Pls i need some orientiation about SAT and TOFEL exams . All comments will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

A.Gideon:
Pls i need some orientiation about SAT and TOFEL exams . All comments will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

You can easily get the current information on the internet. My knowledge about SAT is based on what I knew more than a decade ago. Perhaps you will find something sensible in what I have to say.

SAT is the main entrance exam for undergraduate studies in the US. It is of two kinds. The first one is the SAT 1 reasoning test, which has quantitative, verbal and analytical sections, and basically measures your ability to perform basic mathematics, comprehend English language and compose written responses to questions. You will need a strong foundation in O'level mathematics and a fine understanding of the English language in order for you to get a very nice test score. Many things have changed about SAT 1 since I registered for it in 2000. You may want to get the current info. See here http://sat.collegeboard.org/home

SAT 2 is much more demanding because it is a subject test and is meant to check how well students have mastered subjects like math, physics, chemistry etc at both O' and A levels. If your knowledge of these subjects is restricted to O'level or secondary school level, then I advise you to deepen your knowledge and understanding of the subjects at A level. The people I know who aced SAT 2 had a solid knowledge of years 1 and 2 university level work before they took the SAT 2 exam. In fact, we lost many of our finest brains in engineering and science at unilag to some of the world's top schools in the US. You can easily get material for SAT 2 preparation by visiting different SAT sites. There are many of them on the internet. Search, search and search.

TOEFL tests your ability to comprehend written passages (Reading), listen and understand spoken sentences (Listening), write clear and understandable essays and summaries (Writing) and speak articulately (Speaking). So, the test comprises 4 parts--Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking. Each part carries 30 points and so you are graded out of 120. Requirements very from university to university, but the very nice universities require an overall score of 90 and above, and the most competitive universities require a score of >25 on the speaking part if you are a graduate student who wants to work as a teaching assistant. TOEFL is not really a difficult test. Most people I know blasted 100 and above. In fact, my classmate in naija(now in Michigan)blasted 112 or 118/120. I am not sure again sha. However, it all depends on your foundation in the English language and your ability to use the most helpful textbooks when preparing for the TOEFL test. I have found Barron and Kaplan to be extremely useful. It is possible to even score 117 or 119/120 if you can carefully read through and assimilate the ideas and strategies presented in both textbooks. I will not tell you my score

Finally, I suspect that I had earlier responded to one of your posts. I am not too sure sha. But my general advice to you if you are still a young person would be to attend any university in naija and get the best grades that you can get. After achieving good grades (I mean really excellent grades), you can get a full scholarship to study at one of Cambridge, Oxford, MIT, Harvard, NY, Columbia, Penn, Michigan, Chicago, California, just name it. This is the exact thing I would tell my younger bro/sis if I had one. There will always be plenty of scholarships for the most accomplished graduate students and some lucky unaccomplished ones.

Make your choice. All the best omo oba.

T22.

Thanks bro, that was somewhat exhaustive, and i deeply appreciate your advice..

boss @tanimola can i get a school in usa that give waver in school fee cos am not that young again been it that am over 25yrs
i am currently about rounding off my ND in software enginerring but woould like to further ahead for undergraduate in computer science or software engineering your advise will be appreciated


thanks