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'''SAT Exam Prep''' | '''SAT Exam Prep''' | ||
* Index of SAT Prep pages:[[:category:SAT exam prep]] | * Index of SAT Prep pages:[[:category:SAT exam prep]] | ||
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** [[SAT Reading section historical timeline & themes]] | ** [[SAT Reading section historical timeline & themes]] | ||
** [[SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches]] | ** [[SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches]] | ||
** [[SAT Verbal sections terms & vocabulary|SAT Verbal section vocabulary]] | |||
*** contains useful words to know for textual comprehension, questions, and possible answers | |||
[[category:SAT exam prep]] | [[category:SAT exam prep]] | ||
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== SAT | == SAT exam overview == | ||
* The SAT exam is owned by the College Board (CB) | * The SAT exam is owned by the College Board (CB) | ||
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* note that CB and ETS are non-profits but both engage in aggressive business practices | * note that CB and ETS are non-profits but both engage in aggressive business practices | ||
== | == SAT & standardized college aptitude tests history == | ||
* achievement or admissions tests were used by 1870 | * achievement or admissions tests were used by 1870 | ||
* "College Entrance Examination Board," was formed in in 1899 by various colleges/ universities | * "College Entrance Examination Board," was formed in in 1899 by various colleges/ universities | ||
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* "SAT I" was dropped in 2004 | * "SAT I" was dropped in 2004 | ||
* the "Reasoning Test" was dropped in 2016 | * the "Reasoning Test" was dropped in 2016 | ||
* see | * SAT digital test will launch | ||
** https://www.erikthered.com/tutor/sat-act-history.html | ** International SAT: Spring 2023 | ||
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/03/27/sat-changes-name-but-it-wont-score-1600-with-critics/c8bf8809-2c0f-4582-9911-9e5f74ed4c6d/ | ** U.S. PSAT: Fall 2023 | ||
** U.S. SAT: Spring 2024 | |||
** see https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital/s | |||
* sources: | |||
**https://www.erikthered.com/tutor/sat-act-history.html | |||
** [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/03/27/sat-changes-name-but-it-wont-score-1600-with-critics/c8bf8809-2c0f-4582-9911-9e5f74ed4c6d/ SAT Changes Name But It Won't Score 1600 With Critics (Washington Post)] | |||
== SAT exam format changes == | |||
=== 2016 format changes === | === 2016 format changes === | ||
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** started in 1981, now owned by ST Unitas, a Korean Ed-tech company | ** started in 1981, now owned by ST Unitas, a Korean Ed-tech company | ||
== SAT | == SAT exam college application requirements == | ||
* the University of California system stopped considering SAT and ACT tests for admissions | |||
* many other colleges and universities also dropped the requirement but continue to consider it | |||
* in March 2022, MIT announced that it would continue to require SAT/ ACT for admissions | |||
** [https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/we-are-reinstating-our-sat-act-requirement-for-future-admissions-cycles/ We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles | MIT Admissions] | |||
== SAT exam prep strategies == | |||
* "practice" = replication of performance or game-day sitution | * "practice" = replication of performance or game-day sitution | ||
** therefore, "SAT practice" is NOT online | ** therefore, "SAT practice" is NOT online | ||
** online "practice" is "enrichment" not "practice" | ** online "practice" is "enrichment" not "practice" | ||
=== SAT | === SAT enrichment === | ||
* enrichment means enhancement, getting better | * enrichment means enhancement, getting better | ||
* there are many enrichment sites and manuals | * there are many enrichment sites and manuals | ||
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** therefore, SAT prep that is not sit-down, online, with official practice or released actual tests, using pencil, clock, and bubble sheet IS NOT PRACTICE | ** therefore, SAT prep that is not sit-down, online, with official practice or released actual tests, using pencil, clock, and bubble sheet IS NOT PRACTICE | ||
=== SAT | === SAT practice === | ||
* practice is mimicking test-day situation | * practice is mimicking test-day situation | ||
** research shows that replication via practice of actual exam situation yields higher actual exam results | ** research shows that replication via practice of actual exam situation yields higher actual exam results | ||
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*** can be divided by section, but not less than a section | *** can be divided by section, but not less than a section | ||
=== Benefits of SAT | === Benefits of SAT practice === | ||
* familiarity with the types of passages and questions | * familiarity with the types of passages and questions | ||
* developing elimination strategies | * developing elimination strategies | ||