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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