SAT

salam..

SAT is the single most dreadful thing for students going to the US

making the cutoff for scholarship is crucial.

although i'd like to say that SAT is easy, it's not.

SAT stands for scholastic aptitude test

it's probably your only ticket to US universities.

SAT is conducted by the US and the results are used to process your uni application.

you will be competing against students all over the US and the world with your SAT score.

SAT has 3 parts - reading, math, and writing

all of those sum up to a full score of 2400.

although writing might be an important aspect of SAT, most unis focus on reading and math.

how to score your SAT :

1) FOCUS on getting a full score for math

2) at about one month before your test, go full throttle on doing as many practice tests as possible.

some might find it helpful to memorize vocabularies and such. for me, the best way is to always practice.

you might find some books talk about those joe bloggs method and all those crap. forget those. all you need is practice. 

for writing, perhaps it's wise to read up lots of sample essays and get as many anecdotes and stories to be included in your essays.

other than that, there's nothing much to worry

you might have googled your dream university and searched for average SAT score and requirements and such
dont believe it ( not all, that is)

back then, my school's average SAT score is about 1450 (math + reading) and i stumbled across this list that says i need to get at least 1400 in order to get in.
guess what? i got a 1260 and still got in. bigger surprise? a friend of mine got 1020 and still managed to get into the same university.

here's a rule of thumb
public universities are harder to get into because you have to compete against lots of middle class people in the states paying to get their kids to cheap colleges.

private universities are expensive. thus, less people apply to these unis. therefore, less competition. and private unis focus on getting money from international students, so dont worry about SATs that much (except for cases like harvard and all the top universities)

to make things short, study hard for ur SAT.