I live In Belize, or in the caribbean region if you will. But I do not plan on sticking around here long. Here does not have good tertiary level institutions to attend. So I plan on sitting the SAT's and the ACT's . What are thoser exams good for though? How many times can I take them? and are my scores accumulative or not if I take them multiple times? And what level are the exam questions? Is there a site I can go to for information on them? Every little detail you can include that will help me to determine my educational future will be a great help. Thanks.
pootietang answered Wednesday October 25 2006, 4:56 pm: I don't know much about the ACT, but I know a lot about the SAT.
You can take the SAT up to 7 times, I believe. They are not averaged. If you get a low score on your first try and a great score on your second, you can choose to only show colleges the second test results.
The exam questions are pretty difficult. For about 40% of the test, you need to know basic algebra. For about 20% of the test, you need to know English grammar and how to distinguish between what sounds right and what sounds wrong in English. For the final 40% (which is what I find the hardest) is the reading section. You need to have a high level of vocabulary. You also need to be able to read long passages, understand them, and answer questions about them.
All questions are multiple-choice, except for some math questions. If you answer a question right, you get 1 point. If you leave a question blank, you get nothing. If you answer a question wrong, you lose 1/4 of a point. So basically, you should not guess unless you have a good chance of getting the question right.
There is also a new writing section for the SAT. I have not heard a lot about it, though, and I haven't taken it yet.
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