Understand the SAT Subject Tests

The following background information about the SAT subject test is
important to keep in mind as you get ready to prep for the SAT Subject Test:
Mathematics.

WHAT ARE THE SAT SUBJECT TESTS?

Known until 1994 as the College Board Achievement Tests and until 2004 as
the SAT IIs, the SAT Subject Tests focus on specific disciplines: English, U.S.
History, World History, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and many
foreign languages. Each test lasts one hour and consists entirely of multiple-
choice questions. On any one test date, you can take one, two, or three
subject tests.

HOW DO THE SAT SUBJECT TESTS DIFFER FROM THE

SAT?

The SAT is largely a test of verbal and math skills. True, you need to know
some vocabulary and some formulas for the SAT, but it’s designed to measure
how well you read and think rather than how much you remember. The SAT
subject tests are very different. They’re designed to measure what you know
about specific disciplines. Sure, critical reading and thinking skills play a part
on these tests, but their main purpose is to determine exactly what you know
about math, history, chemistry, and so on.