ACT, when are you getting rid of your essay?
Our understanding is that the optional essay portion of the SAT that disappeared in June of 2021 will not resurface in the digital SAT. Students can be connected to scholarships and National Recognition Programs as a result of their SAT Suite testing. Khan Academy will continue to offer free review material aligned with the P/SAT. Students who received accommodations for paper and pencil testing will continue to receive accommodations in this format. This means testing will be offered at schools and designated testing centers. Students must go to a centralized location to test (no testing at home) where they will be proctored. Other ways in which the digital SAT will remain the same as its paper and pencil-based counterpart: The content and material tested on the exam won’t be that different-reading, writing, and math are at the core of the exam. 
The score scale remains the same 1600 is the highest total possible. Scores will turnaround quicker than in the past and should be available within days instead of weeks. The order of questions will vary student by student, lessening the likelihood of cheating. The test will be shorter (more like 2 hours instead of the old 3), with more time per question. A calculator will be allowed for all math sections. This is different and will likely allow for more opportunities for students to test since schools aren’t tied to the traditional 7 national SAT test dates currently (and historically) held on Saturday mornings. The digital SAT can be taken on a student’s, school’s, or College Board’s laptop or tablet. 
We’ve gathered some questions that have been popping into our minds-and likely yours-so we hope this helps offer reassurance as we move into this Brave New World (if you haven’t read the classic, it’s great for “SAT-level” vocabulary words). Leading up to the digital SAT, there will be digital PSATs.
In the US, the class of 2025 students (current high school freshmen) are those who will generally be the first impacted by this change. Įxcept this wasn’t such a big announcement-they teased for years that they’d move the traditional paper and pencil test to a more convenient form, reiterated that again at the peak of the pandemic, and only now posted a timeline for this change. Last week, the College Board made a big announcement : the SAT is going digital.
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