The New SAT- All the things you’d like to know!

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Why is the SAT changing?

  1. Common Core
  2. Skill realignment
  3. Disclosures to universities
  4. Knowledge & skills vs test taking & intuition

Overview of the new test

SAT Math Test

  1. Heart of Algebra
  2. Problem Solving and Data Analysis*
  3. Passport to Advanced Math*

SAT Reading Test

  1. Reading Comprehension
  2. In context vocabulary
  3. Writing and Language Test

Overview of the new SAT-Reading

  1. Passage type
  2. Passage length
  3. Charts and data analysis
  4. Grammar questions intertwined
  5. Most important skills:
    1. Content based reading
    2. Inference
    3. Analysis
    4. Grammar
  6. Essay: 50 minutes long

Overview of the new SAT-Math

  1. Some sections without calculator
    1. Computational skills
    2. Elimination of careless mistakes
  2. Classroom based skills
    1. Algebra 1 & Algebra 2
    2. Geometry
    3. Trigonometry
  3. “Beyond the classroom” skills
    1. Data analysis
    2. Probability/statistics
    3. Advanced algebra topics