Score Higher on the Digital SAT
Improve faster with adaptive practice that adjusts to your performance. MentoMind offers 3,500+ expert-curated questions, 11 full-length tests designed to match real exam conditions, and an AI companion to help when you're stuck.
What is the Digital SAT?
The SAT is a college admissions test administered by the College Board. Since March 2024, it’s fully digital – 2 hours and 14 minutes, adaptive, and scored on a 400 – 1600 scale.
MentoMind has really helped me strengthen my weak areas while keeping SAT prep fun. I’d definitely recommend it to any high school student preparing for the SAT
Vihaan Jain
SAT Aspirant
Adaptive SAT Practice with MentoMind
Whether you’re a student preparing independently or a tutor guiding others, MentoMind’s platform adjusts to everyone’s needs.
3,500+ questions
Crafted to match the style and difficulty of the real SAT
11 full-length adaptive tests
Designed by experts to replicate real test conditions
Diagnostic test
To identify your starting point
Detailed reports
To know exactly where you're strong and where you need work
Question-level breakdown
Showing what went wrong
Vocabulary list
With context-based exercises
Learning library
With lessons, examples, and strategy guides
Why MentoMind?
Real test experience
Questions and full-length tests match the style, difficulty, and format of the actual Digital SAT.
Know your strengths and weaknesses
Detailed reports break down performance by topic, so you know exactly where to focus.
AI help when you need it
Get unstuck with hints and explanations, available anytime.
Built for tutors
Assign targeted homework, track student progress, and teach under your own brand.
Plans and Pricing
Start free with practice questions and a diagnostic test. Upgrade for full access to all tests and features.
Digital SAT Format
The test has two sections, each divided into two adaptive modules.
| Section | Time | Questions |
|---|---|---|
|
Reading & Writing |
64 minutes |
54 |
|
Math |
70 minutes |
44 |
|
Total |
2 hrs 14 mins |
98 |
A built-in Desmos calculator is available for all math questions.
Digital SAT Topics: Reading, Writing & Math
Reading & Writing
Craft and Structure
Interpret word meaning in context, analyze text structure and author purpose, and understand how ideas connect across multiple passages.
Information and Ideas
Identify central ideas and key supporting details, evaluate the relevance and quality of evidence, interpret explicit statements and subtle inferences, analyze relationships between ideas across sentences and paragraphs, understand how arguments and claims are introduced and expanded, track how information is organized and developed throughout the passage, and determine how new details refine or shift the reader’s understanding.
Standard English Conventions
Grammar rules, sentence structure, punctuation, boundaries, form, and clarity: ensuring writing follows standard English norms.
Expression of Ideas
Rhetorical effectiveness, logical flow, transitions, synthesis of ideas, and improving organization to strengthen overall meaning.
Math
Algebra
Linear equations in one variable, Linear equations in two variables, Linear functions, Systems of two linear equations in two variables, Linear inequalities in one or two variables.
Advanced Math
Equivalent expressions, Nonlinear equations in one variable, and systems of equations in two variables, Nonlinear functions.
Problem-Solving and Data Analysis
Ratios, rates, proportional relationships, and units, Percentages, One-variable data: distributions and measures of center and spread, Two-variable data: models and scatterplots, Probability and conditional probability, Inference from sample statistics and margin of error, Evaluating statistical claims: observational studies and experiments.
Geometry & Trigonometry
Area and volume, Lines, angles, and triangles, Right triangles and trigonometry, Circles
SAT Score Ranges by College Type
| College Type | Typical Composite Range | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
|
Ivy League / Highly Selective |
1500–1580 |
Top 1–2% |
|
Competetive Universities |
1350–1500 |
Top 5–10% |
|
State Universities |
1100–1300 |
Top 25–50% |
|
Community Colleges |
Varies |
Often not required |
Many colleges superscore : combining your best section scores from multiple test dates.
Learn more: Is 1200 a good SAT score? | Is 1300 a good SAT score? | Ivy League admissions guide
Which Colleges Require the SAT?
Most U.S. colleges accept SAT scores. After pandemic-era test-optional policies, several Ivy League schools have reinstated requirements: Yale, Dartmouth, Harvard, Brown, and Cornell now require standardized tests. Columbia remains test-optional.
Always check each college’s admissions page policies change frequently.
How to Register for the SAT?
Register at satsuite.collegeboard.org. The registration fee is $68 (2025–26), with fee waivers available for eligible students.
Test dates are offered in March, May, June, August, October, November, and December.
When Should You Start Preparing?
Most students benefit from 3–6 months of preparation. A common approach: take the SAT in spring of junior year, then again in fall of senior year if needed.
Ready to Start?
See where you stand with a free diagnostic, then practice with expert-curated questions that adapt to your level.
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Digital SAT?
2 hours and 14 minutes, plus a 10-minute break.
What is adaptive testing?
The second module adjusts difficulty based on your first-module performance.
Can I use a calculator?
Yes, a Desmos calculator is built in, and you can bring your own approved calculator.
How many times can I take the SAT?
No limit. Most students take it twice. Many colleges superscore.
Is the SAT required for college?
Depends on the college; some require it, some are test-optional. Check each school’s admissions page.
Is MentoMind free?
Yes, the free plan includes 100+ questions, 1 diagnostic test, and AI support.
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