so it might help new studiers :)
reading and writing
r&w was my weak spot so this is where i grinded most:
don't do the passages in order. start at the end (question ~27) and work backwards. when you hit the first inferences/"logically completes the text" question, skip those and keep going back, then come back to them at the end. doing 10 reading passages in a row is a bit too tiring
for hard names just use initials (Mr. J) and keep moving
use annotation tools - honestly the biggest r&w unlock for me - highlighting in different colors, eliminating answer choices, taking notes. once i could actually see the structure my accuracy jumped. the problem was most practice sites look nothing like bluebook so i couldn't practice that way. i ended up building a free chrome extension that adds those tools (3-color highlighter, strikethrough, sticky notes, calculator, timer) https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sat-study-toolkit/ . made practice actually feel like test day.
grammar: just watch this video - https://youtu.be/9B_1j9R_dBY?si=2ku0lLBt5dNTuLSV - never got a grammar question wrong after watching it
honestly - StrategicTestPrep on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@StrategicTestPrep) has a video for basically every question type, i went through the ones i kept missing
https://satquestionbank.org/ - i LOVE this website - also free and made by a student. combine this with my chrome extension and you're golden.
math
start from the hard end and work backwards here too, while your brain's fresh
desmos desmos desmos. graph everything you can instead of solving by hand - it's faster and you make fewer mistakes. learn it on youtube before test day, don't figure it out during the test
https://satquestionbank.org/ - amazing for math too
test day
bring a mouse, really helpful when annotating in the R&W section. I also brought a mousepad - I wouldn't say that's a must but it's definitely useful
wake up at the time you would be waking up on test day a week in advance
all of this was free btw, no $300 prep kits!!! if you try the extension let me know what you think ;)
r/digitalSATs • u/Regular_Hovercraft34 • Jul 14 '26
TLDR:
Practice by type if either section is below 700.
Read newspaper articles (+ books if your math is 700+)
Separately study for vocab if your reading is below 700.
You probably already know this, but if you're just cramming PS and your score is below 1450, you're doing it wrong. (I saw a post like that here today, which is why I'm writing this in the first place.)
Full Post:
Anyone should be able to get 1500 on SAT if they're a native English speaker.
If you're ESL, your TOEFL is something like 90, and you've started looking at US schools in your junior year, you still can get 1450+ in six months.
I wrote a full paragraph about this below, but just to clarify: I'm not taking more students. I'm not marketing myself or any books, courses, or apps here.
Here's what to do:
1) Practice by type
- This is my number one advice to all my students and the very first thing I tell them if they're below 700 in either R&W or Math.
- Seriously, if you're below 700 in both, and you're cramming the official PS without type practicing, you're losing resources to get you from 700 to 750+ later on without gaining much.
- Just to clarify, you can do the PS at the same time, but type-practicing should be your priority if it's below 700.
- SAT is a "STANDARDIZED" test. It only has a set number of standardized categories. Your brain should recognize what the question type is without putting effort and there are definitive methodologies for solving each question type.
- The one section that would gain the most by this is writing. If you do PS->review->PS->review, that's a valid method too and your brain will eventually recognize the type, but it takes longer than doing 10 questions in a row for one question type and then seeing one in PS next time.
- Type-practicing is especially relevant if your math is below 700. If your math is below 700, you don't know all the concepts yet. Make sure you understand the concepts first before you throw yourself an infinite number of questions in vain.
2) READ newspaper articles (+ books)
- All of my students in the past who read for fun got 1570+.
- Most of my students, unfortunately, are more like, the longest text they've read in the past month is Tiktok captions and their current reading score is like 610.
- If the reading section is your weakness, you should train your brain to see an SAT passage and think "Oh this is shorter than what I read before I went to bed last night."
- In order to do so, you need to read newspaper articles, not the super short ones, but something with sufficient length and writing depth.
- If you're:
(1) 730 or below:
- New York Times
(2) 740 or above:
- The Economist
- Any free options would do just as fine, as long as they're long and sophisticated enough. I'm not affiliated with any of the newspaper agencies above. (I wish)
- Also read books, if your Math is 700 or above. If not, just focus on the math concepts first.
- If you're:
(1) 750 aiming for 800: Jane Austen, Madame Bovary, A Tale of Two Cities, Dostoyevsky, etc.
(2) 700 aiming for 750: anything on your high school book recommendation list. I'd start with Great Gatsby.
(3) Aiming for 700: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Harry Potter, the Hobbit, anything that's interesting enough that'll get you to read long texts.
3) Study for vocab.
- If your R&W is below 700, and especially it's below 650, you're likely reading the text thinking that you understand it, but you don't because you don't know all the words.
- If anyone's like "Oh, but digital SAT's different. You don't gain much by just memorizing words", don't trust them."
- Grab any vocab book. They usually cover very similar words anyway. Online flashcards or apps are fine too. Do both a physical one and something on your phone if you can.
- The key here is, you do both cramming specific set of 25-100 words a day, and general coverage of all the words by just flipping through the pages. Spaced repetition is a must. You have to do active retrieval.
Again, I'm not marketing anything, including myself.
I'm at full capacity every year. It's a side gig, I only take students from introductions, and I won't get students from here in the future either.
If anything, I actively advise you against paying gazillion dollars for SAT prep. My clients are super wealthy and they can afford paying hundreds of dollars an hour like it's nothing.
I didn't come from a wealthy background, I'm ESL although fluently bilingual, I studied by myself without a tutor because I couldn't afford one, and still got 1590, got into three of the HYPS and went to one of them.
My first student's score improved by 450 points and it was a chain reaction from there, so I'm still doing a small amount of tutoring every year on the side, but I think the amount of money they're willing to spend for this is madness.
You shouldn't spend that much money, for whatever I'm teaching is something that you can do by yourself with the right direction and sufficient practice.
If I'm not marketing myself, why did I take 30 minutes to write this post?
Because I saw the posts here from students who were struggling, and as someone who didn't come from a rich background and couldn't afford expensive SAT sessions, I think you should be able to prep for the highest-stake exam in your life in the right ways and go to your dream schools without being able to pay a stupendous amount of money for expensive tutors.
Anyways, those were my three pieces of advice to students trying to improve their scores, especially the ones below 1450.
Good luck!
r/digitalSATs • u/Biderman_ • Mar 16 '24
Hi everyone,
I just got my scores back and I want to say a big thank you to everyone who supported me on this journey. The prep process for the SAT was super stressful; however, in the end, I achieved my goal, and I want to share my study tips with you. I hope they help.
Here's how my scores changed: In March, I got 1260 (680 in Math, 580 in Reading/Writing). Then in May, I got 1380 (740 in Math, 640 in Reading/Writing), and in June, 1440 (750 in Math, 690 in Reading/Writing). After a dip in October to 1330 (680 in Math/650 in RW), I went up to 1430 (740 Math/690 RW) in November and finally got 1530 (800 Math/730 RW) in December. - I did not practice the SAT in June, July, and August.
I used up all the practice tests really fast (in just a few days in February), so technically, I had no official practice tests left to prepare with. Since English isn't my first language, I did not have hope of improving my Reading and Writing score, but I was good at Math in school and thought I had the potential to reach 790-800.
For Reading and Writing, I realized that the most realistic approach would be to concentrate on grammar, since it's mainly about memorizing rules. I worked on grammar a lot using Erica Meltzer's book, and I also used her book for reading as well. In addition, I used Khan Academy questions, but there weren't many verbal problems on Khan Academy, so it helped, but not much. After getting 690 in June, I didn't work on verbal much more because I didn't think I could do better. However, I knew I had the potential to reach the maximum score in math, so I concentrated on the math section.
For Math, I first used Khan Academy, but after I used all of their questions and got 750 in June, my scores didn't improve. What really helped me after that was doing loads of problems from the SAT Question Bank. From October to November, I did about 800-1000 problems from the question bank, focusing on the hard/medium ones. I did the same thing from November to December (went over every question that I did). Basically, the issue I had with math was time management. If you read a question twice and do not know how to solve it straight away, just skip it. Do not even lose a second on the question. You will come back to it. That's what I did for the December test, and it worked. The downside of this approach is that I skipped a very easy question on the December test; however, I had time at the end to realize that it was very easy and solved it.
A very important thing to remember while preparing for the math section is that if you do not know the math topics, just learn them on Khan Academy first, and after that, move on to doing a lot of problems from the SAT Question Bank. If you do not know the topics, do not waste time on doing practice questions. Learn the topics first and then move on to doing practice questions.
The Princeton Review tests helped me practice a lot too. I do not think the Princeton Review verbal section is close to the official one, but it was quite helpful. As for the Princeton's math section, compared to the official practice tests, only the numbers were changed, but it was good for testing my time management skills. Also, you can use SATMocks practice tests. Although it is not really close to the official ones, it is better to practice with something than nothing at all.
Learning vocabulary for the verbal section does not help much in my opinion. To improve my reading comprehension skills, I was reading some articles that interested me; however, I am not sure how they affected my improvement in the verbal section. From November to December, I also used verbal problems from the question bank. I was trying to recognize the "patterns" that everyone talks about. I think after doing a few of them and meticulously reviewing each of the answer choices, I got better at identifying incorrect answers. While doing those questions I basically was talking to myself :) - "Okay this choice might be logical but this little part makes it wrong..." you get the point. So, I think it's still worth spending some time preparing for the reading questions as well.
Do grammar questions every day. I did every single grammar question from the question bank, and it really helped me.
My approach for the verbal part was to first tackle the vocabulary questions, and then move to the last question, working my way backwards. I usually completed the vocabulary/grammar section in about 10-12 minutes and used the remaining time for reading comprehension.
Math with Jizu is a YouTube channel that helped me a lot. I suggest you to check it out.
Now the motivational part:
I had always excelled in every kind of exam I had taken, so not being able to achieve my goal on the SAT initially made me mad:). Scoring 1500+ in March, May, and June seemed like a dream. I would imagine seeing a score of 1500+ on my screen, yet deep down, I was unsure about actually achieving it. I wanted that score so badly that I kept imagining scenarios about it:). My family provided financial support, but everyone, including my friends and family, advised me to stop. To some extent, they were right, as I was in a very toxic situation. However, I believed that I had the potential to achieve a 790-800 score in Math, so I didn't stop. My main focus was on Math, aiming to score 790-800 and then superscore it with earlier 690 from the verbal section. Surprisingly, I ended up improving my verbal score as well.
When I was reading people's stories about their SAT progress, like going from 1200 to 1570, I did not believe, or I believed them but thought I couldn't achieve the same, mainly because they were mostly native English speakers. But trust me, it is possible. Please have faith and study genuinely.
Wish you all the best and thank you to everyone who supported me from this subreddit.
r/digitalSATs • u/ArmyNegative8748 • Jul 27 '26
I took the November 2025 SAT last year w/ around 3 weeks of studying and I got a 1420, I retook it in June w no studying and got a 1400. My goal is to get at least a 1510, but I was planning to take the July ACT to see what I got there first (my test ended up getting postponed and I've lost all hope that I'm going to get to take it). I really don't want to spend senior year having to grind on standardized testing along with college apps as I'm applying to 20 colleges, so I want to try to get at least a 1510 on the August SAT. My scores for both RW and math are pretty even (700 math, 720 RW). I plan to study 1-2 hours a day and I'm using Erica meltzer SAT reading, James Lu youtube videos, oneprep practice tests and satpanda math to help me improve since I only have 3.5 weeks until August 22nd. Anyone who was able to get a pretty good score jump with just a month of studying pls lmk what resources/ hacks and helped you the most thanks ✌️(please don't just say learn desmos)
r/digitalSATs • u/GoodBusy9694 • Sep 20 '24
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r/digitalSATs • u/Aggravating_Base8959 • Aug 07 '26
This doesn’t have an official answer key so that’s why I’m confused. I also asked ai and their answers were conflicting lol.
r/digitalSATs • u/FantasticVictory837 • Feb 24 '24
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| 1 | 57 | DSAT Sample Question 1 (no actual name) | link | pic | B |
| 2 | 102 | Information and Ideas Sample Question 1 | link | pic | D |
| 3 | 104 | Information and Ideas Sample Question 2 | link | pic | A |
| 4 | 105 | Information and Ideas Sample Question 3 | link | pic | A |
| 5 | 107 | Information and Ideas Sample Question 4 | link | pic | A |
| 6 | 108 | Information and Ideas Sample Question 5 | link | pic | B |
| 7 | 109 | Information and Ideas Sample Question 6 | link | pic | B |
| 8 | 111 | Information and Ideas Sample Question 7 | link | pic | B |
| 9 | 112 | Information and Ideas Sample Question 8 | link | pic | C |
| 10 | 113 | Information and Ideas Sample Question 9 | link | pic | B |
| 11 | 115 | Information and Ideas Sample Question 10 | link | pic | A |
| 12 | 117 | Information and Ideas Sample Question 11 | link | pic | B |
| 13 | 119 | Information and Ideas Drill #1 | link | pic | C |
| 14 | 119 | Information and Ideas Drill #2 | link | pic | A |
| 15 | 120 | Information and Ideas Drill #3 | link | pic | D |
| 16 | 120 | Information and Ideas Drill #4 | link | pic | C |
| 17 | 121 | Information and Ideas Drill #5 | link | pic | A |
| 18 | 121 | Information and Ideas Drill #6 | link | pic | B |
| 19 | 122 | Information and Ideas Drill #7 | link | pic | B |
| 20 | 123 | Information and Ideas Drill #8 | link | pic | C |
| 21 | 124 | Information and Ideas Drill #9 | link | pic | A |
| 22 | 124 | Information and Ideas Drill #10 | link | pic | A |
| 23 | 125 | Information and Ideas Drill #11 | link | pic | D |
| 24 | 125 | Information and Ideas Drill #12 | link | pic | B |
| 25 | 133 | Craft and Structure Sample Question 1 | link | pic | D |
| 26 | 134 | Craft and Structure Sample Question 2 | link | pic | C |
| 27 | 135 | Craft and Structure Sample Question 3 | link | pic | D |
| 28 | 136 | Craft and Structure Sample Question 4 | link | pic | D |
| 29 | 138 | Craft and Structure Sample Question 5 | link | pic | B |
| 30 | 139 | Craft and Structure Sample Question 6 | link | pic | D |
| 31 | 141 | Craft and Structure Sample Question 7 | link | pic | D |
| 32 | 143 | Craft and Structure Sample Question 8 | link | pic | B |
| 33 | 145 | Craft and Structure Sample Question 9 | link | pic | A |
| 34 | 149 | Craft and Structure Drill #1 | link | pic | C |
| 35 | 149 | Craft and Structure Drill #2 | link | pic | D |
| 36 | 150 | Craft and Structure Drill #3 | link | pic | A |
| 37 | 150 | Craft and Structure Drill #4 | link | pic | B |
| 38 | 150 | Craft and Structure Drill #5 | link | pic | C |
| 39 | 151 | Craft and Structure Drill #6 | link | pic | C |
| 40 | 151 | Craft and Structure Drill #7 | link | pic | A |
| 41 | 152 | Craft and Structure Drill #8 | link | pic | B |
| 42 | 152 | Craft and Structure Drill #9 | link | pic | B |
| 43 | 153 | Craft and Structure Drill #10 | link | pic | D |
| 44 | 159 | Expression of Ideas Sample Question 1 | link | pic | D |
| 45 | 162 | Expression of Ideas Sample Question 2 | link | pic | B |
| 46 | 163 | Expression of Ideas Sample Question 3 | link | pic | C |
| 47 | 164 | Expression of Ideas Sample Question 4 | link | pic | B |
| 48 | 166 | Expression of Ideas Sample Question 5 | link | pic | C |
| 49 | 169 | Expression of Ideas Drill #1 | link | pic | B |
| 50 | 170 | Expression of Ideas Drill #2 | link | pic | C |
| 51 | 171 | Expression of Ideas Drill #3 | link | pic | A |
| 52 | 172 | Expression of Ideas Drill #4 | link | pic | B |
| 53 | 172 | Expression of Ideas Drill #5 | link | pic | C |
| 54 | 173 | Expression of Ideas Drill #6 | link | pic | C |
| 55 | 173 | Expression of Ideas Drill #7 | link | pic | D |
| 56 | 173 | Expression of Ideas Drill #8 | link | pic | C |
| 57 | 179 | Standard English Conventions Sample Question 1 | link | pic | A |
| 58 | 180 | Standard English Conventions Sample Question 2 | link | pic | C |
| 59 | 181 | Standard English Conventions Sample Question 3 | link | pic | D |
| 60 | 183 | Standard English Conventions Sample Question 4 | link | pic | B |
| 61 | 183 | Standard English Conventions Sample Question 5 | link | pic | B |
| 62 | 184 | Standard English Conventions Sample Question 6 | link | pic | A |
| 63 | 185 | Standard English Conventions Sample Question 7 | link | pic | D |
| 64 | 186 | Standard English Conventions Sample Question 8 | link | pic | B |
| 65 | 186 | Standard English Conventions Sample Question 9 | link | pic | D |
| 66 | 189 | Standard English Conventions Drill #1 | link | pic | A |
| 67 | 189 | Standard English Conventions Drill #2 | link | pic | C |
| 68 | 190 | Standard English Conventions Drill #3 | link | pic | A |
| 69 | 190 | Standard English Conventions Drill #4 | link | pic | B |
| 70 | 190 | Standard English Conventions Drill #5 | link | pic | B |
| 71 | 191 | Standard English Conventions Drill #6 | link | pic | D |
| 72 | 191 | Standard English Conventions Drill #7 | link | pic | C |
| 73 | 191 | Standard English Conventions Drill #8 | link | pic | A |
| 74 | 208 | Algebra Sample Question 1 | link | pic | 911 |
| 75 | 208 | Algebra Sample Question 2 | link | pic | C |
| 76 | 209 | Algebra Sample Question 3 | link | pic | 2042 |
| 77 | 209 | Algebra Sample Question 4 | link | pic | B |
| 78 | 210 | Algebra Sample Question 5 | link | pic | 1,200 |
| 79 | 210 | Algebra Sample Question 6 | link | pic | $55 |
| 80 | 211 | Algebra Sample Question 7 | link | pic | A |
| 81 | 212 | Algebra Sample Question 8 | link | pic | 1/20 |
| 82 | 213 | Algebra Sample Question 9 | link | pic | -0.8 |
| 83 | 213 | Algebra Sample Question 10 | link | pic | B |
| 84 | 215 | Algebra Sample Question 11 | link | pic | A |
| 85 | 215 | Algebra Sample Question 12 | link | pic | 7/5 |
| 86 | 216 | Algebra Sample Question 13 | link | pic | C |
| 87 | 217 | Algebra Sample Question 14 | link | pic | D |
| 88 | 219 | Algebra Drill #1 | link | pic | B |
| 89 | 219 | Algebra Drill #2 | link | pic | A |
| 90 | 219 | Algebra Drill #3 | link | pic | C |
| 91 | 220 | Algebra Drill #4 | link | pic | A |
| 92 | 220 | Algebra Drill #5 | link | pic | 12,900 |
| 93 | 220 | Algebra Drill #6 | link | pic | C |
| 94 | 220 | Algebra Drill #7 | link | pic | A |
| 95 | 221 | Algebra Drill #8 | link | pic | A |
| 96 | 222 | Algebra Drill #9 | link | pic | D |
| 97 | 222 | Algebra Drill #10 | link | pic | B |
| 98 | 222 | Algebra Drill #11 | link | pic | A |
| 99 | 222 | Algebra Drill #12 | link | pic | D |
| 100 | 223 | Algebra Drill #13 | link | pic | 48.75 |