SAT

INTRODUCTION

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 WHAT IS SAT?
First, let us get acquainted with what is
SAT.The College Board will be
administering the SAT, once viewed as a
critical step to getting into college, online
amid a major shift in its format brought on
by the pandemic. The exam will move
from paper and pencil to a digital format.
The aforementioned change is scheduled
to roll out internationally in 2023 and in
the U.S. in 2024. Making the exam shorter
from the current version of three hours
sitting, one hour will be shaved from the
reading, writing and math assessment
making it two from three!
 NEW SAT FORMAT
Students will test on
a personal or a
school-issued device
digital
The new SAT will be
administered for two hours
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 OVERVIEW SCORING
FORMAT
Your SAT score consists of two
The SAT has two main sections, namely
components: 1) Math and 2) Evidence-
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
based Reading and Writing (ERW). Each
(EBRW, normally known as the "English"
component is scored from 200 to 800
portion of the test) and the Math section.
points. So the best possible score on
These are further broken down into three
the exam as a whole is 1600. Here are
sections: Reading, Writing and Language,
some general guidelines in terms of
and Math. There is no penalty or negative
college admissions statistics:
marking for guessing on the SAT: scores
Ivy League: 1500+ (Harvard, Yale,
are based on the number of questions
Princeton, MIT, Stanford,...)
answered correctly.
Top Tier: 1400+ (UCLA, Vanderbilt,
Most of the questions are multiple-choice,
Emory, Rice, Carnegie Mellon, USC,
though some of the math questions ask
)
you to write in the answer rather than
Second Tier: 1300+ (Penn State,
select it.
BU, UT Austin, Fordham,
UMaryland, GWU)
Third Tier: 1200+ (Hofstra, DePaul,
lesser state universities)
Evidence-based reading
and writing (EBRW)
section
 A. Reading section:
The reading section of the SAT exam is 65 minutes long
and comprises 52 multiple-choice questions. These
questions are based on 5 passages and all questions are
evidence-based that require the student to analyze and
interpret the information given in the passages.
B. Writing Section:
The Writing and Language section of the SAT is 35 minutes
long and comprises 44 multiple choices questions based on 4
passages. This section focuses on your ability to analyze and
edit the content of the passage, which means you will have to
correct grammar and make changes in the passage.
 Math section
calculator/no calculator
 MATH
The mathematics portion of the SAT is divided into
two sections: Math Test – No Calculator and Math
Test – Calculator. In total, the SAT math test is 80
minutes long and includes 58 questions: 45 multiple
choice questions and 13 grid-in questions.

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 How Much Does the SAT Cost?
fees and fee waiver

-The SAT test base price includes the two

main sections: Math and EBRW costs $60.
International students should expect to add
regional fees based on where they live
-The SAT fee waiver includes the registration
price for the SAT. It also covers unlimited
sends of your score report to colleges.
 When should you take the SAT?
The SAT is offered nationally seven times each year:
March, May, June, August, October, November, and
December. We recommend taking the SAT for the first
time in 10th grade. Most students who retake the SAT
raise their scores, and some students even
take it more than twice.
 Optional Mandatory
Cornell MIT
Harvard Georgetown
Optional Lehigh University West Virginia
Princeton
or Trinity
University
Bentley University
Mandatory? Notre Dame
Stanford
Boston University
Brown University
Alfred
Columbia University
Babson college
Dartmouth University
Clark University
Northeastern
Colby College
University
Furman University
Useful resources
for the SAT.
1. College Board
2. Khan Academy
3. Reddit: SAT community
4. Free SAT math website
5. SAT prepare telegram chat
 Our greatest
weakness lies in giving
up. The most certain
way to succeed is
always to try just one
more time.

Thomas A. Edison
 Thank
you!
Any questions?

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