The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)  Colleges, universities, and scholarship programs use academic records and test scores, to evaluate how well applicants are prepared to meet their academic requirements.  Scores on standardized tests like SAT I: Reasoning Test and SAT II: Subject Tests help colleges compare the academic achievements of students from different schools because courses and grading standards vary from School to school. SAT® The Scholastic Aptitude Test is one of the best known the College Board programs. It measures verbal and math reasoning skills. The SAT is used for college admission. The College Board is the US national nonprofit membership association dedicated to preparing, inspiring, and connecting students to college and opportunity. Among their best-known programs is the SAT. Educational Testing Service (ETS) develops and administers SAT program tests for the College Board. What's in the test? The SAT I: Reasoning Test contains seven separately timed sections that may appear in different order: Three verbal sections: two 30-minute sections and one 10-minute section Three math sections: two 30-minute sections and one 10-minute section One 30-minute equating section*: verbal or math * The equating section does not count toward your final score. It is used to try out new questions for future editions of the SAT and to help make sure that your test scores are comparable to scores on other editions. Verbal questions test your ability to: Understand and analyze what you read Recognize relationships between parts of a sentence Establish relationships between pairs of words Mathematics questions test your ability to solve problems involving: Arithmetic; Algebra; Geometry. Which subject tests should you take? To answer find out which tests are required by colleges: review college catalogues check the College Handbook check www.collegeboard.com contact colleges directly If you want to know more about the new SAT I format, visit the official web site of the College Board www.collegeboard.com/about/newsat/newsat.html The SAT II: Subject Tests fall into five general areas: English (writing, literature) History and social studies (US history, world history) Mathematics (math level IC, math level IIC) Sciences (biology, chemistry, physics) Languages (French, German, modern Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Spanish)   The New SAT 2005 The new SAT will be administered for the first time in March 2005. Upcoming changes that are being made include: The former SAT Verbal Exam will become the SAT Critical Reading Exam. This test will no longer include analogies. Instead, short reading sections will be added to existing long reading passages. A new section called the SAT Writing Exam will be added. This section will contain multiple-choice grammar questions as well as a written essay. The SAT Math Exam will be expanded to cover three years of high school math. Instead of just covering concepts from Geometry and Algebra I, the new SAT Math Exam will contain concepts from Geometry, Algebra I and Algebra II. You may download Q&A: Nearly Everything You Need to Know about the SAT. This booklet provides a basic instruction on the SAT on a friendly questions and answers format.  www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/satguide/satQnA.pdf    How to register for SAT? Test Preparation for the SAT If you need to register for either SAT I: Reasoning Test or SAT II: Subject Tests, you first must obtain the current SAT Registration Bulletin. Free copies of the SAT Registration Bulletin as well as Real Test Preps for taking the SAT I and SAT II are available at our Center. (You may download it by clicking on the picture). You can register for the SAT tests by fax, by phone or by mail. The SAT Registration Bulletin contains test dates, registration deadlines, fees, instructions, test center codes, and forms you need. You can also register on-line by visiting www.collegeboard.com/sat/html/satform.html If you want to improve your chances for success, learn about the test. It's always better to know as much as possible about what to expect before you arrive at the test center. Once you know what to expect on your test, it's time to practice. Pace yourself: Use the Bulletin and Real Test Preps from the Test Makers Visit our Center to work with test preparation materials (SAT Preparation Guides, Practice Exercises, Practice Tests) Visit the official Web site for the SAT program Visit the SAT Prep Center at www.collegeboard.com/satprep     Web Resource Guide Get the facts about SAT I & SAT II  www.collegeboard.com/sat/html/students/indx001.html SAT Question of the Day www.collegeboard.com/apps/qotd/question Test-Taking Advice www.collegeboard.com/sat/html/students/stay_focused.html SAT I Learning Center www.collegeboard.com/sat/center/html/indx000.html SAT II Learning Center www.collegeboard.com/sat/center2/html/indx000.html College Search Quickfinder www.collegeboard.com