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SAT & ACT test dates, and a two-week plan

The next tests are close. Here's how many days you have, and a simple plan for the last two weeks.

Next SAT

14 days

Saturday, November 7, 2026

Then: Saturday, December 5 · Saturday, March 6 · Saturday, May 1

Next ACT

49 days

Saturday, December 12, 2026

Then: Saturday, February 27 · Saturday, April 10 · Saturday, June 12

National dates for the US. Confirm dates and deadlines and register at collegeboard.org or act.org.

The last two weeks

14 to 8 days out

  • Take one short diagnostic to find your real starting range. Don't guess; the weakest two or three skills are where the points are.
  • Practice those skills every day in 20 to 30 minute sets. Mix in a few questions from everything else so nothing goes cold.
  • Log every miss: the answer you picked and why it looked right. Most students find the same three or four traps over and over.

7 to 3 days out

  • Do one full-length timed practice test, like test day, then spend as long reviewing it as you spent taking it.
  • Redo the questions you missed without looking at the explanation first.
  • Practice pacing: know roughly how long you can spend per question in each section, and when to guess and move on.

2 days out to the night before

  • Light review only: your mistake log and a handful of mixed questions. No new full tests.
  • SAT: open the Bluebook app on the device you'll test on, make sure it's up to date and your exam setup is finished, and have your admission ticket.
  • ACT: print or save your admission ticket and check the calculator policy on act.org.
  • Pack the night before: photo ID, admission ticket, approved calculator, pencils, a charged device and charger for the digital SAT, a snack and water. Check the test-center address and arrival time.

Test morning

  • Eat breakfast, leave early, and do two or three easy warm-up questions to switch your brain on.
  • If a question stalls you, mark it, guess, and move on. There is no penalty for wrong answers on either test.

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