Three months after the debut of the SAT writing test, some colleges are expressing concerns about its validity, and many have decided not to require the scores, at least for the time being. So far, ...

Questions on the SAT Writing and Language test fall into two categories: Expression of Ideas and Standard English Conventions. For many high school students, the organization of written material may ...

Princeton and Stanford last week became the latest schools to drop the SAT essay requirement. The College Board made the section optional in 2016. Skeptics will applaud this essay’s demise as a return ...

The SAT is changing. Again. For the second time in just over a decade, the College Board, which administers the exam, is planning to redesign the exam. The details of the redesign aren’t public yet, ...

In 2005, the College Board unveiled the most dramatic changes in years in the SAT. The dreaded analogies were removed. Mathematics questions were updated. A writing section was added, resulting in the ...

Princeton University on Thursday announced that it will no longer require applicants to submit writing portions of the SAT or ACT. Stanford University is making a similar change. Princeton is, however ...

Getting ready to tackle the SAT and come out on top? You already know the SAT can play a big role in your college applications, and that every point can make a difference, but here’s something you ...

Three years after the College Board increased students' anxieties with its decision to add a handwritten essay to the SAT, and three months after the test made its debut, many universities are still ...

Educational Testing Service will continue to handle other portions of the exam The College Board has announced that Pearson NCS, a for-profit education company, will grade the new essay portion of the ...