Colleges use the SAT to measure verbal and mathematical reasoning abilities and to assess an applicant's readiness for college.
Registration
There are three ways to register for the SAT:
1. Online: Visit College
Board to register online. Select your test date, test
center, and get immediate registration confirmation.
2. Mail: Fill out the paper registration
form in The College Board's Registration Bulletin.
Get a free copy of this publication through your school counselor's
office.
3. Phone: You can register by phone, if
you previously registered for an SAT test.
- Call 800-SAT-SCORE (800-728-7267) 7 a.m. to midnight,
ET
- 609-771-7600 8 a.m. to 8:45 p.m., Monday through Friday,
ET.
- TTY is available any time, 609-882-4118.
Preparing for Exams
College Board's SAT Preparation Center offers practice questions and a test to reinforce your test-taking skills and help you be more comfortable when you take the SAT. This practice test will give you a good idea of what to expect on the actual test.
On their site you can:
- Download and print an official SAT practice test.
- Receive a score and skills reports.
- Review explanations of answers to test questions.
- Review student-written essays with score explanations.
Test Structure
Critical Reading |
| Question Type |
Number of Questions |
| Sentence completions |
19 |
| Passage-based Reading |
48 |
Time: Two 25-minutes sections; one 20-minute section.
Total: 70 minutes |
Writing |
| Question Type |
Number of Questions |
| Identifying sentence errors |
18 |
| Improving sentences |
25 |
| Improving paragraphs |
6 |
| Essay writing |
One essay |
Time: Two 25-minute sections; one 10-minute section.
Total: 60 minutes |
Math |
| Question Type |
Number of Questions |
| Multiple-choice |
44 |
| Grid-ins |
10 |
Time: Two 25-minute sections; one 20-minute section.
Total: 70 minutes |
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