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Editorial standards and content methodology
PrepScore publishes exam-prep guidance to help a reader make a study decision, not to imitate an exam authority. This page explains who publishes our content, how facts are sourced, how automation is used and what our update dates mean.
Who publishes the content
PrepScore is the named author and publisher of organization-authored guides, practice resources and data pages across the PrepScore suite. When a page is organization-authored, we say so rather than inventing an individual byline. Exam providers, regulators and schools do not write or approve our content.
Independent by design.PrepScore is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by ETS, the College Board, ACT, FINRA, NCSBN or the institutions discussed on our pages.
How we source factual claims
For exam format, scoring, fees, dates and policy claims, we prefer the primary source: the exam owner, regulator, government agency or institution responsible for the rule. A source link means the linked source supports the nearby claim; it is not an endorsement of PrepScore.
- Start with the issuing body.Official test plans, content outlines, candidate bulletins and policy pages come before summaries from third parties.
- Separate current rules from announced changes.When a rule has been filed or announced but is not yet in effect, we label that distinction explicitly.
- Show the source to the reader.Verified fact pages display their sources in the body as well as in structured data.
- Keep uncertainty visible.If we cannot verify a detail, we omit it, qualify it or direct the reader to the authority rather than presenting a guess as fact.
How data-driven pages are made
School score pages are generated from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard record. Each page identifies the source and retrieval date and links to the school’s federal profile. The reported SAT and ACT bands describe the middle 50% of enrolled students; they are not admissions cutoffs and are not predictions of an individual applicant’s outcome.
Programmatic generation gives each institution the same calculation and page structure. It does not remove the need for source checks, useful context or a reason for the page to exist. Pages with missing or unverified source support do not receive a citation merely to make the markup look complete.
How automation and AI assistance are used
PrepScore uses software and AI-assisted workflows to help structure, draft and maintain parts of its content and practice materials. Automation is useful for applying a consistent blueprint, producing explanations at scale and detecting technical inconsistencies. It is not treated as an authoritative source.
Current-rule claims are checked against the responsible primary source before we describe them as verified. Automated checks also test internal links, metadata, structured data, sitemap coverage and whether cited URLs still resolve. These checks reduce errors; they cannot guarantee that every page is complete or error-free.
What our dates mean
Checked
The cited policy claims were re-read against their primary sources on that date.
Retrieved
The underlying dataset was fetched on that date; the source may publish a newer release later.
We do not change dates for cosmetic edits alone. Official exam and admissions rules can change between our checks, so the linked issuing body remains the final authority for a time-sensitive decision.
Corrections and feedback
If a claim appears wrong, outdated or unsupported, email hello@prepscore.ai with the page URL and the source that conflicts with it. We review corrections against the primary source and update the content, its visible date and its machine-readable date together when the change is material.