SAT Overview

The SAT is a pre requisite for the college admissions in the USA for undergraduate programs. The test is for 3 hour and 50 minutes (with optional essay 50 minutes to analyze a 650-750 word document and draft an essay, scored separately).

Scoring

• No wrong answer penalty
• Score is out of 1600
• 800 for Math
• 800 for Evidence-Based Reading & Writing
• Subscores and insight scores available
• Optional Essay will be scored separately

Anatomy

• 1 Evidence-Based Reading and Writing test
• 65-minute Reading section
• 35-minute Language and Writing section
• 1 Math test
• 55-minute section with calculator
• 25-minute section without calculator
• 1 Essay test (optional) – 50 minutes
• 4 answer choices for multiple choice questions

Math

• Essay is optional
• Students have 50 minutes to analyze a 650-750 word document and draft an essay
• Tests reading, analysis, and writing skills; requires students to analyze a source document and explain how the author builds an argument
• Facts matter
• Scored separately

Reading & Writing

• Evidence-Based Reading
• No Sentence Completions
• Tests understanding of passages from U.S and World Literature, History / Social studies, and Sciences (500 – 750 words)
• Writing and Language
• Test “Expression of Ideas” and “Standard English Conventions” through passages relating to Careers, History / Social studies, Humanities and Science
• All questions pull from extended prose (400-450 words)

Test Pattern