This week, students who took the March “redesigned” SAT will receive their scores. In anticipation of these scores, College Board (the nonprofit organization that administers the SAT) published “SAT Score Converter.” This tool allows users to see the concordance between “old” SAT and “new” SAT scores and also ACT and “new” SAT scores. The Converter allows you… Continue reading HOW DO “NEW” SAT SCORES COMPARE TO SCORES FROM THE ACT AND “OLD” SAT?

Beginning in March 2016, College Board will be administering a redesigned SAT Reasoning Test. This updated version of the test will emphasize critical analysis and real-world problem-solving, and a new scoring system will no longer punish students for incorrect responses. It also seems rather clear that many of these revisions (i.e. heavier accent on reading comprehension, reduced focus… Continue reading THE “REDESIGNED” SAT