<p>I was just wondering if SAT problems in US and SAT problems in other countries are same or different, then it might be really unfair or something :(</p>
<p>Anyway, do you think SAT problems in US and SAT problems in other countries are same or different? </p>
<p>Acutally, I heard that one student had different essay topic from other students in real test. THEN. .....</p>
<p>Not sure about the tests but the essay's are usually different. collegeboard does this so during test day, one in the states can not get the essay prompt ahead of time from someone out of country. Even with this, the essay readers read essays from all around the world even if they are only in the US. I believe all the essays are scanned into a database and the reader examines it from there. If the test was identical it would give people in the US an advantage.</p>
<p>No, if the test was identical it would give people in new zealand, australia, etc.. and advantage.</p>
<p>Anyway, there are different tests (i think 4?) distributed throughout the world, including the states - so 2 girls sitting a test in the same test centre, right next to each other, could have different papers.
I took it 2 times and the second time I took it, it was apparently the 'international' version and most of the people outside the US got that or something. (cant remember about the first time sorry).</p>
<p>We usually have different exams.</p>
<p>What do you mean by "different", different as in the questions on the exams? I don't see why that would be unfair. It would be better to have seperate exams because of the time zones, and besides, all of the applicants applying to a single exam will not all have taken the exact same SAT exam, that's impossible. So why would it matter in another country?</p>
<p>there fouer different forms of SAT I believe. the student next to you may have different form than you do there is an equati section that is different may be math or verbal but you dont know which one is equatig. so you must answer as if it was counted in the score.
but i think it is same different forms even in different country.
since asia is ahead of usa if a person calls his friend with questions in usa then he has an advantage what the problems are and take the advantage</p>
<p>The tests are different. I've noticed that SATs over here are differentfrom those in the US. The Essay topic varies and so do the critical reading passages. I'm not sure about math though...but why would they make different CR and essays and leave math the same?</p>
<p>Probably because say if someone took the SAT then they can't phone to the friend on the other side of the world and tell them what the essay question is. Math problems are more difficult to remember, while an essay question or reading passage you might be able to recall for years. </p>
<p>For example, you could look back at math problems you solved last week and not really remember them because all of them are quite similar to one another, but remember what the topic was for an essay or an article you read.</p>