Improve Your Score

Question 1

How will I know when I’ve earned an entry?

Accepted Answer

Your My Action Plan progress tracker will update when you’ve earned an entry. After the first drawing, you’ll also see your earned entries on the My Achievements page.

Question 2

What if I started practicing before joining College Board Opportunity Scholarships?

Accepted Answer

If you started practicing and linked your Khan Academy® account to your College Board account, you’ll immediately see your practice progress.

Question 3

How do you determine a score increase with multiple scores?

Accepted Answer

We count the score increase of 100 points or more from the highest of any official PSAT 10 or PSAT/NMSQT taken between October 2018 and October 2019 to an official SAT taken on or after the November 2019 through December 2020 (the “Period”) administrations, or from one official SAT administration to another official SAT administration during the Period.

Question 4

When and where is the SAT offered?

Accepted Answer

The SAT is offered at test centers across the country on Saturdays and also given at certain high schools during the school day. Upcoming test dates include:

August 29, 2020September 26, 2020October 3, 2020 November 7, 2020December 5, 2020 Register for an upcoming SAT.

Question 5

I qualified for the Improve scholarship during one of the first few drawing windows. Does my entry roll over into later drawings?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Once you qualify, you earn an entry. If you aren't selected in a given Improve drawing, your entry will roll forward to the next one.

Question 6

What if I improved my score by 100+ points without practicing? Do I still have to go back and practice 6+ hours in order to be eligible?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We always celebrate score improvement, but if you want to qualify, you’ll need to practice 6 hours using Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy®.

Question 7

My most recent SAT score went down more than 100 points from my PSAT/NMSQT score. Do I qualify?

Accepted Answer

Score improvement of 100 or more points must happen in order to qualify. Your baseline score for this scholarship is the highest of your PSAT exam(s), either the PSAT 10 or PSAT/NMSQT, or the lowest of your SAT exam(s). In this case, your SAT score becomes your baseline score, since it’s lower than your PSAT/NMSQT score. Your score would then need to improve by 100 points in a subsequent SAT administration.

Question 8

I already qualified for the Improve scholarship, but I took the SAT again and my scores went up again by another 100+ points. Can I earn another entry?

Accepted Answer

Congratulations on your continued score improvement! Each student can only qualify one time for this scholarship.

Question 9

What if I received a PSAT/NMSQT score of 1520? Even if I achieve a perfect SAT score, I won’t be able to improve my score by 100+ points. Can I still qualify?

Accepted Answer

Yes. If your baseline score is 1500 or higher, you can qualify for this scholarship if you have any score improvement on a subsequent SAT as long as you also practice for 6 hours on Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy®.

Question 10

I’m taking the SAT on both the national SAT Test Date and the SAT School Day Test Date. What if my score goes down from my PSAT but then improves from my new baseline SAT score? Will my SAT-to-SAT score improvement qualify me?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Because your first SAT score is lower than your PSAT score, your first SAT score is your baseline score for this scholarship. Since the next SAT you took increased 100 or more points from your baseline score, you will qualify for this scholarship as long as you also practice for 6 hours.

Question 11

I received my scores in the mail and improved my score by more than 100 points before the Improve scholarship eligibility cutoff. Why wasn’t I qualified for this scholarship?

Accepted Answer

Congratulations on improving your score! To qualify for the Improve scholarship, you need to increase your score by 100 points or more from your baseline and you need to practice for 6 hours. You also must check your scores on the score reporting portal (not just on the paper report you received in the mail). Once you do, you’ll be entered in the next Improve drawing.

Question 12

Which tests will qualify me for the Improve Scholarship?

Accepted Answer

You’ll need to improve by 100+ points from your highest of any official PSAT 10 or PSAT/NMSQT taken between October 2018 and October 2019 to an official SAT taken on or after the November 2019 through December 2020 (the “Period”) administrations, or from one official SAT administration to another official SAT administration during the Period. Remember: practice pays off. Take advantage of Official SAT practice on Khan Academy®

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