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, ...

While the essay portion of the SAT is optional, all students must complete the Writing and Language section. This part of the test tends to cause anxiety for students who struggle with reading ...

The Sept. 1 editorial “A question of ambition” called for replacing a committee, the SAT Test Development Committee, that has not yet met with the “think tank” at the admissions office at the ...

The first scores from a newly revamped SAT I were released this week, and they have proved to be a test in themselves as students, parents and high school counselors struggle to understand what the ...

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, ...

The College Board on Wednesday announced major changes to the SAT, including a substantial revision to the writing test that was added in 2005 in the last major overhaul of the admissions test. A ...

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 ...