Frequently Asked Questions
What does "provisional score" mean?
Your 400–1600 score is an estimate. It is computed from how you performed on adaptive questions, but it is not yet calibrated to the official College Board SAT scale. That calibration requires linking our results to real SAT scores, which happens as more students use the platform. Until then, treat your score as a way to track relative progress over time, not as an official SAT prediction.
Why isn’t it calibrated yet?
Calibrating to the real SAT scale needs a reference: students who have both a score here and a recent official SAT/PSAT score. We use that to align our scale to College Board's. If you have a recent official score, adding it during sign-up helps us calibrate faster.
Will my score change as the platform improves?
The scale may shift as we calibrate, so the same performance could map to a slightly different number later. Your relative standing and progress trends remain meaningful throughout.
How are the questions scored?
The exam is multistage adaptive (a fixed Module 1, then a Module 2 matched to your Module 1 performance), scored with Item Response Theory, the same family of methods used by major standardized tests.
How are the actual exam questions chosen?
Each section has a fixed Module 1 everyone sees, then a Module 2 matched to your Module 1 performance, the same multistage adaptive design the real Digital SAT uses. See how it works for the plain-language version.
Is this the same test as the real Digital SAT?
It uses the same structure (multistage adaptive) and the same scoring method family (Item Response Theory), but it is not the real Digital SAT and your score here is provisional: not a validated prediction of your official SAT score. Read the full methodology for what that means.