SAT study plan
SAT Study Plan
The Guided Plan turns your practice test into a daily SAT study plan. Pick your test date and study days, and every day you get study sessions and review labs for the skills costing you the most points, with your score estimate climbing as you go.
How the Guided Plan Works
1. Find your weak skills
Take a practice test or import your College Board score. The plan reads your mastery of every SAT skill.
2. Set your schedule
Pick your test date, your study days and your practice test days, down to each test's length, sections, difficulty and timing.
3. Study a little every day
Each day has study sessions and review labs for your weakest skills, each ending with a summary of how you did and what's next.
Know What's Left Today
A tracker at the top shows your three steps and how much of today's plan is done. The week view shows every day you studied and everything still planned, your mastery of every skill sits right under it, and your score estimate climbs as you go.
Open the Guided Plan ›The Three Kinds of Days
| Day | What you do | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Study day | Study sessions and review labs for your weakest skills | Most lost points come from a few skills, so that is where the time goes |
| Practice test day | A practice test with the length, sections, difficulty and timing you picked | A fresh score estimate and an updated read on your weak skills |
| Rest day | Nothing planned. A daily check-in keeps your streak going | Short, steady practice beats cramming |
Stuck? Ask Scholarly Tutor
Every plan question has the official explanation. Members can also ask Scholarly Tutor why their answer was wrong, or how to do the question in Desmos. It won't give away a question you haven't tried yet.
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Common Questions
How does the Guided Plan work?
Take a practice test or import your College Board score so the plan knows your weakest skills. Then pick your test date, your study days and your practice test days. Every study day you get study sessions and review labs for your weakest skills, each ending with a summary of how you did and what comes next.
What is the best SAT study plan?
One built around your own weak spots, with a little practice on most days and a practice test about once a week. That is what the Guided Plan does: it puts more of your time on the skills costing you the most points and moves on as your mastery climbs.
How often should I take a practice test?
Once a week is the recommended setting. You choose which days, and each test's length, sections, difficulty and timing, in your plan settings.
Can I change my plan later?
Yes. Your test date, study days and practice test days are all in your plan settings.
Does my real SAT score count?
Yes. Import an official SAT or Bluebook practice test score with your section scores and domain bands, and it counts toward your score estimate, skill mastery and plan.
I don't have a practice test yet. Where do I start?
Take a Quick practice test (29 questions, about 35 minutes) to build your plan, or start with the SAT 100 Crash Course on the Dashboard: 100 handpicked official questions from easy to hard.
What if I get stuck on a plan question?
Every checked question has the official explanation, and members can ask Scholarly Tutor why their answer was wrong or how to do it in Desmos.
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