SAT is an examination sponsored by American College Board, and its results are an important reference for high school students all over the world to apply for admission qualifications and scholarships in American universities. It and ACT are both called American College Entrance Examination.
However, this test score is not required by all universities, and some top universities do not require it in terms of admission conditions. Students can use other scores instead, and they need to carefully check the admission conditions of the school when applying for a university.
After the reform of 20 16, the new SAT was divided into three parts: reading, grammar and mathematics, and writing was changed to optional test. ETS undertakes its proposition and grading work. But they are only one of the reference materials when enrolling students, and they are not completely decisive factors. Their grades are valid for two years.
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In America, 16- 18 years old must go to school. Now many states require students to study until they are 18 years old. Some states only stipulate that you must study until you are 14 years old. Students can attend public schools, private schools or home schools. In most public and private schools, education is divided into three levels: primary school, junior high school and senior high school.
American middle schools generally have three years of junior high school and four years of high school. There are academic courses to prepare for further studies, vocational courses to prepare for employment, and general courses to learn the basic knowledge of high school.
And some schools will include 8th grade in the senior high school. Some schools only have four-year secondary schools, which means that the primary schools in this school district implement eight-year system. Regardless of the classification, students are guaranteed to have 12 years of compulsory education.
Middle school teachers teach different subjects. Generally, a teacher is responsible for teaching the same subject in 2-3 classes.
American middle schools, like primary schools, have no unified national curriculum and textbooks. However, the curriculum of each state and school must enable students to maintain physical and mental health, master basic learning skills, become effective members of the family, develop employment knowledge and skills, be competent for civic obligations, make good use of leisure time, and cultivate certain moral qualities.
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