Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Acely offers a wide variety of resources outside of our platform, including:

• Discord – where you can connect with other students who help each other with questions, send test motivation, and more!
• The Acely Edge – Acely’s weekly email newsletter that includes tips from Acely interns about test prep, college admissions, general resources, Acely updates, and more!
• @acely_ai on Instagram and TikTok for study tips and relatable content!
• Live study sessions! These are available under the Events page once you’re logged into Acely. These are hosted by Acely’s high school interns and are an informal way to get some extra help from peers!

At Acely, every practice question is created by experts to mirror the style, complexity, and patterns you’ll encounter on the SAT and ACT. Our process is rooted in a deep analysis of the exams’ foundational principles. We study the common sentence structures, grammatical rules, and question formats essential for student success.

Using these core insights, we build original questions from the ground up, ensuring each one is authentically styled, perfectly calibrated for difficulty, and laser-focused on the recurring patterns that matter most. The result is a practice experience that goes beyond simple memorization, allowing you to internalize the logic of the exam and build genuine confidence for test day.

Yes! Acely’s practice tests will not time out, even if students go over time. This means that students can continue working up to their allotted time. Students’ projected Acely scores will not be affected if students use extra time, so the score ranges are still an accurate representation of their progress. Additionally, after students submit their test, they’ll be able to see how much time they spent in total and on each question, so they can compare this with how much allotted time they would have on test day.

Our content is created by our in-house Curriculum Team, with our powerful AI system assisting in quality assurance and concept categorization. The Curriculum Team consists of educators and test prep experts who have experience building questions for multiple standardized tests, including the SAT and ACT.

Our Curriculum Team manually reviews every single question, answer, hint, and explanation for accuracy, difficulty, and structure.

We built a system that interfaces with foundational LLMs to facilitate conversations between the user and the Acely bot. We can plug in various generative AI models to this system and rapidly experiment in order to evaluate which foundation model can deliver the most helpful, conversational, and natural-sounding study buddy for users. Hints are generated by AI, and answer explanations are augmented by AI. Anything that is AI-generated is also human-verified by Acely’s Curriculum Team.

Please email our team at [email protected] for assistance with making any changes to the email address on file for your account.

Acely is connected to the email address used to create an account (no password needed!), so simply navigate from any browser to acely.ai and click “Login”. You have the option to either enter your email address or “Continue with Google”.

Paid plans are purchased for a specific period (1-month, 3-month, 6-month, or 12-month) with discounts factored in for longer plans, so if you choose to purchase a different plan, the downgrade will take place at the end of the existing prepaid subscription period.

This means that if you want to change an existing subscription, you must contact [email protected] during your free trial, or you can request the changes for your upcoming renewal.

Yes, Acely subscriptions renew automatically using the payment details on file for your account. Until you cancel, we bill in advance for each subscription interval selected (1, 3, 6, or 12 months) and on the same date of the subsequent month as the date of the initial payment. You may cancel your subscription at any time as described in the “Cancellation and Refund Policy” section of these terms.

We accept all valid VISA, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express credit and debit cards.

If your payment was declined, please first check your payment information by logging into Acely, navigating to your Account by selecting your name in the bottom-left corner, and then selecting “My Account.” Select “Manage Subscriptions,” and then click “Update” next to “Update Payment Method”.

For additional assistance with a declined or failed payment, please email our team at [email protected].

To access and update payment information:

• Log in to Acely
• Navigate to your Account by selecting your name in the bottom-left corner
• Select “My Account”
• Select “Manage Subscriptions”
• Click “Update” next to “Update Payment Method”

• Log into Acely and navigate to your Account by selecting your name in the bottom-left corner, then select “My Account.”
• Next to “Give $50, get $50,” select “Copy Link” to share your personal invite link with a friend!
• Please see this page for referral program terms and conditions.

Yes! We guarantee that students who use Acely consistently for a period of at least 3 months will:

• Score 1400+ or add 200 points for the SAT, depending on their starting score.
• Score 31+ or add 2 points for the ACT, depending on their starting score.

Please see our terms of use for additional details.

Acely occasionally offers seasonal discounts and specials. Subscribe to the Acely Edge (Acely’s weekly newsletter) to stay informed of any promotions.

You may cancel your Acely subscription at any time; however, there are no partial or prorated refunds issued for cancellations. To avoid charges to the payment information on file for the upcoming billing period, you must cancel your subscription at least one (1) business day before the next bill date.

For our team to begin to process a cancellation, we require that customers complete the steps below:

• Log in to Acely and navigate to your name in the bottom-left corner, then select “My Account.”
• On this page, find the Manage Billing session and follow the prompts to cancel.
• Please note that your cancellation request may take up to 3 business days to reflect in your account once submitted, and you will receive a confirmation email from [email protected] once the cancellation is fully processed.

From the Acely website, log in,  click on your name displayed at the bottom, left-hand side of the page. From mobile, click on the 3 horizontal lines at the top, left-hand side of the page, then click on the name displayed at the bottom, left-hand side of the screen.

Click on “My Account,” and then once you’re in your Account page, click on “Manage Subscription” and expand the menu to view details of the next invoice, which includes the next bill date and any discounts.

Acely requires a credit card before starting the 72-hour (3-day) free trial so that we can verify student and parent identities and prevent spam and/or duplicate sign-ups.

Users can immediately cancel their paid subscription in their account and will still have access to paid features for the remainder of the 72-hour trial period. Once the trial ends, access will switch to our free “limited tier” plan. Our limited tier provides access to up to 100 questions in our question bank without hints, explanations, practice tests, or other paid features.

Yes! You’ll receive a $50 credit to your account for each friend you refer, and your friend will receive $50 off their first payment.

• Log in to Acely and navigate to your account by selecting your name in the bottom-left corner, then select “My Account.”
• Next to the “Give $50, get $50” message in your account page, select “Copy Link” to share your personal invite link with a friend.
  
• Please see this page for additional referral program details.

You may cancel your Acely subscription at any time; however, there are no partial or pro-rated refunds issued for cancellations. To avoid charges to the payment information on file for the upcoming billing period, you must cancel your subscription at least one (1) business day before the next bill date.

For our team to begin to process a cancellation, we require that customers complete the steps below:

1. Log in to Acely and navigate to Your Account under your user profile in the bottom left-hand corner.
2. On this page, find the Manage Billing session and follow the prompts to cancel.
3. Please note that your cancellation request may take up to 3 business days to reflect in your account once submitted, and you will receive a confirmation email from [email protected] once the cancellation is fully processed.

Yes, we offer monthly plans for Acely as well as 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month plans. Please see our pricing page for additional details on plan options. 

Please note that Acely is a subscription and will automatically renew at the end of your billing period. To avoid charges to the payment information on file for the upcoming billing period, you must cancel your subscription at least one (1) business day before the next bill date.

Students can use Acely for free with limited features after the 72-hour free trial (which requires a credit card to prevent spam and duplicate sign-ups).

The free tier gives students access to up to 100 questions in our question bank without hints or explanations. For a more personalized and beneficial experience, we recommend upgrading to one of our paid plans to get hints, performance dashboards, full-length practice tests, hard questions, projected scores, and more.

Students can use Acely for free with limited features after the 72-hour free trial (which requires a credit card to prevent spam and duplicate sign-ups).

The free tier gives students access to up to 100 questions in our question bank without hints or explanations. For a more personalized and beneficial experience, we recommend upgrading to one of our paid plans to get hints, performance dashboards, full-length practice tests, hard questions, projected scores, and more.

We have different price points depending on which test you plan to take (SAT, ACT, or both) and how long you plan to use Acely (billed monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or yearly). Our SAT plan starts at $199/month for month-to-month billing, with discounts applied for longer subscription durations. Please see our pricing page for details.

All subscriptions are billed on the calendar day immediately following the 3-day (72-hour) trial period, and auto-renew on the same date at the selected incremental frequency (1-month, 3-month, 6-month, or 12-month) until canceled.

Please note you may cancel at any time, but there are no partial or pro-rated refunds issued for cancellations. See “What is your cancellation/refund policy?” for more details.

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Acely currently offers over 12,000+ human-verified questions across exams.

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Acely offers personalized test prep and support for the SAT, ACT, PSAT, AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP World History, AP US History, AP Pre Calc, AP Calc AB, and AP Calc BC.

There are three paid plans.

Acely SAT gives students access to:

• Personalized SAT Study Plan that dynamically updates as you study in the Acely platform
• [question_number display=”sat”] SAT questions and [question_number display=”psat”] PSAT questions
• [diagnostic_number exam=”sat”] full-length SAT practice tests and [diagnostic_number exam=”psat”] full-length PSAT practice tests with full score reports and projected scores
• Performance Dashboard
• Hints & explanations powered by AI
• Similar question and difficulty selector in practice mode

Acely ACT gives students access to:

• Personalized ACT Study Plan that dynamically updates as you study in the Acely platform
• [question_number display=”act”] ACT questions
• [diagnostic_number exam=”act”] full-length ACT practice tests with full score reports and projected scores
• Performance Dashboard
• Hints & explanations powered by AI

Acely SAT + ACT gives students access to all of the above!

Log in to Acely, then in the left-hand column under the name of the test you’re studying, select “Study Plan.” In the top-right corner, select “Delete Plan,” then confirm in the pop-up window that you want to delete your plan.

Acely’s Study plan is created using your baseline score (an official or practice test), your goal score, and your test date. Acely then makes you a plan to follow for either the SAT or ACT. You will have daily or weekly tasks, whichever you’d prefer to follow.

Acely’s Study Plan automatically updates after you take a full-length mock test and as you start completing questions in practice mode. This ensures that it’s updated in real time based on your progress. You can also manually update or delete your Study Plan at any time.

Log in to Acely, then in the left-hand column under the name of the test you’re studying, select “Study Plan.” In the top-right corner, select “Update Plan” to make any changes needed. Select “Commit To My Goal” at the bottom of the page to save your changes.

Log in to Acely, then in the left-hand column under the name of the test you’re studying, select “Study Plan.”
You will then be prompted to enter the date you plan to take the test, your current scores, and goal scores for each section of the test, and your preferred day of the week for taking a full-length practice test. Select “Commit To My Goal” at the bottom of the page to create your personalized study plan.

Acely offers 7,500+ SAT practice questions plus 25+ full-length adaptive SAT practice tests. Acely was built for the digital SAT, and its handcrafted content is based on the College Board’s Bluebook digital SAT.

Acely also offers extensive support for the ACT with 4,200+ questions to prepare for the ACT®, 10+ full-length enhanced practice tests for the ACT®. Acely is one of the few platforms to offer fully aligned material for the new, Enhanced ACT.

Acely also offers 2,800+ PSAT questions, 10+ full-length PSAT practice tests, and question banks for AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP World History, AP US History, AP Pre Calculus, AP Calculus AB, and AP Calculus BC.

There are many changes, including:

• The Digital SAT is shorter than the paper SAT. The paper SAT used to take 3 hours and 15 minutes to complete, and the DSAT will take 2 hours and 14 minutes to complete. This means time management is even more critical than it was before.
• There are shorter reading passages and only one question per passage on the Digital SAT. On the paper SAT, there used to be multiple questions related to one long passage.
• The DSAT is adaptive. Depending on how you perform on the first Reading & Writing and Math modules, your second modules for each section may be easier or harder.
• Unlike the paper SAT, on the digital version, you will have access to a calculator for the entire math section. You can practice using the Desmos online graphing calculator here.

Khan Academy is an excellent free resource for learning and reviewing SAT concepts, and we encourage students to use it. However, Acely was built specifically for the digital SAT and is the best platform to use to achieve your goal score. While Khan is best for initial concept review, Acely provides:

• 7,500+ targeted questions ideal for drilling weaknesses.

• 25++ full-length practice tests (far more than the 7 official Bluebook tests) so you never run out of test-like practice.

• Personalized, AI-driven study plans that guarantee every minute of your prep counts.

Use Khan Academy to learn, then use Acely for test-taking strategies to truly prepare you for test day.

This all depends on your baseline score, your target score, and your test date.

To see the most improvement, we recommend studying for at least 3 months for at least 10 hours per week. This can help students boost their score by ~100 points.

With 20 hours of studying per week for 3 months, students can boost their score by more than 150 points. Again, this greatly depends on their starting score.

For best results, we recommend following Acely’s Study Plan that dynamically updates as you take Acely mock exams and work through problems in practice mode.

Yes! All Acely SAT subscriptions include PSAT support so students can prepare for the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in their junior year of high school. Students can watch their PSAT practice test scores improve as they study with Acely so that by October of their junior year, they’re ready to unlock scholarship opportunities. Read more here about Acely’s PSAT prep and why the PSAT is an important exam to prepare for.

This varies depending on the school you’re applying to! This is a great resource to figure out what your target score should be based on a specific school. Don’t forget that you can retake the SAT and submit a superscore to many schools as well. Make sure to research the specific superscore policy for the colleges and universities you’re applying to.

There are many test format changes, including:

• The Enhanced ACT is 125 minutes (about 2 hours) instead of ~195 minutes. Similar to the digital SAT, pacing

• Each section has fewer questions overall, so you actually get more time per question. That means in the ACT English & Reading sections, you can spend extra seconds reading carefully and eliminating answers.
• In the new ACT math section, there are now four answer options rather than five.
• The ACT Science section is now completely optional (and the Writing section continues to be optional). You can choose the ACT Core (English, Math, Reading) or add on Science/Writing sections of the ACT, depending on your goals. The Science test can be a great addition if you’re applying to a STEM college.
• Students can choose between taking the Enhanced ACT as a paper test or digitally.

Learn more about the changes in our blog post.

This all depends on your baseline score, your target score, and your test date.

If you don’t have a baseline score, you can start an Acely trial to take a free ACT practice test and then make your study plan.

To see the most improvement, we recommend studying for at least 3 months for at least 10 hours per week. This can help students boost their score by ~4 points.

With 20 hours of studying per week for 3 months, students can boost their score by more than 9 points. Again, this greatly depends on their starting score.

For best results, we recommend following Acely’s Study Plan that dynamically updates as you take Acely mock exams and work through problems in practice mode.

Acely is an ACT prep program that offers self-paced, personalized guidance so students can easily pinpoint weaknesses and tackle the new format of the official ACT test. With an online course, students get a broad overview of the basics through learning modules, an ACT study guide, and tutorials. These can be helpful for students starting from scratch. While a course can help cover fundamentals, Acely’s ACT test prep provides:

• 4,200+ targeted questions that are ideal for drilling weaknesses.

• 10++ full-length mock exams (far more than the 2 Enhanced exams ACT offers) so you never run out of test-like practice.

• Personalized, AI-driven study plans that guarantee every minute of your prep counts.

Enroll in a course to learn the basics, then use Acely for test-taking strategies that will create real score improvement by your ACT test date.

This varies depending on the school you’re applying to. This is a great resource to figure out what your target score should be based on a specific school. A great ACT score can boost your college applications significantly.

Don’t forget that you can retake the ACT and submit a superscore to many schools as well. Make sure to research the specific superscore policy for the colleges and universities you’re applying to.

There are a few different PSAT tests students can take.

• PSAT 8/9: For 8th and 9th graders, administered throughout the school year. Shorter and less complex than the PSAT/NMSQT.
• PSAT 10: Taken in the spring of sophomore year. Identical to the PSAT/NMSQT, but doesn’t qualify for National Merit Scholarships.
• PSAT/NMSQT: Taken in the fall of junior year. Identical to the PSAT 10, but it can qualify you for National Merit Scholarships.

The PSAT 8/9 and 10 are good markers of baseline scores. Once a student takes these, they know how much preparation they want to do for a certain goal PSAT score. Students should spend the summer before junior year preparing so they’re ready to take the official PSAT/NMSQT in the fall of junior year (this one qualifies for National Merit Scholarships).

Students should use the official College Board PSAT Bluebook practice test as well as Acely’s 10+ full-length practice tests to make sure they are getting consistent practice.

They can see their projected scores on both, and with Acely’s dashboard, they can see their strengths and weaknesses, so they know how to target their practice. After that, students should consistently use Acely’s practice question bank to work on their weakest topics.

The PSAT is a great test to take for a few reasons.

• SAT Score Prediction: The PSAT gives a good indication of your future SAT score, helping you gauge progress and identify strengths and weaknesses.
• Targeted Practice: It highlights areas needing improvement, making SAT preparation more effective. Even 20 hours of targeted practice can significantly boost your SAT score.
• Scholarship Opportunities: High PSAT scores can qualify for National Merit Scholarships and other awards. Opt into the Student Search Service for more scholarship opportunities.
• School Requirements: Many high schools require the PSAT, often covering the cost. Check with your guidance counselor for specifics.

Yes! We have practice questions and practice tests for the MCQ (multiple choice section) of the AP exams. We do not support FRQs (free-response questions) at this time.

Acely currently offers personalized test prep for AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP World History, AP US History, AP Pre Calc, AP Calc AB, and AP Calc BC.

Pricing varies based on subscription length and plan. Our AP Exams package starts at $99/month for month-to-month billing, with discounts applied for longer subscription durations. 

Our AP subscription is only available as an add-on once you start an SAT or ACT free trial. However, you can cancel the SAT or ACT subscription and keep only the AP subscription.

Please see our AP Prep page for details.

Acely AP Exams are not included in the Acely paid plan, but can be purchased as an add-on and are available as part of the free trial.

Once you start your free trial, you can then add a free trial of our AP Exams package as part of your 72-hour free trial. You can cancel either or both subscriptions at any time.