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Everything you get wrong comes back, on the day you were about to lose it.

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Top 30 · United States

Transform your score

Your shot at getting into a top college.3

Princeton University

Median SAT 1530

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Median SAT 1560

Harvard University

Median SAT 1550

Stanford University

Median SAT 1530

Yale University

Median SAT 1540

Columbia University

Median SAT 1540

University of Pennsylvania

Median SAT 1540

Brown University

Median SAT 1540

Cornell University

Median SAT 1540

Dartmouth College

Median SAT 1520

University of Chicago

Median SAT 1540

Johns Hopkins University

Median SAT 1550

Duke University

Median SAT 1550

Northwestern University

Median SAT 1540

University of California, Berkeley

Median SAT 1410

Why the SAT

Why the SAT?

If your goal is a top-30 university in the US, you need a score around 1550. That is the number that decides whether the rest of your application is read at all.3

Ex. Reading and Writing 760 · Math 790

1400+ Cut, round one

CUT ROUND 1
At a top-30 school, a 1400 is screened out on the first pass — before anyone reads the essays, the grades or the letters.

1500+ Through, round two

ROUND 1 ROUND 2
A 1500 clears the same filter and goes through to the second round, where the rest of the file finally gets read.

Features

Four · 01–04

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Path / 01

01 · Paced path

Know what to work on next with a paced path

  • A clear routeFollow a guided path through every domain and skill, so you never have to guess which weakness to chase.2
  • Starts where you areUpload or enter your score report and Clarity picks the best place to begin.2
  • Progress that stays savedEvery skill you secure stays secured as you move on.

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Path · Domain · Skill

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Hub / 02

02 · One place

Study everything in one place

  • Lessons and practice togetherLearn a skill, then practice it right away, without switching tabs.
  • Full-length practice examsSit two timed modules in a testing app built to feel like test day.4
  • Your guide, words, and missesYour study guide, saved words, and mistake vault sit right next to your practice.

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Lessons · Exams · Guide

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Lexicon / 03

03 · Dictionary

Understand every word in context

  • Look it up in the passageCheck a word while you read, without leaving the question.5
  • Learn words the way the test asksThe digital SAT tests words in context, so that is where you learn them.
  • Words that come backSaved words return on a schedule, so they stick.6

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Context · Meaning · Word

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Loop / 04

04 · Return loop

Never lose a missed question again

  • Every miss is filedWrong answers are saved the moment you miss them.
  • They return at the right timeQuestions and words come back on a schedule built around when people forget.6
  • Nothing sits in an error logThere is no log to open and forget. Today’s review is already waiting.

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Attempt · Reflect · Return

Why Clarity

Why choose Clarity?

One idea runs through everything here: the questions you miss are the most useful ones you have. A simple, disciplined routine puts them back in front of you.

  • A clear, straightforward experience
  • Guidance as your score changes
  • Practice, exams, and words in one place
  • Free to use, with no fees at any step1

Looking for something else?

Not sure where to start? Upload your score report, or answer a couple of questions about where you are, and Clarity will suggest the best place to begin.

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Focus · Reflect · Master

Clarity

Start with the questions you already got wrong.

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Important information

Keep in mind that studying takes effort, and results vary. Your score may go up, stay the same, or go down on test day. Clarity does not guarantee a score or admission to any college.

Clarity is a study tool. The information on this page is general in nature and is not admissions, financial aid, legal, or tax advice.

SAT® is a registered trademark of the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, Clarity. College names and logos belong to their owners, appear for reference only, and do not imply endorsement.

The images, graphs, tools, and videos on this page are for illustrative purposes only. The paintings and drawings were generated for Clarity.

  1. Clarity is free to use. There are no account fees, subscriptions, or hidden charges. Features and availability may change.
  2. The paced path starts from the score report results you upload or enter, and adjusts as you finish skills. It is a study guide, not a prediction of your score.
  3. Median SAT figures are approximate, are shown for illustration, and may be out of date. Check each college’s own admissions site for its current ranges. Admission depends on the whole application, not on a score alone.
  4. Practice exams follow the digital SAT format. They are practice material, not official College Board tests, and a practice score is an estimate.
  5. Word definitions come from published dictionaries and are shown for study.
  6. Review timing follows a spaced repetition schedule. How well it works varies from learner to learner.