The subject tests start between and in the morning. You'll get a five minute break between each test. Some students get an adrenaline rush jumping from one subject test to another.
Others might have trouble shifting gears between subjects. Again, practicing under simulated conditions may help you figure out your testing style and whether you should take several subject tests on one date or space them out.
Not only will timing yourself help create the conditions of the real test, but finding friends and peers to practice with will also resemble the experience of testing beside others. Here's how scoring works for Subject Tests all the Subject Tests except the foreign language tests have five answer choices.
Foreign languages tests have four answer choices :. What does this mean for you? Too many random guesses could bring down your score, so you have to be smart on when to guess on a question and risk a point deduction and when to leave a question blank with no change of getting it right. Here are some strategies to follow:. Skip the question for now and return to it after you've finished the rest of the exam.
Then leave the question blank. Without eliminating any of your answer choices, you have a high chance of losing points by choosing the wrong answer. If you guess on five questions, odds are you will get four questions wrong and one right, or zero points total! This is why there is a wrong answer penalty on SAT Subject Tests-- it makes blind guessing pointless literally.
But because of how randomness works, you might end up guessing incorrectly on more questions than expected—leaving you with a net negative number of points. It may make sense to guess here. Cross off the answer choice that you know is incorrect, and take a look at the rest of the answer choices to see if you can narrow down your options further. In this situation, you'll likely gain more points than you lose by guessing. If you guess randomly on 16 questions where you can eliminate one answer choice for each with five answer choices to start , you will gain a full point on average 4 -.
But remember, this advice assumes purely random guessing, which is rare. A certain answer might be appealing to you for whatever reason, so you will go for that choice instead of taking a truly random guess.
Test makers often try to make incorrect answers look more appealing so students are more likely to get tricked and choose them. When taking these factors into account, your chance of guessing correctly after eliminating one answer choice is actually less than 25 percent. In the example above, if you were to get even three questions right rather than four and 13 wrong rather than 12 you would be losing a quarter of a point 3 -.
If you do decide to guess in this situation, pick an answer as much at random as possible, rather than getting mired in the wording of each choice. For example, you may choose to always "A" on questions you're guessing on unless that's the choice you've eliminated to make your guesses as random as possible. Even with the tricky wording of SAT questions, your chances of choosing the correct answer are high enough here that it may be appropriate to guess. Say you have a set of 15 questions where you guess after eliminating two choices leaving you with three answer choices per question.
With random guessing, this gives you a net total of 2. It can still be risky to guess here because we're assuming that all the answer choices you eliminated are definitely incorrect. However, if you have done your homework on the SAT and are familiar with strategies for eliminating incorrect answers , you should be good to go. Additional Note: If you take a practice test, I would recommend marking all the questions you guessed on so that you can later evaluate the success of your guessing strategies.
This will also prevent you from just ignoring questions you got right by chance, which you should still revisit if you don't understand the material. While these tests seem to have a lot of questions in a short amount of time, you'll definitely be able to get to all of them if you study effectively. Prep with high quality materials and train yourself in time management and pacing , the same way you would as an athlete.
Taking two or three subject tests in one day may sound tough, but a lot of students actually get into a highly focused zone and feed off the energy of the challenge.
Be strategic about how you schedule your tests, but remember you can always take the subject tests again if need be— most colleges will take your highest scores. Now that you're familiar with the length of the subject tests, how can you decide which subject tests to take?
June 5 Test Day July Online and paper score reports will be available. Other Ways to Get Scores Paper score reports: Students who register by mail and don't have active College Board online accounts will receive paper score reports. Printing your scores desktop only : Go to your online score report , click the View Details button, then click Download Report in the top right corner.
Scores by phone: You can get Subject Test scores by phone starting on the day they're released, but there's an extra fee. Old scores: You can call to request old scores. You'll have to pay a fee. How to Get Help with Scores If you're having trouble accessing your released scores:. SAT Suite of Assessments. Educators: Go to the K—12 reporting portal.
More Ways to Get Scores Learn how to get your results on paper or by phone. If you do very well on a specific Subject Test, you might be exempted from a basic class in that subject. It is a good idea to find out whether the colleges you are applying to use the SAT Subject Tests for this purpose.
The best time to take an SAT Subject Test is right after you have finished a year-long class in that subject.
For example, if you take Biology in 11th grade, then you should take the Biology Subject Test near the end of that year, when the material is still fresh in your mind.
However, this rule does not apply for the Literature, and Foreign Language Subject Tests; it is best to take those after you have had as much study in the area as possible. You should also use your list of preferred colleges and their admission requirements to help plan your high school course schedule.
You may want to adjust your schedule based on the requirements. A comprehensive list of when the Subject Tests are administered can be found at the College Board website. To register online, visit www. You can also request a copy of the Registration Bulletin by calling College Board at or writing to:.
Box Princeton, NJ — The fees associated with the Subject Tests can be found here. How long does it take to get my scores back? The scores are usually mailed out weeks after you take the test.
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