Does IB student need to take SAT? eg. ACSI

micko07:

TOEFL is an English exam for non-native speakers. Singaporeans should be eligible for an exemption.

I have yet to hear of a school that does NOT allow males to defer for two years but Teacher Aaron is right in that you should email them to check.

My thoughts on SATs, copied from another post
Personally, I think it's infinitely easier relative to A levels. I got 2200+ (SAT I) and 700+ on 3 SAT IIs with a single sitting for each paper.

SAT IIs are the subject tests -you typically need 2-3 out of a list of 20 or so subjects. If an Arts student like me who only did Biology up to Sec 4 could get 700+ via self-study, it really can't be that difficult. SAT II Math is pretty easy is you do H1/H2 Math - in fact, I think I had a friend who managed to get a pretty good score even without doing H1/H2 Math. I also did SAT II Literature, which was all right. You can look at the list of tests offered and some sample tests here: http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sa ... reparation

SAT I is the \"general\" test that must be taken by pretty much everyone (you can also do the ACT in lieu, but I've never tried that). SAT I Math is a complete joke - I remember a lot of the questions were about Sec 1/2 level. As long as you're careful, there's no reason why you can't get a perfect score. The vocabulary bit is pretty annoying because they tend to use words that don't come up often in everyday conversation, but that can be remedied by some hard-core memorization. You'll also need to go back and revise basic grammar rules (which can actually be completely counter-intuitive). The essay is also graded differently to GP so you need to be familiar with how that works too. You can see a sample SAT paper here: https://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-practice-test

You only really need SATs for US applications - I wouldn't sit for them otherwise (unfortunately, the UK schools typically make offers conditional on SIPCAL/ IB). If the kid is potentially interested in applying to the US, I would suggest taking them as soon as possible, so that you can resit if necessary. I can't exactly remember when I took my SATs, but I think I did SAT IIs in June of J1 and SAT I in December of J1. Practise loads, be very careful, and you should be fine (there are \"ten year series\" equivalents, which you can buy from bookshops or online eg http://www.randomhouse.com/princetonreview/college/sat/)