SAT stands for Scholastic Aptitude Test and is an international exam organized by the US-based College Board. SAT results are used in applications to select universities in the USA and European countries to study undergraduate education. Exams 6 times a year in the US, in Turkey and in many countries are carried out 4 times a year.
SAT Subject Tests are specialized tests in which SAT exams, which are organized internationally by the USA-based College Board, are applied on a course basis. These exams contain a total of 20 tests.
SAT Subject Tests are specialized tests in which SAT exams, which are organized internationally by the USA-based College Board, are applied on a course basis. These exams contain a total of 20 tests.
These tests;
Mathematics Level 1, Mathematics Level 2, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature, United States History, World History, Chinese, Chinese with Listening, French, French with Listening, German, German with Listening, Modern Hebrew, Italian, Japanese with Listening, Korean with Listening, Latin, Spanish with Listening tests.
SAT Subject Tests results when applying for universities in Turkey are rarely claimed, it can be requested by contacting the universities and many universities in the US and other countries.
For detailed information about SAT, the official website of the College Board SAT exams: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat
Any candidate who has graduated from high school or equivalent schools or is in graduation status can apply for SAT exams.
There is no limitation in applying for the exams, and every student can take the exams, regardless of their age or nationality. In addition, there is no restriction on participating more than one exam and many times, and students can take as many exams as they want.
Applications for exams are made online at the College Board’s official website, https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register according to the announced exam schedule and usually 1-2 months before exams. Digital photographs and ID / passport are required from students for applications.
The exams are held in the USA every year in October, November, December, March, May and June; again every year in Turkey and other countries in October, December, and in March and May. However, the College Board reserves the right to change or cancel exam dates.
Exams are conducted in schools determined by the College Board. You can find examination centers at https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/find-test-centers
Application fees are between USD 43 – USD 52, depending on the selected country of the exam center. In addition, different fees may be requested according to the requested service content. For information about other fees, you can check the website https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/international/fees
Distribution and duration of exams:
- Reading Test with 52 questions: 65 min.
- Writing and Language Test with 44 questions: 35 min.
- Mathematics-Geometry Test with 20 questions, which cannot be used with a calculator: 25 min.
- Mathematics-Geometry Test with 38 questions using a calculator: 55 min.
In particular, candidates who will be prepared for the English tests of the exams must have at least an Upper-Intermediate level of English. The questions in the Reading test in the English section are multiple choice questions and measure the reading comprehension and reasoning skills of the candidates. The questions in the Writing and Language test are again multiple choice questions and measure the student’s ability to analyze and grammar knowledge.
Of the 58 questions in the Mathematics-Geometry tests, 45 are multiple-choice questions, while the remaining 13 questions are called Grid-in and the answers are numerically encoded into optical forms. When the difficulty levels of the questions in the Math-Geometry tests are compared with the difficulty levels of the questions in the English tests, it can be said that the questions in the Math-Geometry tests are relatively more feasible.
In addition to these sections, there is an essay section called Essay in the exams, and this section is applied according to the candidate’s request. No university students with SAT performs acceptance in Turkey, does not demand abroad is the result of many universities essay section of the island. Essay section is a mandatory section only when applying to universities in the USA.
SAT exams do not reveal any base scores, and universities can usually set the base scores between 1000 and 1300 as a prerequisite for applications to universities.
While calculating SAT scores, only the correct answer numbers of the candidates are taken into consideration and the score calculations are determined according to the number of correct answers. The candidates’ English test section scores and Mathematics-Geometry tests section scores are calculated separately. In addition, the minimum score that can be obtained in the departments is 200, the maximum score is 800; the highest total score is 1600.
Although it varies from year to year, on average, 2-2.5 million students take exams each year.
