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TOEFL Study Plan: 1-Month and 3-Month Schedules
Give TOEFL prep 8 to 12 weeks when your date allows it. The official ETS prep planner runs on an 8-week schedule, and ETS tells te...
Jul 13, 2026
GMAT Study Plan: 1-Month and 3-Month Schedules
Budget around 80 hours of prep. GMAC survey data puts the median at 80 hours, near 50 hours for the lowest-scoring band and near 1...
Jul 13, 2026
GRE Study Plan: 1-Month and 3-Month Schedules
ETS advises most test takers to prepare for 1 to 3 months. Build either plan around one diagnostic mock taken before you schedule...
Jul 13, 2026
ACT Study Plan: 1-Month and 3-Month Schedules
Give the ACT 12 weeks if you have them, or 4 weeks if you do not. Both plans open the same way: one timed full mock, then drill se...
Jul 12, 2026
SAT Study Plan: 1-Month and 3-Month Schedules
Give the SAT twelve weeks at 5 to 7 hours a week, or four weeks at 10 to 12 hours. Both plans open with one timed diagnostic mock....
Jul 12, 2026
Test Day Checklist for Any Standardized Exam
Bring an original, unexpired photo ID whose name matches your registration exactly, and arrive early: inside the room by 8:00am fo...
Jul 12, 2026
How IELTS Scoring Works: Band Scale Explained
Your Overall Band Score is the average of your four section bands, rounded to the nearest whole or half band.Scale: 0 to 9, in who...
Jul 12, 2026
How TOEFL iBT Scoring Works: 1-6 Bands Explained
TOEFL iBT sections are scored on a 1 to 6 band scale in 0.5 steps, effective January 21, 2026.Reading, Listening, Speaking and Wri...
Jul 12, 2026
How GMAT Scoring Works: The 205 to 805 Scale
The GMAT Total Score runs from 205 to 805 in 10-point steps, so every possible total ends in a 5.Three sections score on a 60 to 9...
Jul 12, 2026
How GRE Scoring Works: The 260 to 340 Scale
The GRE reports three separate scores, not one total.Verbal Reasoning: 130 to 170, in 1-point stepsQuantitative Reasoning: 130 to...
Jul 12, 2026
How ACT Scoring Works: From Raw Score to 36
ACT section scores and the Composite both run from 1 to 36. Your raw score is the number of correct answers, with no deduction for...
Jul 12, 2026
How SAT Scoring Works: From Raw Score to 1600
Your SAT total runs from 400 to 1600. It is the sum of two section scores: Reading and Writing (200-800) and Math (200-800).Each s...
Jul 11, 2026