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What are the specifics of the NEW SAT?
The NEW SAT is 3 hours and 45 minutes long. It covers three
major topics—Critical Reading, Math, and Writing—and is divided into 10 timed
sections. Each section is graded on a scale from 200–800, and a perfect score
is a 2400.
Who should take the SAT?
High School Juniors and Seniors as part
of the college admissions process.
What is new about the SAT?
Every 10 years or so the College Board revises
the SAT in some way. This time, they have added 3 Writing/Grammar sections and
dropped the Analogies (hooray!) and the math quantitative comparison sections
(yippee!).
Also, they have added some harder math
concepts- but
not much harder, so don't worry.
These changes should not intimidate you. If
anything, they actually make the test easier.
What does the SAT test?
The Critical Reading (Reading Comprehension) portion
tries
to determine if you can understand a reading passage and come to logical conclusions based on what you
have just read.
The Math portion allegedly tests your knowledge of Arithmetic, Geometry and Algebra.
In addition, it tests your ability to reason logically.
The Writing portion checks your ability to write an essay
under pressure, spot grammatical errors and to recognize awkwardly written sentences.
The Bottom Line:
The SAT addresses everything mentioned above
AND your ability to take standardized
tests. If you don't consider yourself to be a good 'test-taker', don't worry, the SAT is a
test that can be learned.
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