SAT
SAT stands for Scholastic Aptitude Test. The acronym should be pronounced as “es-ei-ti” and not as a word.
The SAT is a standardised test designed to predict how likely it is for an American college or university candidate to do well academically. Your SAT scores help college admissions officers get a sense of you as a potential student and help them decide whether they would like to have you in their school.
In its current format the SAT includes a total of 10 testing sections separated into three groups: Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing. Nine of the sections are scored and one of the ten sections is experimental. It is used for analysis and test development so that future editions of the test are comparable to scores on previous editions and so that the test maintains its fairness and validity.
Each section of the SAT is scored on a scale of 200-800. The SAT scores are valid for 5 years.
The test is administered six times a year.
