The SAT test is a three and a half hour standardized admissions test used to rate applicants to undergraduate programs in colleges and universities. Nearly every 4 year school requires an SAT score to be considered for admissions.

The SAT measures critical thinking skills and consists of a Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing section. Each section is scored between 200 and 800, thus a perfect score would be 2400. There is also an additional experimental section. It can be either math or verbal, and students will not know which one it is.

Because the SAT is a paper-based test, it is administered at scheduled times throughout the year. It is important when preparing for the test that students take the test date into consideration, and we recommend spending at least 2 months preparing for the test.

Upcoming SAT test dates:

		Registration Deadline (U.S.A.)		Registration Deadline (International)
	Test Date	Regular	Late	Early	Regular
	10/04/08	09/09/08	09/16/08	08/26/08	09/09/08
	11/01/08	09/26/08	10/10/08	09/10/08	09/26/08
	12/06/08	11/05/08	11/18/08	10/15/08	11/05/08
	01/24/09	12/26/08	01/06/09	12/03/08	12/26/08
	03/14/09	02/10/09	02/24/09	N/A	N/A
	05/02/09	03/31/09	04/09/09	03/11/09	03/31/09
	06/06/09	05/05/09	05/15/09	04/15/09	05/05/09

Students can take the test as many times as they would like, but since most schools also require SAT Subject Tests, which are given at the same time, students are limited as to the number of opportunities to take the test. Students should plan to take the SAT at least once in their Junior year to allow them a second opportunity in their Senior years.

For more information on the SAT Reasoning Test or to sign up for the exam, please click here for the SAT's official web site.