The SAT is given seven times annually, and most students take it at least twice, preferably at the end of the junior year and in the fall of the senior year.  The link to register for the SAT test is on the Counseling Page of the high school website. Choose “Preparing For College” then click on “SAT General Information”.

 

READING and WRITING AND LANGUAGE questions test students’ ability to perform the following skills:

• command of evidence

• words in context

• analysis in history/social studies and science

• expression of ideas

• standard English conventions

 

MATHEMATICS questions test ability to solve problems involving:

• Heart of Algebra, which focuses on the mastery of linear equations and systems.

• Problem Solving and Data Analysis, which is about being quantitatively literate.

• Passport to Advanced Math, which features questions that require the manipulation of complex equations.

• The Math Test also draws on Additional Topics in Math, including the geometry and trigonometry most relevant to college and career readiness.