Now that the SAT is fully digital, is it easier? [Video]

AUSTIN, Texas — High school students can now leave their pencils at home for the SATs.

That’s because the standardized college admissions test is going fully digital. 

“This is the largest SAT redesign in history,” David Blobaum, the Director of Outreach for the National Test Prep Association, said.

The change comes at the same time more colleges, including the University of Texas at Austin, are going back to requiring standardized testing again. Starting in spring 2020, a majority of universities moved to a test-optional admissions process because of limited testing options during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

“What we found over time is that by not having the test as a tool, it looked as if we were putting more students in spots where they were not as well suited and set up as well to succeed,” UT President Jay Hartzell said.

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