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SAT The Educational Testing Service (ETS) adopted the SAT I back in 1944. Its purpose was to measure pure intelligence or aptitude, as we know it today. It has since been accepted as the required test for admissions by the Virginia State of Assessment, in all local colleges and universities in Virginia. Today, the SAT I play's an important role in young high schools student’s college careers. This paper will attempt to explain the history and make-up of the SAT I, as it is compared to the recent day SAT I Test. It will also elaborate on its link to the Virginia State of Assessment Plan in local colleges, and how it ranks within different cultures and genders. The history of the SAT has origins that date back to the First World War. The original test, known as the "Army Alpha" was an IQ test administered by the United States Army to evaluate the intelligence of new recruits. Following the war, the Army Alpha was adapted and transformed for the purpose of a college admissions test, (The Big Test: SAT I, p.l) .The first test was experimentally administered to a few thousand college applicants in 1926. In 1933, President of Harvard sat, test, college, americans, scores, african, virginia, students, high, school, colleges, verbal, state, european, education, women, score, phillips, higher, gap, between, average, american, admissions, take, seniors, schev, performance, jencks, intelligence, however, academic, university, today, testing, recent