The SAT is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States. It is a multiple-choice, pencil-and-paper test created and administered by the College Board. The SAT is intended to measure a high school students readiness for college and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants. The test covers reading, writing, and math, and is used to determine students preparedness for college. The SAT is typically taken by high school juniors and seniors, and it is offered nationally every year in August, October, November, December, March, May, and June. The test is scored on a 200 to 800 point scale for each section, and the highest possible SAT score is 1600. The SAT is wholly owned, developed, and published by the College Board, a private, not-for-profit organization in the United States, and it is administered on behalf of the College Board by the Educational Testing Service.