How every date is sourced and checked.

Our standard

A date appears on ScoreCalendar only if we can point to the official page it came from. If the organization has not published a date, we say so. We do not publish rumors, forum reports or dates guessed from past years.

Sources we use

We use the organization that releases the scores, in this order:

1. The official schedule, calendar or score page of the testing organization or licensing board.
2. An official announcement or press release from that organization.
3. For bar exams, the board of bar examiners or state court for that jurisdiction.

Prep companies, news sites and social media are never used as the source for a date. The organizations we check most often:

• AICPA: CPA Exam score release schedule
• NASBA: CPA score posting and candidate portal
• LSAC: LSAT dates, score release dates and release time
• AAMC: MCAT test dates and score release dates
• NCBE: MPRE scores, NextGen UBE and bar pass data
• ETS: GRE, TOEFL and Praxis score reporting
• NCEES: FE and PE exam results
• NCSBN: NCLEX results and Quick Results
• CFA Institute: CFA exam results timing
• USMLE: USMLE score reporting
• College Board: SAT and AP score release
• ACT: ACT test dates and score release dates
• NBOME: COMLEX-USA testing windows and score release dates
• NCCPA: PANCE results timing and scoring
• IMA: CMA exam results timing and testing windows
• CFP Board: CFP exam windows and results timing

How a date is added

1. We find the date on the official page and record that page as the source.
2. We note what the date covers, such as a test window, a data deadline or a specific sitting.
3. We label it as official, a target or an estimate, and add a release time only if one is published.
4. We record the day we checked it. Releases coming up in the next few weeks are checked again more often.
5. We add an entry to the update log.

What the labels mean

• ScheduledThe organization published this exact release date.
• Target dateThe organization calls it a target, so scores can arrive later. CPA dates work this way.
• EstimatedOnly a timing rule exists. We applied it to the exam date and show the result as a date or range.
• Awaiting official dateResults are expected, but no date has been announced yet.
• TodayThe published date is today in Eastern Time.
• ReleasedThe official source confirmed the release. We never assume it.

Release times

We show a release time only when the organization states one, such as 9 a.m. ET for LSAT scores or by 5 p.m. ET for MCAT scores. When no time is published, the page says so, and any countdown runs to the date, not to a specific minute.

Estimates

Some organizations publish a rule instead of a date, for example “within five weeks of the exam.” In those cases we apply the rule to the exam date, label the result as an estimate, and explain the calculation next to it. An estimate is never shown as an official date.

When a date passes

A release with a published time counts as passed at that time. A release without one counts as passed when its day ends in Eastern Time. Passed releases drop off upcoming lists automatically, but they are only marked as released once the official source confirms it.

How guides are reviewed

Every guide is written and reviewed by our editor, James William. Each factual statement comes from an official page, and those pages are listed at the end of the guide. A guide shows the date it was last reviewed and is re-checked at least every six months, or sooner when an organization changes its rules. Guides explain how release works; the dates themselves live on the calendar pages, so there is one place to update when a date changes.

Corrections

If an organization changes a date, we update the page, record the change in the update log and note the date we checked. If we get something wrong, we fix it as soon as we confirm the correct date and log the correction. You can report a problem by emailing contact@scorecalendar.com with a link to the official page.

Independence

ScoreCalendar is not affiliated with any testing organization, licensing board or prep company, and no organization pays to appear or to change how its dates are shown. If the site carries advertising in the future, ads will be clearly labeled and will never be designed to look like official score links or buttons. Read more about ScoreCalendar, or see how dates are explained in our score release guides.