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College Board Tests for Undergrad
Study Abroad - SAT and beyond

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About College Board
College Board is an American not-for-profit organization that was
formed in December 1899 as the College Entrance Examination
Board (CEEB) that connects students to college success.
College Board develops and administers standardized tests to
promote college-readiness and as part of the college admissions
process.
College Board conducts tests like SAT, PSAT, Subject tests and AP.
These tests are administered by College Board and is developed,
published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service (ETS).

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College Board – Amazing Features
• Details of each test with sample questions
• Interpreting the scores
• Student Search Service
• Big future
• Road trip Nation
• India Global Alliance

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What is the SAT
A standardized test widely used for
College admissions in the United States and a few other
countries

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Why is the SAT
The SAT score is a key component of your college applications.
The SAT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and
universities to make admissions decisions.
The purpose of the SAT is to measure a high school student's
readiness for college, and provide colleges with one
common data point that can be used to compare all applicants.

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SAT – Format
 Evidence Based Reading and Writing Section
• Reading Test
• Writing & Language Test
 Math Section
• Math test without calculator
• Math test with calculator
 Essay (Optional)
Score Range
• Composite Score: 400 to 1600
• Section Score:
Verbal 200 to 800
Math 200 to 800
Essay 2 to 8
Duration
• Without Essay: 3 hours
• With Essay: 3 hours 50 minutes

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Different Scores – SAT

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SAT – Reading Test
 All Reading Test questions are multiple choice and based on passages.
Passages are challenging literary and informational texts in the content
areas of U.S. and world literature, history/social studies, and science.
 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.
SAT Reading Test Measures...
Command of Evidence
 Words in Context
 Analysis in History, Social Science and Science

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SAT – Writing & Language Test
 All W&L 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.
SAT W&L Test Measures...
Command of Evidence
 Words in Context
 Analysis in History, Social Science and Science
 Expression of Ideas
 Standard English Conventions

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SAT – Math Test
 Math test has mostly multiple choice questions and a few
student produce response questions.
 Math test is divided into two portions: No calculator and yes
calculator.
 Scientific and Graphing calculators are allowed for one
portion of the math test.
 Concepts tested are based on the school curriculum.
SAT Math Test Measures...
 Heart of Algebra
 Problem Solving and Data Analysis
 Passport to Advanced Math
 Additional Math topics

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SAT – Essay
• It’s optional—but some schools will require it.
• You have 50 minutes to complete your essay.
• The SAT Essay is rated by two scorers using a 1–4 range in each area:
reading, writing, and analysis. The two ratings are added together to arrive at
the score of 2–8.
What you’ll do...
• Read a passage.
• Explain how the author builds an argument to
persuade an audience.
• Support your explanation with evidence from
the passage.
SAT Essay measures...
• Reading
• Analysis
• Writing

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SAT - Preparation
Right Time to start the
preparation Right materials
Techniques and
Strategies
Right Mentors
Full length practice tests Being Focused

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SAT – Quick facts on Registration
SAT Months in India
• March
• May
• October
• December
SAT Fees in India
• Without Essay: $96.50
• With Essay: $113.50
Test Registration
www.collegeboard.org
ID Proof in India
• Valid Passport (preferable)
• Aadhar Card

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Benefits of taking the SAT
• Open doors to college, study abroad
• Build skills for college readiness
• Connects students with scholarship opportunities
• Compensate for low GPA
• Questions based on school curriculum
• Can take multiple times until the dream score is achieved

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College Board Test – PSAT
• PSAT/ NMSQT is Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
• The PSAT is a primer for the SAT.
• PSAT is administered once every year and generally in October.
• The test cost is $17 for each student for each test.

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College Board Test – Beyond SAT – Subject Tests
● The SAT Subject Tests give you the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge in specific subjects.
● Colleges use SAT Subject Test scores to gain insight into your academic background. They use this
information, in combination with other factors (high school grades, letters of recommendation,
extracurricular activities, essays, etc.), to make admission or placement decisions.
• Each Subject Test is an hour
long.
• They are all multiple-choice and
scored on a 200–800 scale.
• There are 20 SAT Subject Tests
Most commonly recommended
Subject tests are,
Maths Level 1
Maths Level 2
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Subject tests are conducted in,
May
June
October
November
December.

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College Board Test – Beyond SAT – AP
• The Advanced Placement Program (AP) offers university level courses and
exams that you can take while you’re still in secondary school.
• AP Exams consist of multiple-choice questions and essay questions. Most
exams are two to three hours long.
Benefits of AP:
• To stand out to universities: AP shows that you’ve mastered university-level knowledge and skills while still in high
school.
•To save money: Many universities give credit or advanced placement for qualifying AP Exam scores of 3 or higher.
•To same time: If you can skip an introductory course by earning a qualifying AP Exam scores, then you can take
another class instead that will count toward your degree. Use the time you save to take on a double major, an
internship, or an on-campus job—or even graduate early.

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