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Your Guide to The New SAT
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The SAT changed in March
2005. The new test is not more difficult, but it does contain some
new questions (like Algebra II and grammar) and an essay. If you have
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| When Does the SAT change? |
- May 7, 2005 is the first administration
of the new test in Hong Kong. (March 12, 2005 in US)
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| What’s Changing? |
- New scoring:
There are 3 sections
on the New SAT. Each section is scored 200-800. The new “prefect”
score will be 2400 instead of 1600, making it that much easier
to beat your parents’ SAT scores!
- Longer test:
The new test
is 45 minutes longer than the current test (3 hours and 45 minutes
instead of 3 hours).
- Verbal Section
- The “Verbal”
section will be renamed “Critical Reading” because
of the increased focus on reading comprehension. There will be
more variety in the way they ask questions, including paragraph-length
critical reading passages.
- The analogies
section has been eliminated. Confusing is to analogies as? Who
cares, they’re gone!
- Writing
Section
- This section
is new to the SAT, but it is not new to The Princeton Review. The writing section is virtually identical
to the SAT II: Writing Test.
- You are required to write
an essay and answer multiple-choice questions on grammar and usage.
- Math Section
- The level of math tested
will increase. For most students this is good thing because the
New SAT will actually test upper-level math rather than having
you recall basic math from grammar school.
- Algebra II concepts will
be added, as well as functions, data analysis, and statistics.
- The tricky quantitative
comparison questions will not be on the New SAT.
- Cost: The New SAT will be $10-$12
more expensive than the current one. This increase the overall
test price from $28.50 to $38.50-$40.50.
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