What is SAT ??

The full form of SAT is Scholastic aptitude Test which is a standardized test used for
college or university admissions in the United
States and Canada.

It is created by the College Board and the main

idea is to provide colleges with one common
criterion that can be used to compare all the
applicants all over the world. Besides SAT,
colleges or universities also consider your high
school scores, academic transcript, and letters of
recommendation, extra-curricular activities,
interviews, and personal essays. The weight
placed on SAT scores varies from college to
college.

An overview of the SAT exam:

It is conducted seven times a year in the months of October, November,

December, January, March, May and June.
The duration of the exam is 3 hours (50 minutes optional essay).
Scoring scale is from 400 to 1600.
In New Sat there is no guessing penalty.
It is available as paper based test or computer based test.
There are two sections for both Mathematics (Calculator and No
Calculator) and Verbal (reading and writing & language).
There are 4 answer choices per question and some Grid-in questions for
Mathematics.
Mathematics section has now higher level mathematics and includes
trigonometry.
There are 154 questions in total having 58 of Mathematics, 52 and 44 for
reading and writing & language respectively.
The reading passage includes complex structures and vocabulary.
Calculators are allowed in the longer of the two mathematics sections.
The essay is optional and scored separately depending upon the need of
University or College.
 How to prepare for SAT exam?

1) Believe in yourself- First and foremost thing to do is to believe yourself that you
can crack SAT exam. You yourself are your strength. So if you DREAM BIG then try to
DO BIG. Search for the BEST SAT PREPARATION INSTITUTE which will help you to
be confident and prepared.
2) Make a GOAL for yourself and fix a TIME TABLE- Of course, a proper
time table will help you to go through the topics in a better way. A minimum of 3-4
hours in a day is mandatory to start the preparation of SAT exam.
3) Proper syllabus and list of topics of all the modules in SAT - There
are numerous websites which give the information about the syllabus of SAT exams.
You can take help from any of the websites but make sure that the content should be
genuine and write the common topics and start from the chapters which you think are
easy.
4) Make strategies for MATH - Mathematics is one of the subject which is not a
favorite one of most of the people appearing for SAT but if you try to learn the
strategies and make proper handwritten formula sheets it will be beneficial for a start.
Always start with the basic chapters and from a basic book and then refer yourself a
book of higher order. Try to solve puzzles to improve your analytical skills.
5) Make proper formula and shortcut sheets for different topics of
MATH- As discussed above, proper formulas and concepts will help you to answer in
a better way even if you do not know or forget the shortcut of any type. Always
search for new questions and puzzles on internet.
6) Proper WORD LISTS with SYNONYMS and ANTONYMS- Make a proper
word list with their synonyms and antonyms followed by the usage of the word in a
sentence.
 7) Start doing READING COMPREHENSIONS from very basic level
and minimum 5 in a day- Reading comprehensions are one of the major and
strategic part in verbal section. Write that word from the comprehension in your
notebook which is new to your vocabulary list. This will also help you to make proper
sentences.
8) Try to complete 2 topics of MATH daily and 1 topic of reasoning
and start with the grammar in English- Firstly, try to clear the concepts of
English language like PARTS OF SPEECH, TENSES, SENTENCE FORMATION, MODAL
VERBS AND VOCABULARY (the most important part). After preparing for the basic
level, try to solve some old SAT exam papers or Sample papers which will help you to
score yourself and the further preparation you need to do.

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