Know your date, then work backwards

Once you know when you are testing, the study planner can turn the weeks you have left into a concrete schedule.

SAT & ACT test dates

Upcoming administrations

Upcoming SAT dates

Administration	Test date	Days away
August 2026	August 22, 2026	32
September 2026	September 12, 2026	53
October 2026	October 3, 2026	74
November 2026	November 7, 2026	109
December 2026	December 5, 2026	137
March 2027	March 13, 2027	235
May 2027	May 1, 2027	284
June 2027	June 5, 2027	319

Upcoming ACT dates

Administration	Test date	Days away
September 2026	September 19, 2026	60
October 2026	October 17, 2026	88
December 2026	December 12, 2026	144
February 2027	February 13, 2027	207
April 2027	April 10, 2027	263
June 2027	June 12, 2027	326
July 2027	July 10, 2027	354

Registration

Registration deadlines are set by College Board (SAT) and ACT, Inc. (ACT), usually several weeks before each test date, and they can change. Testly does not handle registration — sign up and check the official deadlines at collegeboard.org for the SAT and act.org for the ACT.

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