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About the SAT Tests

The SAT is a worldwide known exam for students to get admission for various undergraduate programs in colleges and universities and especially the US. Based on student’s choice of a particular institution, one can choose whether to take SAT Subject Test with the SAT General Test.

SAT General Test: The test examines student’s skills like logical reasoning and higher-level analysis which are relevant and meaningful to college and other aspects of life. The score is accepted by more than 2000 colleges and universities all across the globe.

SAT Subject Test: The test examines student’s particular strength in subjects like Maths, Science, English, History, and languages. It is usually taken by students who plan to specialize in any of the specific subject while studying in university.

SAT Dates and Deadlines 2021

Source – College Board

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The SAT Format

Components/Sections of the General SAT

1. Evidence Based Reading and Writing (EBRW)

• The questions focus on research skills, comprehension and interpretation of deeper contexts that ensures student’s readiness to survive in college.
• It lays more emphasis on vocabulary that is not isolated but is contextual. The questions also judge student’s word choice with the emphasis on underlying tones and meanings in it.

2. Essay (Optional)

• It comes at the end of the English section. It depends on a college whether they require the SAT essay score for admission
• Time: 50 minutes
• The prompts analyse a student’s reading and writing skills as the write-up has to be produced after analysing the source information provided in the question.

3. Math

• Total of 58 multiple–choice questions of which 12-13 are student-produced response questions in the form of grid-ins.
• 80 minutes for both the Calculator section and No Calculator section
• Questions are based on high school math – Algebra I and II, Data Analysis, geometry, and some trigonometry
• Several questions on the test may be based on a single scenario.
• Questions will assess a student’s math concepts, ability to apply these concepts to the real world & proficiency in using math tools like the calculator.