<p>I have been reading about the dramatic drop in state test scores in New York and Kentucky after the introduction of common core. </p>
<p>Chapman:</a> Timeline for recovery of New York's reading, math scores uncertain as Common Core tests roll out - NY Daily News</p>
<p>Given that it may take several years for the scores to rise again it makes me wonder how all of this will affect students who will take the new SAT/ACT tests which will be reconfigured to align with common core. Will these students also have a drop in test scores which will affect college acceptance, scholarships etc? I'd be interested in any thoughts/information people may have.</p>
<p>SAT</a> exam to be redesigned</p>
<p>Our daughter was the first class to take the SAT with the writing section…and the change to CR which omitted the analogies section. I’m still not sure how schools use that writing section.</p>
<p>Not sure how the change in CR affected admissions that year as schools also accepted the old SAT scores as well. I’m not sure it made any difference at all.</p>
<p>My take away from this article…every CEO of the College Board needs to make their mark. This is how this guy hopes to make his.</p>
<p>Not sure the redesign will be ready when he hopes!</p>
<p>I think the redesign is to compete with the ACT which is closer to measuring what kids actually learn in English and math classes but time will tell. The SAT has been losing marketing share.</p>
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<p>By the time they get the new test on the market it would be easy for kids to also take the ACT. By the time they get the new test on the market the college admissions field could look very different than it does today. There was almost 10 years between my first and my last and the landscape has changed greatly.</p>
<p>The elite colleges will continue to admit the same number of people as before, as will all the other colleges down the line. If scores drop uniformly, then the scores of admitted people will drop too, and people will still have an equal chance at getting in.</p>
<p>If. Keep hope alive. Who get screwed if the scores don’t uniformly drop.</p>
<p>I just hope my son who just started high school today doesn’t end up being one of the first ones to take this “new” improved test…</p>
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This is what concerns me also. I’m sure the colleges will adjust if the new scores are lower, but this won’t be until the year following the first cohort going through the test. I believe both the ACT and the SAT will undergo changes to align with the Common Core but as momofthreeboys mentions the ACT is currently more closely aligned with the Common Core so it may be the better test to study for if you want to start preparing early in High School</p>