Standardized testsStandardized tests

Aktobe Educational Advising Center / AKEACAktobe, Kazakhstan, 2010

What for

• Standardized tests are required by colleges and universities in order to evaluate your academic and language abilities

Tests for Prospective Undergrads

TOEFL

SAT or ACT:

SAT General test

SAT Subject test

Tests for Prospective

Graduate students

TOEFL

GMAT – for business administration or management-related majors (e.g. MBA)

GRE – for social sciences

LSAT – for legal studies

TOEFLTOEFL

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) www.toefl.org

TOEFL PBT (paper-based):

Writing, Listening, Grammar, ReadingScore range: 310-677

Acceptable score: 500+

TOEFL iBT (Internet-based):

Reading, Listening, Speaking, WritingScore range: 0-120

Acceptable score: 80+ You You CANCAN take this test at take this test at AKEACAKEAC

$160 (TOEFL PBT)

$160 (TOEFL iBT)

SATSAT

SAT (Scholastic Admission Test) www.sat.org

SAT I (Reasoning Test):Critical Reading, Math, WritingScore range: 200-800 in each sectionAcceptable score: 1200+

SAT II (Subject Test):English, History and Social Studies,

Math, Science, Languages

$47 (US Domestic)

$75 (International)

You can take this test in Almaty

ACTACT

ACT (American College Testing) www.actstudent.org

Test format:English, Math, Reading, Science

Reasoning, WritingScore range: 11-36Acceptable score: 21+

$33 (ACT without Writing)

$48 (ACT with Writing)

You You CANCAN take this test at take this test at AKEACAKEAC

GMATGMAT

GMAT (Graduate Management Admission test) www.gmat.org

Test format:Writing, Quantitative Ability (Math),

Verbal Ability (Reading) Score range: 200-800 + 0-6 for WritingAcceptable score: 500+

$250

You can take this test in Almaty

GREGRE

GRE (Graduate Record Examination) www.gre.org

Test format:Verbal Ability (Reading), Math Ability,

Writing Score range: 200-800 + 0-6 for WritingAcceptable score: 500+

$160

You can take this test in Almaty

LSATLSAT

LSAT (Legal School Admission Test) www.lsat.org

Test format:Logical Reasoning, Analytical

Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Writing

Score range: 120-180Acceptable score: 150+

$136

You can take this test in Almaty

Test preparation: Test preparation: (1) Online(1) Online

Use official test websites for practice testswww.toefl.orgwww.sat.orgwww.actstudent.orgwww.gmat.orgwww.gre.orgwww.lsat.org ORGoogle “TOEFL/SAT/GMAT preparation”

Test preparation: Test preparation: (2) AKEAC library(2) AKEAC library

AKEAC library has up-to-date test preparation books on all the tests!

Use them for free at the AKEAC office during office hours

Test preparation: Test preparation: (3) Trial TOEFL test(3) Trial TOEFL test

AKEAC provides trial TOEFL tests 2 times a month on Saturdays

You need to sign up for these tests

Test preparation: Test preparation: (4) Test prep course(4) Test prep course

AKEAC provides TOEFL/IELTS test preparation every month

The course lasts for 4 weeks, 3 times a week, 24 academic hours

TOEFL Summer Camp for high school students (July-August)

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