SATs in Canada! (and other countries too)

Student Lounge International Students
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<p><em>This post probably applies to many other countries too, since, for instance, most use the metric system.</em></p>

<p>When taking the SATs in Canada, will we be using Canadian conventions, such as the metric system (m, cm, mm, kg, g) and spelling words the Canadian way? Or is everything Americanized? Such as words like (bolded letters mean that they show up only in Canada):</p>

<p>[ul][li]colo*u*r[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Also, For SATs in Canada, do they use the metric system or imperial units?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>No, the test is the same all around the world. So think like an American! Just kidding, the differences arent that significant that you'll have to worry, especially since you're in Canada.</p>

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<p>my canadian teacher in 6th grade marked me wrong for spelling colo(u)r color...</p>

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<p>So on the SAT, should we spell things the American way or the Canadian way? Would it really matter when it's being graded? Also, would it have measures such as quarts, gallons, or yards?</p>

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<p>the measurements really dont matter... i dont think they give u a lot of conversion problems on the math.. but i dont know about the writing</p>

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<p>Eek - I'm still not sure as to what I should be expecting. </p>

<p>Anyone care to clarify some more?</p>

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<p>They don't care about spelling.</p>

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<p>It's not an issue. I've taken the SAT twice in Canada, and it didn't come up.</p>

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<p>there're SO many words tht r spelled differently in American eng compared to british eng. i dunno if it matters. but if it does, we're at a great disadvantage.
anyone?</p>

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<p>No, you goddamned moron. Read the rest of this thread. And anyways, there's no spelling portion on the SAT, so if you don't understand that "color" means "colour" or that "labor" means "labour," well...</p>

<p>And I'm sure the readers are aware of this as well. After all, most of the international students taking the test probably know the British spelling anyways.</p>

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<p>talkin abt the essay section in the new SAT</p>

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<p>Again, considering the SAT is admistered in dozens of countries, with most of them using British spelling, do you really think that this is not accounted for???</p>

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<p>They do care about spelling, for example, don't mix up "your with you're" on an essay. They will not care about colour--->color because that varies only between English speakers, and they are both correct.</p>

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<p>What if you switch between color and colour during your essay? (Maybe I'm trying to use color but out of habit I use colour sometimes.)</p>

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<p>It shouldn't matter...I think that the reader only have about 2-3 mins to read an essay, so I'm sure that they'll be looking at grammar and content (but apparently, not facts) more than two correct spellings of a word.</p>