SAT I
- The SAT I is a college entrance exam that started in 1926 and is widely used today by most colleges and universities to measure a student’s college preparedness.
- SAT I is now called the SAT Reasoning Test and was formally known as Scholastic Aptitude Test or Scholastic Assessment Test.
- The SAT Reasoning Test takes three hours and 45 minutes to complete and is offered seven times a year in the United States.
- There are three subjects: reading, math and writing. Each subject is divided into three sections with one additional unscored section in one of the three subjects listed above.
- Questions range from multiple choice to student-produced responses to essay writing.
- The sum of the scores are computed in multiples of 10 and each subject section receives a score based on the scale of 200–800.
- The reading section gauges a student’s ability to understand the purpose and context of the passage while extracting main and supporting themes and ideas. This section is multiple choice and is divided into two 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section.
- The mathematic section is a combination of multiple choice and student produced responses that cover four main areas: algebra and functions, geometry and measurement, numbers and operations and data analysis, statistics, and probability. Like the reading, the section has two 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section.
- The writing section consists of essay writing and multiple choice questions. The multiple choice questions test a student’s ability in spotting errors and improving grammar and usage. Students are given 25 minutes for the essay portion while the other two sections are split into 25 minutes and 10 minutes respectively.
We recommend that first time students to take the SAT in the spring of their junior year and then again in the fall when they are a senior.
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