SAT measures verbal and mathematical reasoning skills students have developed over time and skills they need to be successful academically. Many colleges and universities use the SAT as one indicator among others - class rank, high school GPA, extracurricular activities, personal essay, and teacher recommendations - of a student's readiness to do college-level work. The test is administered several times a year.
| The Mathematics Section | The Critical Reading Section | The Writing Section |
| Time | 70 min. | 70 min. | 60 min. |
| Sections | (two 25-min. sections and one 20-min. section) | (two 25-min. sections and one 20-min. section) | two multiple choice sections of 25 min. and 10 min. respectively; and one essay section of 25 min. |
| Content | Number and operations; algebra and functions; geometry; statistics, probability, and data analysis | Passage based reading comprehension, and sentence completion | Essay writing and Grammar usage |
| Marks | 800 | 800 | 800 |
Note: In addition to the nine sections on the three subjects mentioned above, there is also an unscored section, which could be on any of the three subjects.
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