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The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions to undergraduate courses in the United States. It gauges your critical thinking skills which you will need for academic success in college and it also assesses how well you analyze and solve problems.
Advantages of pursuing engineering career in the US
SAT consists of three major sections: Mathematics, Critical Reading, and Writing. There is one more experimental section which can be of either type and will not be known to the students.
Critical Reading
Sentence Completion, Reading Comprehension (short & long passages)
Mathematics
Multiple Choice, Grid-Ins (no answer choices & you must figure the answer on your own)
Writing
Error Identification ,Sentence Improvement, Paragraph
Duration of the Exam
The SAT Reasoning Test is administered in about 3 hours and 45 minutes.
Scores:
Each section receives a score on the scale of 200–800. Total scores are calculated by adding up scores of the three sections and hence can range from 600 to 2400. Your scores tell college admissions staff how you did as compared to other students who took the test.
Validity of SAT scores
The SAT scores have a validity of five years although most good colleges prefer recent scores that are not more than 2 years old.
The SAT Subject Tests
The SAT Subject Tests (or popularly known as SAT IIs) is the collective name for twenty multiple-choice standardized tests given on individual subjects. A student typically chooses which tests to take depending upon college entrance requirements for the college in which he or she is planning to apply. Every test is now a one-hour timed test.
SAT subject tests relevant for engineering aspirants:
Harvard University 2200 or above
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 2200 or above
Princeton University 2200 or above
Rice University 2200 or above
University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) 2050 or above
University of Southern California (USC) 2050 or above
New York University (NYU) 1950 or above
University of Colorado – Boulder 1850 or above
University of Texas – Austin 1850 or above
University of Houston 1500 or above
How to take the test
The SAT is offered six times a year in India, in October, November, December, January, May, and June. The test is offered on the first Saturday of the month. Candidates wishing to take the test may register online at the College Board’s website https://www.collegeboard.com or by mail. To register by mail, you need a SAT Registration Booklet. The Registration Form and return envelope are included in the SAT Registration Booklet. For more details students can contact US Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) or visit their website www.fulbright-india.org.
Test Centers
In India, SAT is conducted at the following cities: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Kodaikanal, Kolkata, Mumbai, Mussoorie, New Delhi and Pune.
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Advantages of pursuing engineering career in the US
- Better, latest and most advanced research facilities.
- Emphasis given to all round personality development along with college studies.
- Application based teaching – Concepts and methods taught are practical and relevant to the industry.
- More opportunities for research, higher studies and jobs.
SAT consists of three major sections: Mathematics, Critical Reading, and Writing. There is one more experimental section which can be of either type and will not be known to the students.
Critical Reading
Sentence Completion, Reading Comprehension (short & long passages)
Mathematics
Multiple Choice, Grid-Ins (no answer choices & you must figure the answer on your own)
Writing
Error Identification ,Sentence Improvement, Paragraph
Duration of the Exam
The SAT Reasoning Test is administered in about 3 hours and 45 minutes.
Scores:
Each section receives a score on the scale of 200–800. Total scores are calculated by adding up scores of the three sections and hence can range from 600 to 2400. Your scores tell college admissions staff how you did as compared to other students who took the test.
Validity of SAT scores
The SAT scores have a validity of five years although most good colleges prefer recent scores that are not more than 2 years old.
The SAT Subject Tests
The SAT Subject Tests (or popularly known as SAT IIs) is the collective name for twenty multiple-choice standardized tests given on individual subjects. A student typically chooses which tests to take depending upon college entrance requirements for the college in which he or she is planning to apply. Every test is now a one-hour timed test.
SAT subject tests relevant for engineering aspirants:
- SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1
- SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2
- SAT Subject Test in Chemistry
- SAT Subject Test in Physics
Harvard University 2200 or above
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 2200 or above
Princeton University 2200 or above
Rice University 2200 or above
University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) 2050 or above
University of Southern California (USC) 2050 or above
New York University (NYU) 1950 or above
University of Colorado – Boulder 1850 or above
University of Texas – Austin 1850 or above
University of Houston 1500 or above
How to take the test
The SAT is offered six times a year in India, in October, November, December, January, May, and June. The test is offered on the first Saturday of the month. Candidates wishing to take the test may register online at the College Board’s website https://www.collegeboard.com or by mail. To register by mail, you need a SAT Registration Booklet. The Registration Form and return envelope are included in the SAT Registration Booklet. For more details students can contact US Educational Foundation in India (USEFI) or visit their website www.fulbright-india.org.
Test Centers
In India, SAT is conducted at the following cities: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Kodaikanal, Kolkata, Mumbai, Mussoorie, New Delhi and Pune.
For more details Click here
Published date : 01 Apr 2011 04:48PM
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