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The purpose of the SAT Reasoning Test (formerly known as the SAT I) is to help predict how well you are likely to do in college. Your scores help colleges and scholarship programs compare your academic preparation and ability with those of more than two million students who take the SAT each year. Although your high school record - your grades, class rank, etc. - is the best single indicator of how well you will do in college, high schools can be very different in the courses they offer and in the ways they give grades. The same work might get you an "A" in geometry in one school but a "B" in another. So, the SAT Reasoning Test gives you a chance to show colleges what you know and can do independent of your grades.
As the name implies, the SAT Reasoning Test measures verbal and mathematical reasoning abilities. In addition, the new essay portion of the SAT is designed to measure your ability to develop a point of view; to use reasoning and evidence based on reading, studies, experience, and observations to support that point of view; and to follow the conventions of standard written English.
Each SAT Reasoning Test has 10 sections and lasts 3 hours and 45 minutes total. The 25-minute essay will always be the first section of the SAT, and the 10-minute multiple-choice writing section will always be the final section. The remaining six 25-minute sections can appear in any order, as can the two 20-minute sections. Test takers sitting next to each other in the same testing session may have test books with entirely different sections.
Remember, no test can accurately predict with 100 percent certainty what your grades will be in college. That's because many factors, including personal motivation, influence your college grades. In addition, the work you do in school and on your own continually improves your reasoning skills and your knowledge base. However, your SAT scores in combination with your high school GPA help you and college admission offices determine which college is right for you.
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