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Colleges and universities use various methods to determine an applicants readiness for college coursework. Below are some examples of standardized tests required at most colleges and universities.
2020-2021 Testing Dates
SAT Test Dates
ACT Test Date
TSI Testing
TBD
ASVAB
TBD
Standardized Tests:
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The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) is a state-required assessment test to determine college-readiness in reading, writing, and math.
The ASVAB is a timed multi-aptitude test, which is given at over 14,000 schools and Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) nationwide and is developed and maintained by the Department of Defense.
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Helpful Information:
SAT vs ACT: Which Test is Right for You? (The Princeton Review)
SAT
VS.
ACT
Content-based test
Type of Test
Content-based test
Reading: 1, 65-min section; Math: 1, 25-min section (no calculator) and 1, 55-min section (w/ calculator); Writing & Language: 1, 35-min section; Essay: 1, 50-min section (optional)
Test Format
English: 1, 45-min section; Math: 1, 60-min section; Reading: 1, 35-min section; Science: 1, 35-min section; Writing: 1, 40-min essay (optional)
Reading, relevant words in context, math, grammar and usage, analytical writing (optional)
Content Covered
Grammar and usage, math, reading, science reasoning, and writing (optional)
Questions are evidence and context-based in an effort to focus on real-world situations and multi-step problem-solving
Test style
Straightforward; questions may be long, but are usually less difficult to decipher
Math and evidence-based reading and writing are each scored on a scale of 200-800. Composite SAT score is the sum of the two section scores and ranged from 400-1600.
Scoring
English, math, reading, and science scores will each range on a scale of 1-36. Composite ACT score is the average of your scores on the four sections; ranges between 1-36
No. You do not lose points for incorrect answers
Penalty for Wrong Answers?
No. You do not lose points for incorrect answers
You can choose which set(s) of SAT scores to submit to colleges. This will depend on the colleges’ specific guidelines on test score submission- some will require all scores to be sent.
Score Choice?
You can choose which set(s) of ACT scores to submit to colleges. This will depend on the colleges’ specific guidelines on test score submission- some will require all scores to be sent.
Questions increase in difficulty level as you move through that question type in a section (except reading passage questions, which progress chronologically through the passage)
Difficulty Levels
Difficulty level of the questions is random
Arithmetic, problem-solving & data analysis, heart of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry; formulas provided.
Math Levels
Arithmetic, algebra I and II, functions, geometry, trigonometry; no formulas are provided
More popular with private schools and schools on the east and west coasts; however, every four-year college in the U.S. accepts SAT score
Tends to be More Popular?
More popular with public schools and schools in the Midwest and south; however, every four-year college in the U.S. accepts ACT scores
Seven times per year: March, May, June, August, October, November, December
(Month in are Weiss offered test dates)
Offered When?
Six times per year: February, April, June, September, October, December
Typically about four weeks before the test date
Registration Deadlines?
Typically about four weeks before the test date
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