SAT是Scholastic Assessment Test,中文名称为学术能力评估测试,是美国高中生的所谓“高考”,能否读四年制大学并不取决于一个SAT分数,但SAT成绩是世界各国高中生申请美国名校学习及奖学金的重要参考。SAT由美国大学委员会(College Board)举办,在美国领土上每年举办7(三月、五月、六月、八月、十月、十一月和十二月)次,亚洲每年7次(三月、五月、六月、八月、十月、十一月和十二月)。中国大陆目前没有考点,中国大陆考生需要在香港、澳门、台湾等地参加考试。
用户注册:
登录http://www.collegeboard.com/,页面右边出现Sign In 或者 Create Account页面,点击Create Account,之后会出现Student或者Educator,选择适合自己的身份并且注册一个account,有些信息是必填,有些是选填的,提交后得到用户名和密码,(注意邮信等地址中不要有,。等符号,用空格即可)。
考试注册:
1)办一张可以在网上支付美元的国际信用卡,并且开通网上支付(比如中国银行——长城国际信用卡等双币卡)这个是最重要的准备工作。以下填写的内容除了姓名,考试日期,考点等重要信息以外,在考试之前9天都是可以再次登录修改的。考试日期以后也可以改,但是属于改考,需要付费
2) 在My Organizer页面左下角,点击SAT Registration&Scores,进入SAT考试报名页面,要求再次输入用户名及密码,确认姓名、出生日期等
3) 在进入My Organizer页面,填写一些种族,学校,学习成绩,学术兴趣,未来研究方向等信息,这些不是必填的。有约五页的内容要提交,之后才正式进入SAT Registration页面
4) 同意SAT考试的条款,进入下一页,这下面是最重要的地方,选择考试的类型,年级,中国的高三相当于美国的12年级,注意考试地点选美国以外。提交,下一页选考试时间,里面会显示现在能报名的考试日期,下一页是收费的考试辅导服务,不必选,再下一页就是选择考点,首先点击search for a teat center,进入另一页面选择考场,先选择地区,出现该地区考场列表,只显示还剩余考位的考场,报名截止日期一般是考试日期的前一个月
5)下一页是选择要递送成绩单的学校,可以免费送四所,在考试日期结束后一周内,还可以登录修改送分学校。下一页买辅导书,国内现在已经有售,不必选
6)再下一页确认信息,填写信用卡号,确定你的名字,出生日期与身份证上一致,名在前,姓在后,信用卡上的号码、类型、有效期不能有误。美国本土学生的考试费用是60美元;国际考生的SAT考试费用共103美元,部分地点会收取考试中心费用(24美金),包括中国香港,中国澳门,中国台湾等。最后交费,submit payment(具体考试费金额以官网为准)
7)SAT考试报名的最后一步,把准考证也就是Admission ticket打印出来。一定要记住将准考证打印出来,这是进入考场的凭证。回到My Organizer,上面会显示你的报名状况,没有报名成功可以再次提交
申请SAT考试者需要的个人信息:
1.中文姓名和姓名拼音/英文姓名(中国大陆考生请按新华字典规则输入标准汉语拼音)
2.出生日期
3.性别
4.本人邮箱
5.高中学校、现在的年级和毕业时间
6.邮政编码
7.父母姓名和邮箱
8.父亲最高学历、母亲最高学历
9.父母税前年收入总和
10.家庭住址
11.护照或通行证
SAT考试报名照片要求:
1、护照或钱包大小(规格:从2 X 2 到2.5 x 3 英寸),必须至少640 X 480 像素;
2、照片必须正常聚焦,无颗粒感,亮度与对比度适当,显示为面部的正面,清晰为准,照片中不出现其他人;
3、外观与考试当天符合;
4、免冠,无遮盖
5、照片格式:jpg/gif/png。
注:为了确保您的考试信息和成绩的准确性,请确认以上所有信息的真实性和准确性。考生须对本人所提交的错误信息造成的后果负责。
SAT考试现在由两部分组成,读写Reading and Writing、数学Mathematics。学生有64分钟去完成读写部分,有70分钟去完成数学部分,考试时间共计为2小时14分钟(即134分钟)。
每个部分分成了两个同样长度的模块,读写部分和数学部分之间有10分钟的休息时间。每个部分的第一个模块包含了简单,中等,和困难的问题。基于学生在第一部分的表现,第二模块的问题会变难或者没那么难。大部分题型为选择题,尽管有些数学问题会让你输入答案而不是选择答案。对于所有问题,猜测都没有惩罚;如果你不确定答案的话,最好猜测,而不是留空。
Component 组成 | Time Allotted(min.) 时间(分钟) | Number of Questions/Tasks 题目数量 |
Reading | 64(two 32-minute modules) | 52 |
Writing and Language | 70(two 35-minute modules) | 44 |
Total | 134 | 98 |
1. 什么是SAT考试?
SAT全称Scholastic Assessment Test,中文名称为学术能力评估测试。它是由美国大学委员会(College Board)主办的一项考试。
2. SAT成绩的作用?
SAT考试俗称为"美国的高考"。中国学生如果希望就读美国名牌大学,不能够仅递交托福成绩,同时还要递交SAT成绩,因为美国排名前50的名牌大学全部要求学生递交SAT成绩,故SAT成绩是世界各国高中生申请美国名校学习及奖学金的重要参考依据。
3. SAT考试时间?
SAT在美国本土每年有七次考试,分别在三月、五月、六月、八月、十月、十一月和十二月举行。其他国际考场每年七次考试,分别是三月、五月、六月、八月、十月、十一月、十二月。每年的具体考试时间请查询www.collegeboard.org
4. SAT考试地点?
目前中国大陆没有SAT考点,中国学生要参加SAT考试可以办理一张港澳通行证,去香港或者澳门考试。台湾、新加坡、泰国也有考点。
5. SAT的考试费用?
美国本地学生报名费是60美元。中国学生的报名费是60美元,另加地区费用43美元,共计103美元。另外部分地区会收取考试中心费用,比如香港,澳门,详情请查询https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital/international-testing/fees。如果学生在自考试日期起9天内下单需要成绩单,前4份成绩报告单是免费的。另外的报告单或者超过了那个时间段都是需要收取费用的,14美金一份。
以下为国际考生的考试费用:
Test | Fees |
registration fee + regional fee | $60 + $43 |
Additional Processing Fees (add to test fees) | |
test center fee(select location only)考试中心费用 | $24 |
change test center 改考场地点 | $25 |
cancel registration fee取消报名费 | $25 |
late cancel fee延迟取消费 | $35 |
late registration过时报名费 | $30 |
Service | More Information | Fee |
Additional score report request | Your first four score reports are free if you order them by nine days after the test date. Additional reports or reports ordered after that time incur this fee. | $14 per report |
Rush reporting sends your score reports by first-class mail or electronically, depending on how each institution receives scores, normally within two business days after your score reporting order has been completed. Colleges may take additional time to retrieve or process your scores once they are received. The standard fee for additional score report requests applies to each score report you wish to include with your order. | $31 | |
Get scores by phone | Scores by phone are released according to the same schedule as online scores. This service does not send scores to colleges any earlier. To get your score by phone, call?Customer Service. You will need your test registration number (printed on your Admission Ticket), your birth date, a credit card number and the card's expiration date. | $15(per call) |
Archived scores | If you want to retrieve old test scores, you should request archived scores. You can request them by phone or mail. The standard fee for additional score report requests applies to each score report you wish to include with your order. | $31 |
以下为美国本土考生的考试费用:
SAT注册费为60美元。
一些学生有资格获得费用减免;如果你符合费用见面的资格,你可以免费考SAT并且得到别的福利。如果你认为自己符合条件,请与你的学校辅导员讨论如何获得费用豁免代码,或直接向大学董事会申请费用豁免。
如果您选择直接向学院董事会申请费用减免,请:
1. 审查资格标准。
2. 请注意注册截止日期,尽早申请费用减免,以便及时申请这些福利。
3. 准备好与能够验证您资格的成年人分享联系信息。
4. 如果你对这个过程有疑问,可以和你的学校辅导员谈谈。
Additional registration fees | ||
Service fee | Fee | Details |
change test center 改考试中心 | $25 | For changering you test center only (To change the test date, you must cancel and register for a new test.) |
cancel fee 取消费用 | $25 | For canceling your registration by the change deadline. Free with fee waiver (upon cancellation, your unused fee waiver benefits will be returned to you). |
late cancel fee 逾期取消费 | $35 | For canceling your registration by the change deadline. Free with fee waiver (upon cancellation, your unused fee waiver benefits will be returned to you). |
late registration 逾期报名 | $35 | For registering after the regular deadline but before the late registration deadline. Free with fee waiver. |
*United States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands only.(仅限美国、波多黎各和美属维尔京群岛。)
Score service fee | ||
Additional score report request | Your first four score reports are free if you order them by nine days after the test date. Additional reports or reports ordered after that time incur this fee. | $14 per report Unlimited free score reports with fee waiver |
Rush reporting sends your score reports by first-class mail or electronically, depending on how each institution receives scores, normally within two business days after your score reporting order has been completed. Colleges may take additional time to retrieve or process your scores once they are received. The standard fee for additional score report requests applies to each score report you wish to include with your order. | $31 | |
Get scores by phone | Scores by phone are released according to the same schedule as online scores. This service does not send scores to colleges any earlier. To get your score by phone, call?Customer Service. You will need your test registration number (printed on your Admission Ticket), your birth date, a credit card number and the card's expiration date. | $15(per call) |
Archived scores | If you want to retrieve old test scores, you should request archived scores. You can request them by phone or mail. The standard fee for additional score report requests applies to each score report you wish to include with your order. | $31 |
This services provides the test questions from the specified test you took, the correct answers, scoring instructions and a form you can use to order a copy of your answer sheet. | $16 | |
This service provides a list of question types from the specified test you took; whether you answered the question correctly or incorrectly, or omitted the answer; and the level of difficulty. | $16 | |
Hand score verification | Hand score verification is the most rigorous level of score verification. As such, it overrides other forms of score verification. If you order hand score verification, you will no longer see the full My SAT Online Score Report and you will not have access to the Student Answer Service or Question-and-Answer Service for your hand scored answer sheet. When hand scoring of a multiple-choice score is requested, your entire answer sheet will be manually reviewed - you cannot request verification of scores for a single section on the SAT or just one of several SAT Subject Tests taken on the same date. | $55 |
(价格按SAT考试官方网站http://www.collegeboard.com的最新公布为准)
报名后修改考试种类,考试地点需另付钱
自2023年3月开始,SAT开始实行机考,相较于之前有不同的算分方式。
SAT的总分范围在400 - 1600分,单科成绩在200 - 800分,一共两个部分,分别是阅读和语法(Reading and Writing)、数学(Math)。
Each section is divided into 2 equal length modules, and there is a 10-minute break between the Reading and Writing section and the Math section. The first module of each section contains a broad mix of easy, medium, and hard questions. Based on how students perform on the first module, the second module of questions will either be more difficult or less difficult.
(每个部分被分成了两个相等长度的模块,阅读和语法(Reading and Writing)和数学(Math)之间有10分钟的休息时间。每个部分的第一个模块,问题难度不一。根据学生在第一模块的答题表现。第二模块的问题或许会变得难度较大或者较小。)