| How will the
changes affect you?
Like most college work, SAT has an added section
for testing your writing skills. This is an important change especially for
international students who are not comfortable with writing essays in English.
It will also allow the admission officer to analyze
the student application essays in a better manner. For students who score low on the
writing test, and have good application essays, it could signify considerabl;e external
help in writing the application essays. This makes it important for the students to do
well in the written test.
The math section is expected to be tougher, which
may be an advantage for international students, especially from India and China, who
usually do well in the math section. This could be an area where they can do much better
than their US counterparts.
Critical reading section will focus more on the
comprehensions and understanding of passages by the students as compared to knowledge of
words. This is a big change as the significance of wordlists would reduce now. It will no
longer be enough to just learn all the words, there meanings and analogies. This section
would test the command over English language and it may not be sufficient for students to
just learn a set of words.
How should you prepare for the NEW SAT?
First, focus on your reading comprehension. Read as
much as possible. Newspapers, books, journals, anything you can get hold of. It is
important to develop your speed and comprehension. This would help you not just in SAT,
but also in your college work and other tests that you may be required to take in future.
Work on your writing skills. With the new section
in place, it may not be enough to just to improve your reading skills.
As in any test, practice is the key. Devote as much
effort as possible. SAT score is one of the important factors for admission to an
umdergraduate program.
For more details on SAT, please check out:
www.infozee.com/tests/sat/about-sat.htm
For more information on changes in SAT, please
check out:
www.collegeboard.com |
