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Is there a guessing penalty on the SAT or the ACT?
No. Neither the SAT nor the ACT subtracts points for a wrong answer, so a blank answer can never score better than a guess. Your teen should answer every question, ideally after ruling out the choices they know are wrong.
Video transcript (in Spanish)
Hola, soy Camila, asistente de IA de Brainrise. Un consejo: en el SAT y el ACT, adivinar no le quita puntos. Siete días gratis: enlace en el perfil.
Translation: “Hi, I'm Camila, Brainrise's AI assistant. A tip: on the SAT and the ACT, guessing doesn't take points away. Seven days free: link in our profile.”
This is a 15-second reel in Spanish that we posted on Facebook. Camila, an AI-generated presenter for Brainrise, gives one tip: on the SAT and the ACT, guessing does not cost points.
That makes leaving a question blank the one choice that can never earn a point. Practice is still where the real gains come from: in Brainrise every SAT and ACT practice question has a written explanation, so a guess that turned out wrong becomes something to learn.
Should my teen guess at random?
Only as a last resort. Ruling out one or two choices first makes a guess much more likely to be right, and an answered question is always better than a blank one.
Is Camila a real student or tutor?
No. Camila is an AI-generated presenter and says so at the start of the video. She is not a real person, and the video is not a testimonial.
What does it cost and is there a free trial?
The 7-day free trial requires a card; after the trial it is $24 a month for one exam (SAT or ACT) or $36 a month for both, and you can cancel any time. Brainrise is not available to New York residents.
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