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College Guidance: The SAT
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Overview
The following is a brief introduction to the world of the SAT Reasoning Test and the SAT Subject Tests. It is intended as an overview to help students do some preliminary planning for junior and senior year. Any such planning, however, should be tailored to the specific needs of the individual student.
1. It is generally recommended that students take the SAT once in the spring of the junior year and once in the fall of the senior year. One need not worry about a lower score on one of the two tests since most colleges will consider a student's highest verbal, highest math, and highest witing score even if taken during different administrations of the SAT.
2. On any given test date one may take either the SAT Reasoning Test or anywhere from one to three SAT Subject Tests tests. One may not take the SAT Reasoning Test and an SAT Subject Test on the same day. The SAT Reasoning Test takes four hours; an SAT Subject Test test takes one hour.
3. While virtually all colleges to which our students apply do require the SAT Reasoning Test, most colleges do not require SAT Subject Tests. Students should consult with the Director of College Guidance about the advisability of taking SAT Subject Tests.
4. Those colleges that require SAT Subject Tests usually require two to three. Students should consider taking three Subject Tests, providing colleges with the opportunity to use a student's top two scores.
5. Not all SAT Subject Tests are given on every testing date. The Modern Hebrew exam is given only in June. The French and Spanish Listening exams are given only in November. The French and Spanish exams without listening are administered on all SAT Subject Tests dates except November. The World History exam is given only in December and June. Please visit the College Board website (www.collegeboard.com) for further information.
SAT testing takes place throughout the school year. SSDSEU students are entitled to take the test on Sunday. A special rabbi’s letter (copies available in Guidance) must be sent with SAT registration forms in order for students to be able to take advantage of Sunday testing.
Registering for the SAT
1. Obtain registration booklet. (One is provided in your packet. Additional copies can be obtained from Guidance).
2. Find registration form enclosed in envelope at center of book.
3. To fill out registration form:
- Use a #2 pencil; print the requested information in the boxes for each item and fill in the corresponding ovals.
- Follow the instructions in this packet, “How to Complete the SAT Registration Form,” and consult the registration booklet for more detail.
4. Send registration form, fee and rabbi’s letter (and SSD Letter, for students requiring special accommodations – see “For Students with Learning Issues”) in envelope provided, with top LABEL for Sunday testing.
How to Complete the SAT Registration Form
- Items 1-4: Provide last and first name, date of birth, sex and Social Security Number.
- Item 5: Enter High School Code. The SSDSEU School Code is 311503.
- Items 6-8: Provide current grade level, expected graduation date and Student Search Service answer
- Item 9: Test and Test Date
- Fill in the oval to indicate whether you are taking the SAT Reasoning Test or the SAT Subject Test
- Fill in the oval corresponding to the TEST ADMINISTRATION PERIOD, bearing in mind that the actual dates listed are Saturday test dates. If you are testing on Sunday, May 8, fill in the oval that reads “May 7” This MUST be done in this manner or you could be registered for a different test date.
- Item 10: Test Center Codes
- In order to register for SUNDAY testing, you must fill in both the First Choice and Second Choice grids.
- First Choice should read 01000
- Second Choice will depend on where you are testing
For SSDSEU testing: 31238
For Frisch testing: 31630
For JEC testing: 31277
- Item 11a: Score Reports:
If you wish to have score reports sent to specific colleges, look up the 4-digit College Codes in the registration booklet and write them in.
- Item 11b: Additional Reports: Only if you wish to send to more colleges.
- Item 12: Student Descriptive Questionnaire: This takes up all of the second page and part of the third page of the registration form. It is not mandatory that you fill out questions 1-43 of the Questionnaire, but you may choose to do so if you wish.
- Item 13: Home phone number
- Item 14: Address. USE THIS ONLY IF YOU COULD NOT FIT YOUR ENTIRE ADDRESS IN ITEM 16.
- Item 15: Statement and Signature: Copy the statement and sign.
- Item 16: Mailing Address. If you cannot fit the whole address, write it in on Item 14.
- Item 17: Country Code: NOT NECESSARY FOR YOU TO FILL OUT.
- Item 18: Credit Card Payment Information: Use only if you are not writing a check
- Item 19: SAT Subject Tests and Fees: Choose which SAT tests you will take (up to three per test administration period) and total the cost. Note that on test day you may substitute other SAT’s that are offered on that day, or add tests if you haven’t registered for three.
- Item 20: Fees: Carefully tally all fees and include check (or credit card payment, Item 18) for that amount.
Frequently asked questions about the SAT in general
Frequently Asked Questions about REGISTERING for the SAT
Register for the SAT’s, view your scores, and send your scores to colleges
SAT Optional Schools: List of colleges and universities that do not use the SAT or ACT to make admissions decisions about substantial numbers of freshman applicants.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Denise Kanrich, Director of College Guidance
DKanrich@ssdseu.org 973-602-3676, fax: 973-669-0796
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