Archive: The New SAT One Year Later

(Education World) By Navinda Persaud. Saturday, March 11 will mark the one year anniversary of the redesigned SAT. So, how has the test fared one year later? Are the results what we all expected or is there still work to be done? “Students prefer the new SAT by a 7 to 1 margin, saying it’s “easier,” “more straightforward,” and “way […]

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College Board Adds a New SAT Practice Test!

Original Linkedin Post from Test Prep & Tutoring Professionals: “The College Board announced the release of SAT Practice Test 7. We’ve also added it to our free Test Prep & Admissions Resource Library.  Beyond Practice Test #7, we have added Answers, Explanations, Scoring Instructions, and the Essay.” Community Membership is required to access but that is also free. […]

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The College Board: SAT® Testing Supports for English Language Learners

(Collegeboard.org)  PRESS RELEASE — NEW YORK—The College Board has overhauled its request process for testing accommodations, making it easier for eligible students to receive the support they need on College Board assessments. Beginning January 1, 2017, the vast majority of students who are approved for and using testing accommodations at their school through a current […]

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History of Test Prep: New SAT, old problems

(The Brown Daily Herald) By Ameer Malik —   I apologize in advance for bringing up the SAT. For quite a few students, including myself, that acronym unearths memories of thick books and No. 2 pencils that are better left buried. But just because many of us here at Brown have already taken the test […]

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History of Test Prep: The effects of the new SAT

(Cornell College News) By Staff Writers — The new SAT has two sections: mathematics and English, each scored from 200-800, for a total out of 1600. The most recent “old SAT” gave a total out of 2400. While the average for the SAT of 2006-15 was 1500, the average on the newest rendition is showing 1090, […]

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