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The SAT is a paper-based test administered at schools and sites around the country on select dates throughout the year.
The three core areas of the SAT are Math, Evidence-Based Reading, and Writing. There is an optional 50-minute essay, for a total testing time of 3 hours and 50 minutes with the essay. The table below breaks out each of the remaining sections.
Number of Questions/Tasks
52
44
1
58
154 (155 with Essay)
Score Range
400-1600
200-800
200-800
2–8
To put it another way, a 1460 puts you below average, while a 1580 puts you over average. THE IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS do not have an exact SAT requirement, but they do require at least a 1460 to be considered.
Brown University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Harvard University
Princeton University
University of Pennsylvania
Yale University
The SAT scores are valid over a period of 5 years, until or unless there has been a change in the criteria for SAT.
