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SAT Test Information
What is
SAT?
The SAT (technically
known as the SAT I) is a general test of verbal and quantitative reasoning
accepted for U. S. college admissions. The test is required for admission
to undergraduate programs of most US universities. Many universities also
require you to take SAT-II tests.
SAT-I :
Reasoning Test
The SAT-I is a three hour, primarily multiple-choice test that measures verbal
and mathematical reasoning abilities that develop over time. Most colleges
require SAT-I scores for admission.
SAT-II
: Subject Tests
The SAT-II subject tests are one hour, primarily multiple-choice tests that
measure your knowledge of particular subjects and your ability to apply that
knowledge. Many universities may require you to take this along with SAT-I.
Who
administers the SAT?
The SAT is developed
and administered by the US-based "College Entrance Examination Board".
This implies that Collegeboard sets the questions, conducts the test, and sends
each examinee the score report.
Test Center
Address in Dhaka
Notre Dame College,
Dhaka
Eligibility
and Fees
Anyone and everyone
interested is eligible for taking the SAT. The SAT test scores are valid for Five
years, i.e., most universities accept scores up to five years old.
Test fees for SAT for
Bangladeshi students
SAT
FEE
| SAT
Reasoning Test Fee |
$29.50 |
| International
processing fee |
$20.00 |
| Security
surcharge to test in India & Pakistan |
$20.00 |
| Total
Amount |
$
69.50 |
Late
registration fee
(If registering late, add this amount) |
$20.00 |
SAT Subject Tests
| Registration
Fee |
$17.00 |
| International
processing fee |
$20.00 |
| Security
surcharge to test in India & Pakistan |
$20.00 |
| Writing
Test (If taken) |
$17.00 |
| Language
Tests with Listening (If taken) |
$ 18.00 |
| All
other Subject Tests (per subject) |
$ 8.00
each |
| Others |
Late
registration fee
(If registering late, add this amount) |
$20.00 |
Mode of payment:
1. Credit Card -
Visa, Mastercard or American Express
2. Bank Draft (Dollar Draft, not Indian Rupees)
3. Check Drawn on a U.S. Bank
4. United States Postal Service Money Order
5. International Money Order
6. UNESCO Coupon
7. Postal Reply Coupon
How
to Apply?
There are three common ways of registering for SAT:
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- By mail:
Obtain the "SAT Information Bulletin" available free with
USEFI offices or from collegeboard website.
Fill in the form, get the draft made (if you are not paying by
credit card), and use the envelope provided with the form to mail
these to:
College Board SAT Program
Princeton, NJ 08541,
USA
- Online Registration (Credit
Card required): Fill up the form online and mention your credit card
number. This is the easiest way to register for SAT.
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Content
and Format of the SAT
The SAT-I is a three
hour exam, divided into seven sections. The following table gives out the format
of the SAT-I :
| Section |
Type
of Question |
Total
Questions |
Timing |
| Verbal |
Sentence
Completion - 10 questions
Analogy Questions - 13 questions
Critical Reading - 12 questions |
35
questions |
30 minutes
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| Verbal |
Sentence
Completion - 9 questions
Analogy Questions - 6 questions
Critical Reading - 15 questions |
30
questions |
30 minutes |
| Verbal |
Critical
reading questions on paired passages |
13
questions |
15 minutes |
| Mathematics |
Multiple
Choice - 25 |
25
questions |
30 minutes |
| Mathematics |
Quantitative
Comparisons - 15
Student-produced-response Questions - 10 |
25
questions |
30 minutes |
| Mathematics |
Multiple
Choice Questions - 10 |
10
questions |
15 minutes |
| Experimental |
Either
verbal or Mathematics section |
varies |
30 minutes |
| Total |
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138
+ |
3
hours |
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Subject Tests |
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Writing,
Literature, American History and Social Studies, World
History, Math IC, Math IIC, Biology, Biology
E/M, Chemistry, Physics, Chinese Listening,
French Reading, French Listening, German Reading,
German Listening, Modern Hebrew, Italian, Japanese
Listening, Korean Listening, Latin, Spanish
Listening, Spanish Reading, English Language Proficiency
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Reporting
the Scores
Collegeboard has the
provision of reporting your SAT scores to a maximum of four universities of your
choice, the cost of which is built into the SAT fee you pay. You have to mention
the universities to which you want to send the scores in the SAT application
form. This implies that even before taking the SAT, you need to do some homework
on which universities you’re finally going to apply, based on the score that
you expect to attain. For reporting to each additional university, the
Collegeboard charges you $6.50 (approx. Rs. 280), payable by an international
credit card or a dollar denominated draft.
The
Scoring Pattern in SAT
The SAT results
comprise three different scores : a total score (400-1600), a separate score for
Verbal section (200-800) and a separate score for Mathematics section (200-800).
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