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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
How to Take a Practice Test Properly
Take a full-length mock the way the real exam runs: one sitting, official section order, official breaks, no pausing the clock. Te...
Jul 11, 2026
IELTS Exam Guide: Format, Sections and Timing
IELTS takes 2 hours 45 minutes and covers four skills.Listening: about 30 minutes, 40 questions in 4 partsReading: 60 minutes, 40...
Jul 11, 2026
TOEFL iBT Exam Guide: Format, Sections and Timing
The updated TOEFL iBT runs about 90 minutes of section time, and the whole test finishes in under 2 hours.SectionItemsBase timeRea...
Jul 11, 2026
GMAT Exam Guide: Format, Sections and Timing
The GMAT is a 2 hour 15 minute graduate business admissions test built from three 45 minute sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Verb...
Jul 11, 2026
GRE Exam Guide: Format, Sections and Timing
The GRE General Test runs about 1 hour 58 minutes of testing time across five sections.Analytical Writing: 1 Analyze an Issue task...
Jul 11, 2026
ACT Exam Guide: Format, Sections and Timing
The ACT is scored 1 to 36 and takes 125 minutes of testing to earn a Composite score. Under the Enhanced ACT, the Composite is the...
Jul 11, 2026
SAT Exam Guide: Format, Sections and Timing
The digital SAT runs 2 hours 14 minutes of testing time and is scored 400 to 1600. You sit it on a computer in College Board's Blu...
Jul 11, 2026