SAT, Scholastic Assessment Test which was previously known as Scholastic Aptitude Test is conducted by College Board to assess the ability of students who are seeking admission in undergraduate courses. In this exam the written, verbal and mathematical skills of students are judged. If one aspires to take admission in undergraduate schools abroad, especially in US and Canada, one has to crack SAT. If one wants to take admission in some particular subject then they can also opt for SAT subject tests. SAT subject tests are available for Literature, History, Mathematics, Sciences and Foreign Languages. The age limit for taking SAT is 19 and there are no restrictions in the number of times one can take SAT. The only criteria to be eligible to appear in SAT is that one should be in high school and interested in applying for undergraduate studies. To prepare well for the exams one should be aware of the syllabus. The SAT syllabus for Mathematics involves problem solving, advanced mathematics, algebra and data analytics. The duration is 80 minutes and score ranges from 200 to 800. The Reading is Sentence Completion, Tests understanding of passages from the US and world Literature, History/Social Studies, and Sciences. The duration is 65 minutes and the score is in the range of 200 to 800. Writing and Language includes questions on expression of ideas and Standard English conventions through passages related to Careers, History/Social Studies, Humanities, and Sciences. Duration is 35 minutes and the score ranges from 200 to 800. Essay writing has duration of 50 minutes and no score are dedicated to this section as this is an optional subject. The exam has total of 154 questions and has 3 hours duration and 1600 marks.

Here are some tips given to crack SAT exam Syllabus easily within first few attempts:

1. Difficulty order should be known:

It is very important to know the difficulty order of the questions. One should always try to solve the easier and mediocre questions first and then the harder ones if time permits. If one starts solving the paper with the harder questions, there are two kinds of problems that might start arising. Firstly, the hard questions will be consuming all the time of the students and eventually he won’t be able to complete or even attempt the easier questions. Secondly, attempting the harder questions and not being able to solve them can make the students nervous and unconfident for solving the next questions. It is very important to solve the easy and medium questions first and get them right. This increases the student’s chance to crack SAT and is one of the very first yet important steps in getting one step closer to success.

2. Process of elimination is important:

Many a times guess does works. If the student does not know the right answer to a question he can use the process of elimination. In this process one has to think of the options which definitely can’t be the answer to that question. In case of easy questions one can easily guess as the answer that seems correct is actually correct most of the times while in case of hard question, the answer that seems right is actually wrong most of the times. As each question has 5 options, eliminating one or two by elimination process increases one’s chance of cracking SAT exam. If the answer is correct one earns a whole point and if the answer is wrong one does not have much to lose as the negative marking is only ¼. Thus, guessing is not always bad as it increases one’s chance of success.

3. Random guesses are a big no no!

This point might sound contradictory to the previous one but trust me it’s not! In the previous point you were advised to guess but only when you have some idea or knowledge about the question, you know the probable answers and can differ among the options that might be the answer or that definitely won’t be the answer. But if you are completely clueless about the topic and have no idea what the answer could be, it is not advisable to give answer based on a random guess. This can make you lose hard earned scores.