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SAT is a test taken by high school graduates for admission at undergraduate level in Universities in US. It is also accepted by many Universities and colleges in Canada. SAT is owned and developed by the College Board, a non profit organization in the US. It is administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) on behalf of the College Board.

There are two types of SAT tests – SAT Reasoning Test, known popularly as SAT – and SAT Subject Tests – known popularly as SAT 2. Students generally take the SAT Reasoning Test unless their college or University demands them to take the SAT Subject Tests as well.

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SAT at GAMA Education

SAT was previously called the Scholastic Aptitude Test and the Scholastic Assessment Test. The test measures the college readiness of high school students. Students are tested via three sections – Reading, Writing and Mathematics. The marks are provided in the range of 400 to 1600.

The first SAT Test was taken in 1926. More than 1.7 million students take the test each year now. The duration for the test is three hours. Additional 50 minutes will be provided if you take the optional essay writing test. The standard fee for the exam is $45 without the essay and $57 with the essay. The fee varies based upon country. It is $49 for tests taken from Nepal.

GAMA Education Consultancy has been providing SAT preparation classes for over a decade. We have one of the most experienced SAT teaching team in Nepal. We have a huge collection of SAT preparation and practice resources. Our classrooms are spacious and have all the required infrastructure for a proper SAT training.

Our practice heavy approach has worked wonders for our past students with most of them scoring healthily in their SAT exams. Hundreds of our students are now studying at top US Universities and colleges on the strength of their SAT score.

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SAT Format

SAT has three sections – Reading, Writing and Mathematics. There is also an optional Essay Writing Section. The total time provided for the test is three hours. You will be provided extra 50 minutes if you take the Essay Writing Test.

The Reading and Writing Section is scored together. Scores are provided in the range of 200 to 800. The score for the Mathematics Section is also provided in the range of 200 to 800. The final score is the sum of these two scores and is distributed on a range of 400 to 1600. If students take the Essay Writing Test, the score will be provided separately from the overall score.

The time required for IELTS Reading Test is 60 minutes.

Academic Test takers will face three long texts. General Training Test takers will face three sections- first section with two or three short texts, second section with two short texts and third section with one long text. Both types of test takers will receive 40 questions based on these texts.

The questions will aim to test your ability to gather gist from a piece of writing, read in detail, comprehend logical argument and understand the point of view of the writer.

The pieces of writing are chosen from course and non course books, journals, newspapers etc. The content will be suitable for a non-specialist user.

The time required for IELTS Writing Test is 60 minutes.

Both Academic Test takers and attendees of General Training Test must face two tasks.

The first task for Academic Test is to explain in your own words the information present in a graph, chart or a table that will be presented to you. The second task will be to write an essay in response to a point of view, problem or an argument.

The first task for General Training Test is to write a letter explaining (or asking further information about) a situation that will be presented to you. The second task is to write an essay in response to an argument, problem or a point of view.

The time required for IELTS Speaking test is 11-14 minutes.

The test will be taken on a one versus one basis with an examiner. You will be presented with three tasks. The test is same for both Academic and General Training Exams.

Task 1: This is the introduction part. The examiner will ask you general things about you, your family, your further study plan, interests etc. This part will last about 4-5 minutes.

Task 2: You will be provided a card. You will have to talk for about one to two minutes about the topic in the card. You will have a one minute preparation time before starting to speak.

Task 3: The examiner asks you further questions about the topic you spoke about in part two. Your ability to speak in detail about something, explain it etc. will be tested in this section.

SAT SCORE MEANING

The average SAT score in 2017 was 1,060. The average score for the Reading and Writing Section was 533. The average for the Math Section was 527. A score of above 1,060 will put you ahead of most students but a score just above average might not be sufficient for good Universities and colleges.

There is no set standard for a good SAT score but since you will be competing with other students for admission, your Percentile Rank will be of even greater importance than your absolute score. A Percentile Rank tells how many percent of students you were better than or equal to. A 90th Percentile Rank means you were better than or equal to 90 percent of test takers.

Let us take at a look at the corresponding Percentile Rank for SAT score based on 2017 results.