(US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, qualifier:various other countries, uncountable) Ellipsis of SAT Reasoning Test, formerly an acronym for Scholastic Assessment Test and (originally) Scholastic Aptitude Test: a national exam taken annually by high school juniors and seniors.
AIs are no longer just producing passable five-paragraph essays. Now they’re excelling at the SAT, “earning” a score of 1410. […] To score a 1410 on the SAT says something about your capacities and prospects—maybe you can get into Stanford. 2023 March 21, Ian Bogost, “Is This the Singularity for Standardized Tests?”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2023:
Some people claim that the SATs have gotten harder.
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(UK, countable, uncountable) The National Curriculum assessment, formerly called (either officially or unofficially) by names including the Statutory Assessment Test and the Standard Attainment Test.