| The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The College Board claims that the SAT can determine whether or not a person is ready for college. The SAT is scored out of 2400 and is broken into 3 distinct sections: Mathematics, Writing and Critical Reading. The Ivy Key program is designed to teach students core math and English concepts. Students learn The Ivy Key’s patented methods for efficiently writing, reading passages and maximizing their time and score on the SAT. |
We recommend you take the SAT once at the end of your junior year of high school, then again at the beginning of your senior year. Often colleges take your best scores on a per-section basis, minimizing your risk when taking the test multiple times. The current SAT Reasoning Test takes three hours and forty-five minutes and is administered on a monthly basis starting in October.
The Test
The Mathematics section contains 44 multiple choice questions and 10 write-in answer questions. The questions test high school mathematics fundamentals such as geometry, algebra, and reasoning.
The Writing section consists of 49 grammar questions along with a written essay. The grammar questions examine the student’s ability to identify errors in tense, conjugation, parallelism, pronoun usage, and preposition usage. For the essay, the student must persuasively support or refute a conclusion or assertion.
The Critical Reading question consists of 67 questions, including sentence completions and critical reading, testing the student’s vocabulary and comprehension.
The 3 hour 45 minute test is broken down as follows:
| Section |
Length |
Question Types |
| Critical Reading |
Two 25 Minute Sections
One 20 Minute Section |
19 Sentence Completions
48 Reading Comprehension |
| Math |
Two 25 Minute Sections
One 10 Minute Section |
44 Multiple-Choice
10 Grid-Ins |
| Writing |
One 25-Minute Section
One 10-Minute Section
One 25-Minute Essay |
18 Identifying Sentence Errors
25 Improving Sentences
6 Improving Paragraphs |
| Experimental |
One 25-Minute Section |
Can be Critical Reading, Math, or Writing. Does not count towards your score |
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SAT Schedule
| Test Date |
Tests Offered |
Regular Registration Deadline |
Late Registration Deadline |
| June 5, 2010 |
SAT and Subject Tests |
April 29, 2010 |
May 13, 2010 |
| Oct. 9, 2010 |
SAT and Subject Tests |
Sept. 10 |
Sept. 24 |
| Nov. 6, 2010 |
SAT and Subject Tests |
Oct. 8 |
Oct. 22 |
| Dec. 4, 2010 |
SAT and Subject Tests |
Nov. 5 |
Nov. 19 |
| Jan. 22, 2011 |
SAT and Subject Tests |
Dec. 23 |
Jan. 7 |
| March 12, 2011 |
SAT Test Only |
Feb. 11 |
Feb. 25 |
| May 7, 2011 |
SAT and Subject Tests |
April 8 |
April 22 |
| June 4, 2011 |
SAT and Subject Tests |
May 6 |
May 20 |
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Available In : Private Lessons Group Sessions Learning Center Classes |
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