About SAT
The SAT is a globally recognized college admission test that lets you show colleges what you know and how well you can apply that knowledge. It tests your knowledge of reading, writing and math — subjects that are taught every day in high school classrooms. Most students take the SAT during their junior or senior year of high school, and almost all colleges and universities use the SAT to make admission decisions.
Taking the SAT is the first step in finding the right college for you — the place where you can further develop your skills and pursue your passions. But SAT scores are just one of many factors that colleges consider when making their admission decisions. High school grades are also very important. In fact, the combination of high school grades and SAT scores is the best predictor of your academic success in college.
The SAT doesn’t test logic or abstract reasoning. It tests the skills you’re learning in school: reading, writing and math. Your knowledge and skills in these subjects are important for success in college and throughout your life.
- The critical reading section includes reading passages and sentence completions.
- The writing section includes a short essay and multiple-choice questions on identifying errors and improving grammar and usage.
- The mathematics section includes questions on arithmetic operations, algebra, geometry, statistics and probability.
Test Formats
The SAT test consists of:
- Reading Test
- Writing and Language Test
- Mathematics Test
- Optional Essay Test
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Evidence-Based Reading and Writing |
Math |
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Section |
65-minute Reading Test 35-minute Writing and Language Test |
25-minute No Calculator section 55-minute Calculator section |
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Questions |
52 Questions (Reading) 44 Questions (Writing and Language) |
20 Questions (No Calculator) 38 Questions (Calculator) |
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Optional |
Essay Test ( Separately scored) |
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Score Range |
200-800 |
200-800 |
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Time |
3 Hours ( + 50 minute optional essay) |
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Quick Fact About Reading Test:
In the Reading Test, students will encounter questions like those asked in a lively, thoughtful, evidence-based discussion.
- All Reading Test questions are multiple choice and based on passages.
- Some passages are paired with other passages.
- Informational graphics, such as tables, graphs, and charts, accompany some passages—but no math is required.
- Prior topic-specific knowledge is never tested.
- The Reading Test is part of the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section.
Quick Fact About Writing & Language Test:
The SAT Writing and Language Test asks you to be an editor and improve passages that were written especially for the test—and that include deliberate errors.
- All questions are multiple choice and based on passages.
- Some passages are accompanied by informational graphics, such as tables, graphs, and charts—but no math is required.
- Prior topic knowledge is never tested.
- The Writing and Language Test is part of the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section.
Quick Fact About Maths Test:
The SAT Math Test covers a range of math practices, with an emphasis on problem solving, modeling, using tools strategically, and using algebraic structure.
- Most math questions will be multiple choice, but some—called grid-ins—ask you to come up with the answer rather than select the answer.
- The Math Test is divided into two portions: Math Test–Calculator and Math Test–No Calculator.
- Some parts of the test include several questions about a single scenario.
Quick Fact About Essay Test:
The redesigned SAT Essay asks you to use your reading, analysis, and writing skills. The SAT Essay shows how well you understand the passage and use it as the basis for a well-written, thought-out discussion. The two people who score your essay will each award between 1 and 4 points in each of these three categories:
Reading: A successful essay shows that you understood the passage, including the interplay of central ideas and important details. It also shows an effective use of textual evidence.
Analysis:
A successful essay shows your understanding of how the author builds an argument by:
- Examining the author’s use of evidence, reasoning, and other stylistic and persuasive techniques
- Supporting and developing claims with well-chosen evidence from the passage
Writing: A successful essay is focused, organized, and precise, with an appropriate style and tone that varies sentence structure and follows the conventions of standard written English.
Other Information:
| Exam Fee |
Test Validity |
Full Marks |
Minimum Requirement |
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$60+$53=$113 |
5 Years |
1600 |
1200 |
Other Information
| Exam Fee | Test Validity | Full Marks | Minimum Requirement |
| US $ 113 | 5 Years | 1600 | 1200* |
Local Test Center in Nepal
You can find local test center information by visiting this link https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/find-test-centers
Fee Structure
| Fee Structure & Duration: | |
| Admission & Placement TestCourse Fee
Duration |
Rs. 12,500
6 weeks ( Monday to Friday) |
| Note: This course fee includes study materials and 4 mock tests. | |
FAQs
The SAT tests the skills you’re learning in school: reading, writing and math. Your strength in these subjects is important for success in college and throughout your life.
- The reading section includes reading passages and sentence completions.
- The writing section includes a short essay and multiple-choice questions on identifying errors and improving grammar and usage.
- The math section includes questions on arithmetic operations, algebra, geometry, statistics and probability.
The SAT is just one factor among many that colleges use to get to know you better. It’s part of a comprehensive admission process that also takes into account your high school academics, extracurricular activities, recommendations, personal essay and other factors.
Every college and university uses a different combination of criteria for admission. Research the schools you’re interested in using www.nimaseducation.com to understand their unique admission policies.
Each section of your SAT (critical reading, mathematics and writing) will be scored on a 200- to 800-point scale, for a possible total of 2400. You’ll also get two “subscores” on the writing section: a multiple-choice score from 20 to 80, and an essay score from 2 to 12.
Two steps happen before you see a final score.
First, examiners figure out your raw score by:
- Adding points for correct answers.
- Subtracting a fraction of a point for wrong answers.
Remember: Questions that you skipped don’t count either for or against your score, and points aren’t taken away for wrong answers on the math questions where you needed to enter the answer into a grid.
Then examiners take your raw score and turn it into a scaled score. This is where the score of 200–800 points comes from, and it is done through a statistical process called “equating.” This process makes it possible to compare your score with the scores of other students who took alternative versions of the test, and to your own scores on previous tests.
The SAT is made up of 10 sections:
- A 25-minute essay
- Six 25-minute sections (mathematics, critical reading and writing)
- Two 20-minute sections (mathematics, critical reading and writing)
- A 10-minute multiple-choice writing section
- Total test time: 3 hours and 45 minutes
You’ll also get three short breaks during the testing, so don’t forget to bring a snack!
Most students take the SAT once or twice. We don’t recommend taking it more than twice because there’s no evidence that taking the SAT multiple times significantly changes your score.
Each SAT exam includes an extra 25-minute critical reading, mathematics or writing multiple-choice section that doesn’t count toward your score.
This section is where ETS tries out new questions to make sure that future exams are fair for students from different backgrounds. It also helps them make sure that scores from students taking future exams can be compared to scores from students who took earlier versions of the test.