SAT: What do you know about this test? Find out..

Are you planning on applying to college, then it is necessary for you to know what the SAT is and how it can affect your application process.

SAT a.k.a. the Scholastic Assessment Test is used in the application process to colleges and universities in the United States.

The test measures critical thinking skills and the ability to analyze and solve problems and is often thought of as a measure of future college success.

SAT contains sections that test your skills in math, both with and without a calculator, along with reading, writing and language, and an optional essay section. The skills assessed by the SAT are broad ones—essentially, it intends to gauge your readiness for college-level work.

The SAT test is administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) at various locations across the country, and it is created, published, and scored by the College Board.

History of SAT
During the early 1900s, many of the countries with leading universities and colleges sought a way to standardize their admissions processes. In 1901, the first collage Board was launched and in 1905, an IQ test was used for Army recruit.

The result of this test prompted the College Entrance Examination Board to explore how these tests could be modified for use in the college admissions process.

And so in 1926 the first group of high school students took the now known SAT exam beginning a custom of passage that continues to this day.

Though the SAT has gone through several format changes over the years, the latest changes occurred in 2005. The changes, designed in part to address critics who felt the exam was neither an accurate reflection of student knowledge nor a good predictor of college preparedness, included the elimination of analogy and quantitative assessment questions and the addition of short reading comprehension passages, higher-level math concepts, and a Writing section.

Additionally, the test length increased to 3 hours and 45 minutes (not including breaks), along with a perfect score changed from a 1600 to a 2400. In recent times, the College Board announced they will be making additional changes to the SAT and operations of the new test as well.

In 2009 the College Board rolled out its completely new score reporting policy to consist of Score Choice. This policy change allows students to pick and choose which scores to send to colleges, giving students more control over how and when colleges obtain their scores. While students now have the choice to send their best SAT scores, some preferred colleges, and universities, still ask that students send all test scores.

More than two million students take the SAT each year, and though a growing number of colleges and universities have induced the submission of standardized test scores optional for applicants, the vast majority of schools still demand and utilize these scores as part of the admissions procedure.

Why You Should Consider SAT
The SAT is a standardized test meant to show schools how well prepared a student is for college by assessing key skills like reading comprehension, computational ability, and clarity of expression. Because so many students take the test, it also provides schools with computer data about how you evaluate to your peers nationwide.

You’ll almost certainly need to take the SAT or ACT if you’re applying to any colleges or universities in the United States, since most ask you to submit test scores with your application. Depending on where you want to apply, your ACT or SAT score can account for as much as 50% of the admission decision, so a strong standardized test score is vital.

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