SAT是由美国大学委员会（College Board）主办，其成绩是世界各国高中生申请美国大学入学资格及奖学金的重要参考，它与ACT都被称为美国高考。美国大学
    SAT总分共2400分，分为阅读、写作和数学三部分，由ETS承担其命题及阅卷工作。但是它们只是录取学生时参考的材料之一，不像高考一样起完全决定性的因素，其成绩有效期为2年 。
    有考生问SAT写作和TOEFL写作有什么区别？有一位友以新东方学生的名义回答了这个问题：托福写作和SAT写作在本质上是没有区别的。只是SAT写作对于例子的要求比托福高很多。托福的例子基本没有要求，任何符合常识的例子都可以。但是SAT的写作中例子必须是名人名事。
    另外，好心的考生还分享一篇据传是SAT写作最佳范文的英文文章：
　　In a world where economic prosperity and “getting ahead” in work and technology are highly valued, creativity and the arts are often shunted in favor of more “practical” pursuits. Students abandon dreams of acting or painting in order to major in medicine, computer technology, or engineering: highly profitable and scientific fields. Even with the advances in these fields, however, there is still a need for creativity in our world, because seeing things in a new way can make all the difference.
　　Today, more and more public schools are forced to abandon their arts programs to make time for subjects like science and math: subjects in which all students must have a basic knowledge in order to succeed in higher education. However, by leaving these programs behind, children are deprived of the creative stimulation that the arts provide, and are taught to view the world in “black and white” terms: one right answer to every problem. With a view such as this, how will children perform in the future? It may be assumed that all people will see things the same way, and propose only one solution to a problem, failing to see the bigger picture.
　　Creativity has obviously influenced earlier generations in a positive way, so there is no need to eliminate creativity from our world. What would have happened if Franklin Roosevelt had never proposed his New Deal? The Great Depression might have persisted for some time, robbing even more families of their chance at prosperity and happiness. However, by proposing a new, creative solution for the problem of the U.S.’s depression, FDR pulled the nation out of its slump. Another example of how creativity has positively influenced the world happened just recently, with the introduction of hybrid cars. These new cars do not rely on as much oil as other cars do in order to operate, using alternative energy sources instead. Without the creative minds behind the invention of these cars, the world would rely so much on its limited oil reserves that fuel would eventually run out. Because of creativity, the world has a chance to find other energy sources.
　　Though these practical applications for creativity are conducive to everyone, the common man benefits even more from the stimulation that the arts provide. In a world dominated by political powers and torn apart by war, entertainers in the arts can inspire hope and change in everyone. A child watching a Charlie Chaplin film might decide to join the gymnastics team, or a woman observing a Monet painting in a museum might become an elementary school art teacher: who knows? The arts can transport people to other places, into different ways of thinking.
　　The importance of creativity in the world today is enormous, for it has both pragmatic and “important” applications. Creativity is both a source for inspiration and a problem-solving method, and without it, our world would greatly suffer.
    此SAT范文的来源为可可英语。
    SAT作文主要考察的是考生在一定时间内就某个特定话题给出观点并用各种具体论证手段加以支持分析的能力，不要偏题是基本要求。SAT写作与其他留学写作考试(如新托福)的定位非常不同。新托福是语言能力测试，而SAT作为入学考试，更注重考察一个学生的逻辑推理能力，要求学生的论证严密、有效、有力。因此不建议考生把TOEFL写作的那套东西搬来用于SAT写作上，想取得高分必须区别复习。