The College Board announced earlier today its plans to move the widely used, highly debated SAT test entirely online, along with a host of other changes to the exam format, timing, and security. By 2024, stateside high school students will no longer know the pain of showing up to their SATs with a backpack stuffed full of No. 2 pencils, an overpriced calculator they use approximately three times a year, and a Snickers bar rapidly melting in their pockets.
“The digital SAT will be easier to take, easier to give, and more relevant,” said Priscilla Rodriguez, the College Board’s vice president of College Readiness Assessments. “We’re not simply putting the current SAT on a digital platform—we’re taking full advantage of what delivering an assessment digitally makes possible. With input from educators and students, we are adapting to ensure we continue to meet their evolving needs.”
