New changes happening to the SAT this spring

YESTERDAY. HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS WILL NOW BE TAKING THE SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST ONLINE THIS SPRING. IT’S A NEW CHANGE THAT’S HAPPENING FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME EVER IN ALMOST 100 YEARS. WVTM 13 S PATSY DOUGLAS LIVE AND LOCAL FOR US IN BIRMINGHAM THIS MORNING. PATSY, TELL US MORE ABOUT HOW THIS WILL BENEFIT STUDENTS. WELL CARLA SARAH, IT IS DEFINITELY A MORE STUDENT FRIENDLY. THIS NEW DIGITAL VERSION OF THE TEST, THE QUESTIONS AND ALSO THE TIME SPENT ON THE TEST IS SHORTER THAN THEY’VE EVER BEEN BEFORE. NOW THE SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST HAS OPENED THE DOORS FOR MANY STUDENTS TO GET ACCESS TO COLLEGES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. FOR YEARS, MANY STUDENTS WERE USING PAPER AND PENCIL, WHICH CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 100 QUESTIONS AND LASTED ABOUT THREE HOURS. THIS NEW DIGITAL VERSION IS ONE HOUR SHORTER, LESS WORDY QUESTIONS, AND STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE CALCULATORS FOR EVERY MATH PROBLEM, PREP EXPERTS SAY. THE COLLEGE BOARD ALSO GOT RID OF MANY OF THE CONTENT THAT STUDENTS DID NOT ENJOY, OR THAT WASN’T HELPFUL. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MOST STUDENT FRIENDLY VERSION OF THE SAT EVER CREATED, AND THE INITIAL FEEDBACK WE’VE GOT FROM PARENTS AND STUDENTS IS THEY LOVE THE NEW EXAM AND THEY ARE SCORING EVEN HIGHER THAN THE PAPER BASED VERSION OF THE SAT. NOW THAT’S GOOD NEWS THERE FOR MANY OF THOSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. REGISTRATION FOR MAY AND JUNE TESTING IS ENDING VERY SOON. WE DID CHECK THE PRICE OF SAT TESTING RIGHT NOW, AND IT WILL RUN SOME PARENTS AND ALSO STUDENTS ABOUT $60. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ON OUR FREE NEWS APP IN BIRMINGHAM PATSY DOUGLAS. WVTM 13. SO NO MORE NUMBER TWO PENCILS, CALCULATORS. WELL, THAT’S NO FAIR. YEAH, THOSE OF US WHO HAD TO SIT THERE AND REMEMBER ALL THOSE FORMULAS. YEAH, I ALWAYS HAD TO BRING EXTRA PENCILS BECAUSE I ALWAYS ENDED UP BREAKING MINE BECAUSE I WAS SO ANXIOUS AN

New changes are happening as high school juniors and seniors take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) this spring.For the first time in almost a hundred years, students will take the test online.In the past, students took the test using paper and pencil, which consisted of over a hundred questions and took approximately three hours.>> PREVIOUS COVERAGE: The SAT is now fully digitalThe new digital version of the test is one hour shorter, has fewer wordy questions, and allows students to use calculators for every math problem.The College Board has eliminated content that students did not find useful or enjoyable, according to prep experts. For instance, they removed obscure vocabulary words that students would never use in their lives again. Instead, they added more question types that test real-world skills that students will need in their future college and careers. >> THE LATEST: Headlines and weather from WVTM 13The SAT has provided access to colleges, scholarships, and other opportunities for many students.Registration is now open for the entire 2023–24 testing year. To look at testing dates and local testing centers, click here.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

New changes are happening as high school juniors and seniors take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) this spring.

For the first time in almost a hundred years, students will take the test online.

In the past, students took the test using paper and pencil, which consisted of over a hundred questions and took approximately three hours.

>> PREVIOUS COVERAGE: The SAT is now fully digital

The new digital version of the test is one hour shorter, has fewer wordy questions, and allows students to use calculators for every math problem.

The College Board has eliminated content that students did not find useful or enjoyable, according to prep experts.

For instance, they removed obscure vocabulary words that students would never use in their lives again. Instead, they added more question types that test real-world skills that students will need in their future college and careers.

>> THE LATEST: Headlines and weather from WVTM 13

The SAT has provided access to colleges, scholarships, and other opportunities for many students.

Registration is now open for the entire 2023–24 testing year. To look at testing dates and local testing centers, click here.

New changes happening to the SAT this spring

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