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Test Changes
Test Change Timeline
Sept2015 Oct2015 Dec2015 Jan2016 Mar2016
ACT:
Enhanced
Scoring +
Writing
Test
PSAT:
New Test
Launches
SAT:
New Test
Launches
SAT:
Last
Current
Test
SAT:
2nd to
Last
Current
Test
Test Changes
Updated ACT Overview
Category Features
No changes to 1-36 scoring Scoring
Math
Reading
More probability & statistics
New paired passages
Essay Requires analysis of 3 different
perspectives
Test Changes
New SAT Overview
Category Features
Timing
Scoring Now scored on a scale of 1600
Evidence-Based Reading & Writing
Math
New optional Essay scored separately
No guessing penalty
3 hours, 50 minutes
Test Changes
Scoring Details
Test & Cross-Test Scores 3 Test Scores: Math, Reading, and Writing & Language
2 Cross-Test Scores: Science, History/Social Studies
Range of 10 - 40
Area Score
Math
Range of 200 - 800
Area Score Evidence-Based Reading
+ Writing
Range of 200 - 800
Composite Score Sum of the two Area Scores
Range of 400 - 1600
Test Changes
New SAT Overview
Category Features
Reading and Writing combined
Reading details: No sentence completions
Passage topics include US and World Literature,
History/Social Studies, and Sciences (500 - 750
words)
65 minutes
Writing and Language details: Focus on extended prose (400 - 500 words)
35 minutes
Evidence-
based
Reading &
Writing
Section
Test Changes
New SAT Overview
Category Features
Three areas of concentrated focus: Problem solving and data analysis
“The Heart of Algebra”
“Passport to Advanced Math”
Math fluency emphasized 25 minutes without a Calculator
55 minutes with a Calculator
New enhanced grid-in
Math
Section
Test Changes
New SAT Overview
Category Features
Essay is optional
50 minutes
Requires students to analyze a 650-750
word document and explain how the
author builds an argument
3 Scores (2-8) Reading
Analysis
Writing
Essay
Test Changes
Category Features
New PSAT/NMSQT Overview
2 hours, 45 minutes Timing
Structure Aligned with the New SAT, and almost
the same length
No Essay
No guessing penalty
Now scored on a scale of 1520
Evidence-Based Reading & Writing
Math
Scoring
Test Changes
PSAT & New SAT Scoring
PSAT/NMSQT: 320-1520
SAT: 400-1600
300 600 900 1200 1500
Composite Score Range
Test Changes
Scoring Details
First New SAT administration
21 days + up to 4 weeks for scores to be
available
New SAT Concordance tables
Released in December for the PSAT and
May for the SAT
New and Old SAT scores
Schools will accept both scores for a 3-
year transition period
Test Changes
Administration Details
Accommodations for Students
No change has been communicated
Test Fees & Waivers
Test fees with the essay will be about
the same as the current SAT
Test fees without the essay will be less
than the current SAT
Test waivers cover the essay
No Saturday PSAT in 2015
The PSAT will be administered on two
Wednesdays: October 14 or October 28
Test Changes
Open Questions
Will schools “Superscore” the Old &
New?
Will schools require the optional Essay?
What impact will Test and Cross-Test
Scores have on admissions?
Test Changes
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Test Changes
New SAT and ACT: Top 5 Key Differences
1. The New SAT has a greater focus on
History & Social Studies passages
2. Both focus on Algebra, but the New SAT
has a greater emphasis on Data Analysis
& Problem Solving
3. The ACT requires more Science reading
4. The New SAT has a No Calculator Math
section
5. The New SAT has grid-in questions, and
an extended thinking grid-in question
What’s the Difference?
New SAT?
ACT?
Test Changes
Test Paths
Student Profile Potential Test Path
Early Decision
APs and Subject Tests
Current SAT or ACT
Regular Decision
ACT not an option New SAT
Great Test Taker Current SAT & New SAT & ACT
Anxious test taker
Obvious strengths with one test
Current SAT or New SAT or ACT
Test Changes
Kaplan Practice Tests
Current SAT Practice Test
New PSAT Practice Test
New SAT Practice Tests
ACT Practice Tests
Combo Practice Test
SAT Test Changes
On Demand Self-paced, online course
Your Next Steps
Unlimited access to classes
Unlimited Prep
Prepare with a teacher near you or online
Classroom
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New PSAT, the current
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SAT Test Changes
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