The SAT or the Scholastic Assessment Test is an aptitude test
in English and Mathematics that aims to assess students’
comprehension, analysis and logical thinking skills.
The test evaluates the ways in which students analyse and
solve problems. The test has a time constraint. The test is
created and administered by the College Board in the USA.
Throughout the academic year, students are not evaluated the
same way across the world, every school, every country has
their own criteria of assessment.
The SAT allows universities to assess students from all around
the world using the same criteria to ensure a fair evaluation.
PS. Scores and transcripts remain an important element of the
application process.
The test takes 3 hours and 45 minutes of 4 different timed
sections: Reading, Writing, Maths without calculator and Maths
with calculator.
The maximum points you can get in Reading and Writing combined
is 800 and the two maths sections are out of 800 combined. A
total score of 1600.
The key to a successful application is a good SAT score. It is
better to do a first take of the test in the first year of
high school.
Like everything else in life, the sooner you get started on
the SAT, the better the score will be. You should not wait
until the last year of high school to take your first SAT
exam, you would be far behind on your objectives.