SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test, then the Scholastic Assessment Test)

The SAT is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a non-profit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still administers the exam. The test is intended to assess a student's readiness for college. It was first introduced in 1926, and its name and scoring have changed several times. It was first called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, then the Scholastic Assessment Test.

Structure

SAT consists of three major sections: Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing. Each section receives a score on the scale of 200–800. All scores are multiples of 10. Total scores are calculated by adding up scores of the three sections. Each major section is divided into three parts. There are 10 sub-sections, including an additional 25-minute experimental or "equating" section that may be in any of the three major sections. The test contains 3 hours and 45 minutes of actual timed sections.

Section	Average Score	Time (Minutes)	Content
Writing	493	60	Grammar, usage, and diction.
Mathematics	515	70	Number and operations; algebra and functions;  geometry; statistics, probability, and data analysis
Critical Reading	501	70	Vocabulary, Critical reading, and sentence-level reading