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The new SAT, to be introduced in the spring of 2016, will not quell all criticism of the standardized-test juggernaut. Critics have long pointed out — and Mr. Coleman admits — that high school grades are a better predictor of college success than standardized test scores. A growing number of colleges have in recent years gone “test optional,” allowing students to forgo the tests and submit their grades, transcripts and perhaps a graded paper.
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<p>the SAT is broken, hope they manage to fix it</p>
<p>Someday, someone will be confused when I tell them that I got a 2310 on my SAT.</p>
<p>Someday you will be a real boor if you are still running around telling people what your SAT score was, lol</p>
<p>This is interesting. I’m glad they’ll get rid of the essay section for future test takers because it was never really indicative of writing ability anyway, but I think it’s a bummer calculators won’t be allowed on certain sections because how are people supposed to guess-and-check problems now? 
Good luck to the current freshmen who will be the guinea pigs for the updated exam! </p>
<p>The real fallacy is that grades are a better predictors of how a student does in college vs. the SAT/ACT. That’s only partially true - when you combine the two, the combination is a better predictor. </p>
<p>Not only that, without the tests, the grades become meaningless. The only reason some schools can become test optional is that some students do send in their scores and that becomes an indicator of what the grades at any one particular HS really mean. Without a set standard against which all students are measured, rampant grade inflation would eventually ruin that measure as well and they would require things like the AP and SAT II tests to get any meaningful indication of what grades mean. I can tell you from experience that at some schools, seniors with a 4.0 don’t know jack, whereas at others, seniors with a 3.7 are very, very knowledgeable.</p>
<p>I’m currently a freshman in High School… so I guess I’ll be taking this new SAT instead of the old one?.. Seems easier :)</p>
<p>I don’t necessarily think it will be easier at all. Seems like students will now e expected to “interpret” and “incorporate” data and reading passages into their responses. That can be a lot more difficult for some.</p>
<p>I’m glad to not be taking this one. Sounds like it’s gonna be more similar to the ACT (which I despise lol) + writing is my strongest section. :P</p>
<p><a href=“The Story Behind the SAT Overhaul - The New York Times”>The Story Behind the SAT Overhaul - The New York Times;
<p>I’m mostly worried because it sounds like my younger daughter will magically end up having higher scores than her brother and sister due to the test redesign – and then she’ll lord it over them for the rest of her life!</p>
<p>Actually, Momzie, it could be a blessing. The fact that the test and scoring is not comparable will make it less likely that they can compare at all. </p>