Standardized tests
Aktobe Educational Advising Center / AKEAC
Aktobe, 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
TOEFL
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
Language) www.toefl.org
TOEFL PBT (paper-based):
Writing, Listening, Grammar, Reading
Score range: 310-677
Acceptable score: 500+
$160 (TOEFL PBT)
$160 (TOEFL iBT)
TOEFL iBT (Internet-based):
Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing
Score range: 0-120
Acceptable score: 80+
You CAN take this test at
AKEAC
SAT
SAT (Scholastic Admission Test)
www.sat.org
SAT I (Reasoning Test):
Critical Reading, Math, Writing
Score range: 200-800 in each section
Acceptable score: 1200+
$47 (US Domestic)
$75 (International)
SAT II (Subject Test):
English, History and Social Studies,
You can take this test in
Math, Science, Languages
Almaty
ACT
ACT (American College Testing)
www.actstudent.org
Test format:
English, Math, Reading, Science
Reasoning, Writing
Score range: 11-36
Acceptable score: 21+
$33 (ACT without Writing)
$48 (ACT with Writing)
You CAN take this test at
AKEAC
GMAT
GMAT (Graduate Management
Admission test) www.gmat.org
Test format:
Writing, Quantitative Ability (Math),
Verbal Ability (Reading)
$250
Score range: 200-800 + 0-6 for Writing
Acceptable score: 500+
You can take this test in
Almaty
GRE
GRE (Graduate Record
Examination) www.gre.org
Test format:
Verbal Ability (Reading), Math Ability,
Writing
$160
Score range: 200-800 + 0-6 for Writing
Acceptable score: 500+
You can take this test in
Almaty
LSAT
LSAT (Legal School Admission
Test) www.lsat.org
Test format:
Logical Reasoning, Analytical
Reasoning, Reading
Comprehension, Writing
$136
Score range: 120-180
Acceptable score: 150+
You can take this test in
Almaty
Test preparation:
(1) Online
Use official test websites for practice tests
www.toefl.org
www.sat.org
www.actstudent.org
www.gmat.org
www.gre.org
www.lsat.org
OR
Google “TOEFL/SAT/GMAT preparation”
Test preparation:
(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:
(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:
(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)
Remember
Register for tests early
Start preparing early
Work on your English
Thank you!
Your questions
please!