SAT Guide for Pakistani Students
www.ilmkidunya.com has created a special SAT guide for Pakistani students who want to continue their education in Colleges and Univresities all over the world. This online resource is to the point and created only for Pakistani students.
The SAT (pronounced "S-A-T") Reasoning Test, formerly called the Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test, is a type of standardized test frequently used by colleges and universities in the United States to aid in the selection of incoming students.
The SAT is the nation's most widely used college admissions test, a distinction that it has held for more than seven decades. The SAT is taken by more than two million students every year and is accepted by virtually all colleges and universities.
There are 2 types of SAT tests:- SAT-I (SAT Reasoning Test) SAT-II (SAT Subject Test).
SAT scores are valid for 5 years. Admission test of IBA is exempted for candidates with SAT scores over 1900. LUMS accepts SAT scores in place of its own test LCAT for undergraduate admissions.
The SAT includes several different question types, including: a student-produced essay, multiple-choice questions, and student-produced responses.
The SAT is comprised of 10 total testing sections. The first section is always a 25-minute essay, and the last section is always a 10-minute multiple-choice writing section.
Students receive their online score reports approximately three weeks after test administration (six weeks for mailed, paper scores), with each section graded on a scale of 200–800 and two sub scores for the writing section: the essay score and the multiple choice sub score.
Many companies and organizations offer SAT preparation classes in Pakistan in the form of books, classes, online courses and tutoring.
Registration deadlines fall approximately five weeks before each test date. The SAT is offered 6 times a year at testing centers in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad.
The SAT is offered seven times a year in the United States, in October, November, December, January, March (or April, alternating), May, and June.
If you want to get more information you can visit website or contact SAT officials through email, phone, courier or fax.