“What is it?”

SAT Skills Insight is one more tool to help guide you toward your ultimate goal—college success. It is a free online resource that is available before you take your first SAT and as you prepare to re-take the SAT. You will find that this tool provides new, valuable insight into the test.

It provides real SAT questions and answers, suggestions for improvement, and guidance on how you can sharpen your skills, allowing you to become more comfortable with the types of questions you will see on the SAT. It also helps you to recognize that these skills are the same ones you've learned in the classroom, thus boosting your test-day confidence and familiarity with the SAT. All of this adds up to better results.

Want to know exactly what types of skills students in the 600-700 range have mastered? Sample questions, answers and explanations from every Score Band let you know exactly what to expect as you strive to achieve your goals on the SAT.

With SAT Skills Insight, you're way ahead of the game; not just in regards to your SAT scores, but in your preparedness for college-level success.

“How do I use it?”

You can improve your score by learning about and practicing the types of questions that are on the SAT. SAT Skills Insight is one of several tools that can help you understand how to succeed.

We’ve grouped the SAT scores into six “score bands” between 200 and 800. For each band, we provide examples of a typical student’s skills who scores within that band. The information is based on the performance of students who have taken the SAT.

For each section—critical reading, mathematics, and writing—look at the types of skills tested in each score band. Try to answer the sample questions to see how you do.

• If you feel the skills in a score band seem difficult or confusing, you may need to strengthen those areas.
• If you feel very comfortable with most of the skills, you may be able to improve your score by focusing on the skills in the next higher score band.
• Take a look at the score band just below yours and make sure that you have strong skills in all the areas listed.

“What do I do next?”

Make sure that you understand the meaning of each skill in a score band. Reviewing the bands below and above yours can help you to recognize differences between them.

• Use the Suggestions for Improvement as a resource to help you improve and move up to the next score band.
• Ask your teachers to help you work on any skills that may seem challenging.
• Go to the free SAT Preparation Center to try and improve your score—practice your skills by reviewing test questions, answers, and explanations.
• Get more familiar with the test; register for the next SAT.