ACT and SAT Test Participation Trends Show Surprising Shifts in 2026

The landscape of college admissions has felt like a moving target for the better part of the last five years. Between the massive pivot toward test-optional policies in 2020 and the more recent rollout of the digital SAT and ACT, students and parents have navigated a whirlwind of change, and as we look at the […]

How to Prep for the SAT When You Have No Time: Utilize the Summer

The most common complaint we hear from students is, “I just don’t have time to study.” Between AP classes, varsity sports, music lessons, club meetings, and homework that eats entire evenings, high schoolers—especially juniors—are operating at full capacity. So when should a student prepare for the SAT? The real answer: not during the school year. […]

GRE Test Section # of Questions Timing
Analytical Writing 1 essay prompt 30 minutes
Verbal Reasoning Section 1: 12 questions
Section 2: 15 questions
Section 1: 18 minutes
Section 2: 23 minutes
Quantitative Reasoning Section 1: 12 questions
Section 2: 15 questions
Section 1: 21 minutes
Section 2: 26 minutes
Total Exam Time
1 hour, 58 minutes not counting breaks between sections
SAT Test Section # of Questions Timing
Reading and Writing 1st module: 27 questions
2nd module: 27 questions
1st module: 32 minutes
2nd module: 32 minutes
Math 1st module: 22 questions
2nd module: 22 questions
1st module: 35 minutes
2nd module: 35 minutes

Total Exam Time

2 hours, 14 minutes not counting breaks between sections

REQUIRED CORE SECTIONS
ACT Test Section # of Questions Timing
English 50 (40 Scored) 35 minutes
Math 45 (41 Scored) 50 minutes
Reading 36 (27 Scored) 40 minutes
Core Total Exam Time: 2 Hours, 5 Minutes
OPTIONAL ADD-ON SECTIONS
ACT Test Section # of Questions Timing
Science (Optional) 40 (34 Scored) 40 minutes
Writing (Optional) 1 Essay 40 minutes
With Science Added: 2 Hours, 45 Minutes, With Science + Writing: 3 Hours, 25 Minutes