SAT

What is it:

Like TOEFL, it is an exam which is given by 10th or 12th class passed students seeking admission in one of the colleges in the United states. SAT exam is basically of two types namely The SAT Reasoning Test and SAT Subject Test. Millions of students take this exam every year for admission into the so many colleges in United States.

Syllabus:

SAT Reasoning Test is of 3 hours and forty five minutes and measures a students knowledge in areas of Mathematics and Writing & Reading skills.

The Mathematics Section

Overview

Time	Content	Item Types	Score
70 min. (two 25-min. sections and one 20-min. section)	Number and operations; algebra and functions; geometry; statistics, probability, and data analysis	Five-choice multiple-choice questions and student-produced responses	200-800

The average score secured in the maths section is around 515.

The Critical Reading Section

Overview

Time	Content	Item Types	Score
70 min. (two 25-min. sections and one 20-min. section)	Critical reading and sentence-level reading	Reading comprehension, sentence completions, and paragraph-length critical reading	200-800

The average score secured in the critical reading section is around 502.

The Writing Section

Overview

Time	Content	Item Types	Score
60 min.	Grammar, usage, and word choice	Multiple choice questions (35 min.) and student-written essay (25 min.)	200-800

The average score secured in the writing section is around 494.

The SAT Subject Test is of 1 hour only and measures the knowledge and application of a particular subject only selected by the applicant.

When to give the test:

The SAT exam can be given during seven times a year(Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, March/April, May, June) in the United States. Outside the U.S, the exam is given on the same dates except for the month of March/April. Candidates may register themselves over here.

How much does it cost:

Test	Fees
SAT	$45
SAT Subject Tests™ Basic registration fee Language Tests with Listening (add to basic reg. fee) All other SAT Subject Tests (add per test to basic reg. fee)	$20 add $20 add $9

For students giving exam outside the U.S, an additional fees of $26 has to be given by the applicant.

SAT Sample papers:

Sentence Completion, Analogies, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative, Standard Multiple Choice, Data Interpretation.

You can also practice a few questions over here.

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