SAT & ACT
College Entrance Exams
What are the College Entrance Exams? Students planning to apply for admission to a 4-year college must register to take the SAT and/or ACT in the spring of Junior year or fall of Senior year.
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ACT with Writing
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SAT
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Test Length
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3 hours, 25 minutes
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3 hours, 45 minutes
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Test Structure
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5 test sections: Experimental sometimes added and clearly labeled. |
10 test sections:
3 Critical Reading, 3 Math, 3 Writing, 1 experimental (unscored) |
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Reading
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Reading Comprehension: 4 passages with 10 questions per passage |
Critical Reading: 50 reading comprehension questions, 17 sentence completion questions |
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Math
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Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, algebra II and trigonometry
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Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and algebra II
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Science
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Analysis, interpretation, evaluation, basic content and problem solving
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Science not included
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Essay
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Last thing you do:
30 minutes - Not included in composite score |
First thing you do:
25 minutes - Factored into overall score |
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Scoring
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Composite score of 1-36 based on average of scores from 5 subjects
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Total score out of 600-1600, based on adding scores from 3 subjects
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Wrong Answer Penalty
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No penalty for wrong answers
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1/4 point subtracted for each wrong answer (except for student produced responses)
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Registration
ACT Registration
Phone: 1-319-337-1000
SAT Registration
Phone: 1-866-756-7346