If you’re like me, all you remember about standardized testing is getting an intense cramp from writing for forever. Also, as a leftie, I got pencil smudges all over my hand. Soon, however, those memories will be nothing but a clue as to just how ancient you are. In the next few years, the SAT is going entirely digital. It’s an upgrade that nobody really asked for, but hey, gotta stay relevant somehow!
Last year, total SAT testing took a big hit. The College Board, which runs and administers the test, told Reuters that about 1.5 million students in the high school class of 2021 took the SAT, compared to 2.2 million from the class of 2020. Unsurprisingly, that drop was directly attributed to the pandemic, during which thousands of students’ SAT exams were cancelled or postponed — in some cases, multiple times.
