What is the SAT?

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The SAT and SAT Subject Tests are designed to assess your academic readiness for college. These exams provide a path to opportunities, financial support, and scholarships, in a way that's fair to all students. The SAT and SAT Subject Tests keep pace with what colleges are looking for today, measuring the skills required for success in the 21st century. What is the SAT?

Where Can I Take the SAT? Test Center Name Test Center Address Code BROOKSTONE SCH 440 BRADLEY PARK DRIVE,COLUMBUS,GA 31904 11327 COLUMBUS HS 1700 CHEROKEE AVE,COLUMBUS,GA 31906 11325 COLUMBUS STATE U TURNER CENTER/REPORT BY 7:30 AM,COLUMBUS,GA 31907 11320

SAT Test Dates SAT Date Registration Deadline Deadline for Changes Late Registration Deadline Deadline for Changes Mail Phone/ Online Oct 11   Sep 12   Sep 30   Nov 8   Oct 9   Oct 28   Dec 6   Nov 6   Nov 24   Jan 24   Dec 29   Jan 13   Mar 14   Feb 13   Mar 3   May 2   Apr 6   Apr 21   Jun 6   May 8 May 27  

How to Register & Fees sat.collegeboard.org Test Fee SAT $52.50 Fee waiver available SAT Subject Tests™   $26 Basic Subject Test Fee (per registration) +$26 Language with Listening Tests (per test) +$16 All other Subject Tests (per test) See an example Fee waiver available sat.collegeboard.org Item More Information Fee Register by phone Available only if you've registered previously $15 Change fee Test type, center or date change $28 Late registration fee For registering after the regular deadline but before the late registration deadline Waitlist fee Charged only if you are admitted to the test center on test day. $46

Additional SAT Fees Service More Information Fee Registration score reports Four registration score reports are available up to nine days after the test date. $0 Additional score report request Additional score reports (outside of the above four), or score reports ordered outside of the above time period, are subject to this fee per report. $11.25 Fee waiver available Rush order Rush reporting sends your score reports by first-class mail or electronically, depending on how each institution receives scores, normally within two business days after your score reporting order has been completed. Colleges may take additional time to retrieve or process your scores once they are received. The standard fee for additional score report requests applies to each score report you wish to include with your order. $31 Additional reports are $11.25 Scores by phone Scores by phone are released according to the same schedule as online scores. This service does not send scores to colleges any earlier. To get your score by phone, call Customer Service. You will need your test registration number (printed on your Admission Ticket), your birth date, a credit card number and the card's expiration date. $15 (per call) Archived (older) scores order If you want to retrieve old test scores, you should request archived scores. You can request them by phone or mail. The standard fee for additional score report requests applies to each score report you wish to include with your order. $31 SAT Question-and-Answer Service* This service provides the test questions from the specified test you took, the correct answers, scoring instructions and a form you can use to order a copy of your answer sheet. $18 Fee waiver available SAT Student Answer Service* This service provides a list of question types from the specified test you took; whether you answered the question correctly or incorrectly, or omitted the answer; and the level of difficulty. $13.50 Fee waiver available Multiple-choice score verification Hand score verification is the most rigorous level of score verification. As such, it overrides other forms of score verification. If you order hand score verification, you will no longer see the full My SAT Online Score Report and you will not have access to the Student Answer Service or Question-and-Answer Service for your hand scored answer sheet. When hand scoring of a multiple-choice score is requested, your entire answer sheet will be manually reviewed - you cannot request verification of scores for a single section on the SAT or just one of several SAT Subject Tests taken on the same date. $55 Fee reduction available Essay score verification This verification determines whether there was an error made in the scanning or processing of the essay scores assigned by essay readers. If an error is found, your adjusted score is automatically reported and your fee is refunded.

Test Day Checklist What to bring — and not to bring — to the SAT Must Bring: Your Admission Ticket You must have your Admission Ticket on test day. Sign in to My SAT and click "Print Admission Ticket". Two No. 2 pencils and a soft eraser Photo identification An Acceptable Calculator Calculators permitted while testing are: Graphing calculators Scientific calculators Four-function calculators (not recommended) Nice to Have: A watch (without an audible alarm) Extra batteries and backup equipment A bag or backpack A drink or snacks (for your break) What NOT to Bring: The use of cell phones and certain other electronic devices as noted below is prohibited within SAT test centers, and you should not bring these devices to the test center. Prohibited devices include, but are not limited to: Cell phones or smart phones, including BlackBerrys, iPhones or Android devices iPods or other MP3 players iPads or other tablet devices Laptops, notebooks, PDAs or any other personal computing devices Cameras or other photographic equipment Any device capable of recording audio, photographic or video content, or capable of viewing or playing back such content.

How the SAT is Scored 1. First, we calculate your raw scores Correct Answers Incorrect Answers Omitted +1 point for questions you get correct -1/4 point subtracted for incorrect multiple-choice 0 points subtracted for incorrect student-produced response (math section) 0 points subtracted for questions you don't answer 1. First, we calculate your raw scores Your raw scores are calculated for each section based on the number of questions you got correct or incorrect, or that you omitted. 2. Then we "equate" them We do a statistical analysis to make sure the test is an accurate representation of your skills. The unscored section of the test also helps us ensure the test is fair. Questions in the unscored section are not factored into your SAT score. In our statistical analysis, equating adjusts for slight differences in difficulty between test editions and ensures that a student's score of, say, 450 on one edition of a test reflects the same ability as a score of 450 on another edition of the test. Equating also ensures that a student's score does not depend on how well others did on the same edition of the test. Every SAT includes a 25-minute section, which doesn't count toward your final score. It may be a critical reading, mathematics, or multiple-choice writing section. We do this because it helps us assess questions for next year's test, and it ensures that the SAT accurately reflects your skills. Also, the unscored section helps us account for minor differences in difficulty across all the different forms of the test. That gives you a final score Your raw score is then converted to a scaled score (reported on a 200-800 scale) by a statistical process called equating. Equating ensures that the different forms of the test or the level of ability of the students with whom you are tested do not affect your score. Equating makes it possible to make comparisons among test takers who take different editions of the test across different administrations.

SAT Scores SAT scores are calculated on a 200-800 point scale based on your responses in each section. Your total score will be based on a 2400 point scale. (800 for Reading, 800 for Mathematics, and 800 for Writing) Test Date Delivery Available to students beginning Sent to colleges beginning Oct 11 SAT Test Dates 30 Nov 8 27 Dec 6 25 Jan 24 Feb 12 Mar 14 Apr 2 May 21 Jun SAT Percentiles