As an international student applying to American undergraduate courses, you might have noticed one thing. Almost all colleges ask for SAT scores and fewer than a dozen US universities require applicants to submit SAT subject test results.
A recent review of admissions policies by The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) revealed that many colleges have moved away from SAT subject test, which some years back were crucial for admission to top American universities.
Over the past years top schools like Duke, Haverford, Columbia all stopped asking applicants to submit SAT subject scores leading to a steady decline of the once-important exams for college admissions.
Meanwhile, ACT is becoming more and more popular with students, which many colleges accept along with SAT and SAT subject tests. Registrations for ACT increased by 23% percent over the last five years.
Some university noted the SAT subject tests did not help forecast students’ college performance. High school grades continue to be regarded as the best indicator of how a student will fare in college.
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Number of students taking the SAT subject tests has reduced College Board’s revenue by more than $6 million every year, as estimated by FairTest.
In another blow to the College Board, hundreds of exam questions from the redesigned SAT exam have been leaked to Reuters. The College Board released the statement below regarding the breach on its website:
“The theft of unpublished test content is a serious criminal matter. The College Board and our partner ETS are responding quickly and deliberately to investigate and resolve this matter. To be clear, this stolen content has not been administered to students. Therefore, no students have or will be impacted by this theft.
As the investigation is ongoing, we are limited in what we can share. We want to assure you, our members, that we are taking the stolen test content off the SAT administration schedule while the investigation is under way.
We will continue to update our members on the progress of the investigation.”
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Yes, you can sit for the SAT after 12th. Don’t worry about a year getting wasted or so, you can shortlist the universities beforehand and save time of additional research. There are no specific age criteria laid down by The College Board for appearing for your SAT exam. However, since SAT is for admission to undergraduate programs candidates are advised to appear for their SAT while in they are either in the last months of their study in class XI and XII or after they pass out from the school. Usually students appear for SAT when they have made a decision to apply for foreign universities for undegrad course. Thus, yes, a student can sit for the SAT exam after class XII.
Usually, students take the SAT once they have decided to apply for undergrad abroad. Candidates should plan the test in such a way that they have the SAT scores with them at the time of applying to the colleges. The ideal time to apply for SAT should be after passing out from school after taking a month or two for preparation. The SAT results are released in a matter of few days, this has been possible with Digital SAT in India. Thus, after having your SAT scores you can begin applying to universities abroad.
Thus, applicants must decide on the SAT dates prior so that they do not have to rush at the last hour for preparation and registration. The SAT dates must also be dediced beforehand so that the applicants don't miss out on university deadlines for SAT score submissions. In case of delays applicants may be penalised and may not be considered for admission also where SAT scores are an important part of the admission process.
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There is no age limit set by the College Board. But the rules are different for: