The SAT will undergo substantial changes in 2024 that include making the test entirely digital and an hour shorter.
The changes were announced Tuesday by the College Board, which creates and administers the college admission test. The new format follows the news that several major colleges and universities, including Harvard University, have announced that undergraduate applicants will not be required to submit test scores to complete the application process.
In the announcement of the change, Priscilla Rodriguez, the vice president of college readiness assessments at the College Board, said, “The digital SAT will be easier to take, easier to give, and more relevant.”
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“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,” Rodriguez said. “With input from educators and students, we are adapting to ensure we continue to meet their evolving needs.”
The College Board said that in addition to the switch to a digital examination, the test will be a whole hour shorter and will feature a revamped critical reading section that will “feature shorter reading passages with one question tied to each” and “will reflect a wider range of topics that represent the works students read in college.”
All math sections will now permit the use of a calculator, and test scores will be available “in days, instead of weeks,” the organization said, adding that students will be connected with information on other career options besides going to college.
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“To reflect the range of paths that students take after high school, digital SAT Suite score reports will also connect students to information and resources about local two-year college, workforce training programs, and career options,” the board said.
