Digital SAT Preparation in Delhi: Ace the Test Online
SAT Coaching in Delhi Competitive Scenario in India When the board results come out, each and every Indian student has a million dollar question “Where will I end up, what about my future?” Even after performing very well , he / she is worried about securing a seat in engineering , medical, arts or commerce colleges. The scene becomes totally confusing when one comes to know at last minute only that he /she has been thrown out of the game. Even after getting 95%, one cannot imagine of securing a seat in well-versed colleges like SRCC or St. Stephens. Less than 2% of total deserving students secure admission in leading medical colleges in India. Only 1% of total deserving students get admission in Govt. MBBS colleges in India. Ever since, CBSE board has been liberal in marking patterns in CBSE Grade 12 board, there has been an increase of 2000% in the number of students securing 95%. If you want to secure seat in a private medical college, you need to pay more than Rs. 1 Cr. as capitation fee. There has been rise of 1000% in the fee of leading private medical colleges. The conclusion is that opportunity is limited, but the demand is increasing. Even after demonstrating a sound admission potential and good inspirational index, the students struggle for a place in good institution. In this bewilderment, TestprepKart takes all the delhi based Indian students through an alternative test called SAT through which you can onboard highly-qualified colleges of the US abroad. Don’t know what SAT is. Let’s have a glance. What is SAT? Check the entire SAT General (SAT I) & SAT Subject Test (SAT II) explanation from one of TestprepKart's leading experts in the clear and concise way below (in Hindi): SAT stands for Scholastic Aptitude Test. SAT is a college-readiness test for the undergraduate students who want to pursue higher studies from the highly-qualified colleges of the United States and SAT is also accepted in some colleges of Canada, India and Singapore. SAT’s administrator is College Board and College Board has been conducting the SAT over eight decades and has amended it many times. The last amendment took place on April 1, 2016 and since then the new SAT is effectively on. College Board conducts the general SAT (SAT I) yearly seven times in the United States, and six times in Overseas. SAT primary purpose is to assess the skills of the students indoors and outdoors of the classroom. Most colleges want you to submit SAT scores to assess your Communication Skills and Mental Arithmetic. Got what SAT General is and you want to register for the General SAT test?? Then check the SAT Registration process for both the SAT General & SAT Subject Tests below: Format of the New SAT - Applicable from 1 April 2016 SAT general incorporates three sections – Evidence Based Reading & Writing (EBRW) and Mathematics & Essay. As Essay part is optional, it’s up to you to do the Essay or not. Let’s take you through the SAT scoring blueprint: S.No Sections Scoring Range 1 Evidence Based Reading (Reading) 200-800 2 Writing & Language (Language) 3 Math 200-800 4 Essay (Optional) 2-8 Let’s decode the EWRW & Math Level 1 into the sub-sections according to the duration of test. TestprepKart experts suggest you to examine the websites of your prospective colleges and finalize your decision. S.No Sections No. Of Questions Time (in minutes) 1 Evidence Based Reading (Reading) 52 65 2 Writing & Language (Language) 44 35 3 Math (No Claculator) 20 25 4 Math (Calculator) 38 55 5 Essay (Optional) 1 50 Total 154 Questions & 1 Essay 3 Hours (Apart from Essay) 3 Hours, 50 Minutes (with Essay) Now, you can see that the Evidence Based Reading & Writing (EBRW) is divided into two subsections (Reading and Writing & Language) & Math is divided into two subsections (Maths No Calculator & Maths Calculator). You get 2 interval sessions while taking the SAT. That is, one after the Writing & Language sub-section and one after the Math Level 1 (No Calculator) session. Let’s decode all the subsections of general SAT – Reading, Writing & Language, Math (No Calculator) and Math (Calculator) & Essay sessions successively. Reading Section SAT Reading section is the longest section and there’s only 65 minutes to answer this section. The Reading section is passage-based and each passage has 10-12 multiple-choice questions (A, B, C & D). You’ll be facing 5 comprehensive passages in this section – One from US/World Literature, Two from History/Social Studies and the last Two from Science. Some passages accompany bars/graphs/charts according to the passage. Indeed, you will deal with tables/graphs in all the four sections of the SAT. College Board often takes these comprehensive passages from prose or selections from fictional narratives. After accomplishing the Reading section, you’ll get 5 minutes break. Writing & Language Section SAT Writing & Language section is about half of the Reading part duration. Writing & Language section is Passage based and each passage is accompanied with 11 questions. Every question in the passage is of multiple-choice one. You’ve to answer 44 questions in 35 minutes. These comprehensions deal with Careers, Humanities, Science and Social Studies. All the Writing passages will be argument-based, explanatory and non-fiction narrative. This section passages examine your writing competencies. You’ve to revise the passage to improve the expression of ideas for some questions. For some questions, you’ve to edit the passage, rectify the errors in the sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. Some passages accompany bars/charts to support the comprehensive passages. Some questions in the comprehension will direct you to an underlined portion of the passages and some questions direct you to the location of a passage and ask you to think about the entire passage and answer the multiple-choices. Math No Calculator Section Structure In the no calculator section, you are strictly prohibited to use calculator. If proctor senses you using calculator in this section, he’ll mercilessly kick you out of the examination hall. You’ve have to answer 20 questions in 25 minutes duration. 15 of them will be multiple-choice ones and the remaining five are grid-ins. In this section, you are asked to answer the questions from the syllabus of three areas – Heart of Algebra, Passport to Advanced Math, and Additional Topics. Let me illustrate the syllabus in the below blueprint: Syllabus Topics # of Questions % of Test Heart of Algebra 8 40% Passport to Advanced Math 9 45% Additional Topics 3 15% Math Calculator Section: In this Math section, you’ve to answer 38 questions and you’re allowed to use calculator in the entire 55 minute duration. You’re asked to answer the 30 multiple choice questions and the 8 grid-in questions. One grid-in question would be an Extended Thinking Question, which illustrates a graph and asks you two more questions about it. This section tests you on all the Maths No Calculator section topics (Heart of Algebra, Passport to Advanced Math, and Additional topics) along with the Problem Solving & Data Analysis one. Let’s walk you through the blueprint of Math Calculator section: Syllabus Topics # of Questions % of Test Heart of Algebra 11 29 Passport to Advanced Math 7 18 Problem Solving with Data Analysis 17 45 Additional Topics 3 8 Check the important points you need to follow while using the calculators: But keep in mind that College Board prohibits some calculators for SAT. So you shouldn’t carry them to the test centre. To make yourself familiarize with the good SAT calculators, check the best SAT Graphing calculators for 2018. You can walk away from the test centre after finishing this part unless you’re taking an Essay. If you’re taking an Essay, you will get a 5 minute break prior heading to the Essay section. Essay Section Structure: Essay section tests on your Essay writing in about 650 to 750 words. In this section, you are given an opportunity to examine the passage’s argument and give the summary of the passage’s argument in a clear and logical way by using the language precisely. It’s to remind you that your essay shouldn’t express if you agree with the author claims or not. Instead, express how author breakdowns the situation to persuade his/her audience. Why Should a Delhi Based Indian Student Take SAT? TestprepKart demonstrates you why SAT general is important for the Delhi based Indian students. Here’s the list which demonstrates you the prominence of SAT general test and why it’s important for the Delhi based Indian students. Most Colleges in the US Require SAT Scores Most colleges of the United States want you to submit SAT scores to examine your competencies in the EBRW, Math Level 1 and Essay. The SAT test acts as an indicator for you to demonstrate your abilities. Colleges also acknowledge some more factors while offering an admission to the student. The factors are Letter of Recommendation (LOR), Statement of Purpose (SOP), University Wise Specific Essays, Ideal Activities etc. Check the components of an undergraduate application to know more. If you’re unsure about if you have to take the SAT Essay or not, here’s the list of colleges that require SAT Essay (updating soon). Some Indian Colleges Also Require SAT Scores Some Indian colleges also require the SAT scores after the College Board launched a new platform called “Indian Global Alliance” to boost the SAT presence in India. The “Indian Global Alliance” was launched to achieve three primary goals: The Founding Members of India Global Alliance are – The Affiliate Members of the India Global Alliance are – The top-notch affiliate universities assemble with the universities in India to integration and share the best practices to outshine in higher education. Benefits of the India Global Alliance: India Global Alliance offers the unparalleled support to the Students and the Secondary schools of India. Benefits for the Indian students in India: Now Indian students will – Benefits for the Secondary schools and educators: Now, the secondary schools and educators will benefit from: College Board India Scholars Program: The list of very few colleges which accept SAT scores after the College Board’s alliance with the Indian colleges is as follows: It’s just the beginning of the list and many colleges will add on soon. So if you want to study in India alone, check these colleges for more information. The engineering colleges that accept SAT General test to offer admission are shared in the below-mentioned link by one of our leading experts: SAT Doesn’t Have Science Section Students who aren’t quite familiar with the Science section can easily take the general SAT as it doesn’t test your competencies on Science. Indian students who are into the JEE and NEET have to master the Science section to onboard the highly-qualified colleges. Whereas, in SAT you don’t need to. So if you aren’t fully equipped with Science or Science is a nightmare for you, SAT general is made for you. SAT Does Have EBRW, Math & Essay Sections No standardized test in India tests the student’s competencies in Reading & Writing sections, but SAT does. It would be a little hard to crack General SAT with a high score for International/Indian students. But it’s very likely possible to crack SAT with an incredible score if you prepare with the perfect study schedule and practice tons of general SAT tests. TestprepKart excels at making incredible study plans and you’ll undergo intensive tests over 100 once you enrol with us. The SAT Essay is a Literary Analysis Task. You shouldn’t condemn or agree the author’s claims. You just have to breakdown how the author expressed his viewpoint to persuade his/her audience. The SAT Doesn’t Cover As Many Math Concepts As JEE JEE Math syllabus incorporates the topics like Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, Vectors. Whereas, SAT syllabus comprises of Number & Operations, Algebra & Functions, Geometry & Measurement and Data Analysis, Statistics & Probability. It’s easy to crack SAT Math as it doesn’t cover as many Math concepts as JEE Math. But you have to give attention more on the topics like Algebra & Geometry to get an incredible score in general SAT. If your favourite subject is Mathematics and you excel at Algebra & Geometry, you don’t even need a second to think, just take the SAT. It’s the time to end up the million dollar question “Where will I end up, what about my future?” for all the Delhi based Indian students. Testprepkart has taken you through the super alternatives to the JEE and NEET for which the competition is incredible. It’s clear and concise that Indian students can take up the SAT and go abroad to pursue graduation from the highly qualified colleges of the United States. The Times Higher Education has ranked all the top schools in the word by acknowledging 13 performance indicators in 2018. According to The Times Higher Education 2018 rankings, The United States holds the 8 positions among the top 10 colleges of the United States. This demonstrates the quality of higher education in the US. Check the World University Rankings 2018 to dig into the world rankings of the top schools. Loved the SAT and don’t know how to prepare and who to enrol with? TestprepKart is here. Why Should You Enrol With TestprepKart?? If you need a reason to enroll with TestprepKart, the list goes on and the list never ends. 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