SAT Target Score Calculator
Replace an arbitrary “1600” goal with a working band you can test against timed practice and revise as new evidence arrives.
Choose a planning target
This heuristic considers score headroom and preparation time. It does not predict your maximum score or admission outcome.
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Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners. His sisters were fine women, with an air of decided fashion.
— Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (1813)
As used in the text, what does the word "countenance" most nearly mean?
How the target heuristic works
The calculator starts with current section scores, then uses preparation time and remaining score headroom to create a planning band. Higher baselines have less numerical headroom. Grade level changes the timeline guidance—not the calculated ceiling—because age does not determine a student's potential.
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