Those of us who took the SAT remember what we got on that test, even if we took it long ago. On the other hand, few of us recall our high-school GPA, and the permanent record that was supposed to ...
The SAT’s essay-writing component, which was introduced in 2005, has been accused of many sins. Critics have said that the new test rewards students for having good handwriting, for filling a page ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Essay optional. No penalties for wrong answers. The SAT college entrance exam is undergoing sweeping revisions. Changes in the annual test that millions of students take will also do ...
The SAT is changing. Again. For the second time in just over a decade, the College Board, which administers the exam, is planning to redesign the exam. The details of the redesign aren’t public yet, ...
Since 2016, the essay portion of the SAT has been optional. Still, many students choose to write it each year to demonstrate strong or improved writing skills to their short list of colleges. Whether ...
The SAT college admission test will no longer require a timed essay, will dwell less on fancy vocabulary and will return to the familiar 1600-point scoring scale in a major overhaul intended to open ...
Regarding James S. Murphy’s “Don’t Overhaul the SAT Essay, Dump It” (op-ed, Oct. 15): The single skill vital to success in nearly every college major is the ability to compose a clearly argued essay, ...
Dr. Les Perelman, director of undergraduate writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, tells Linda Wertheimer why he thinks the new SAT essay misses the mark. For one thing, he says, too ...
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