In early March, students all over took the new SAT and their online score reports will be available in May. We want parents to understand what’s new about the test and score reports, as well as how colleges plan to use the new scores for admission.

1. sat.org
SAT
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THE NEW
Stacy Caldwell, Vice President, College Readiness Assessments, The
College Board
Barbara Gill, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management,
University of Maryland
James Nondorf, Vice President, Enrollment and Student Advancement,
The University of Chicago

2. 200-800 points
About the new SAT®
200-800 points
Math Essay
(separate scores)
3 Hours 50 Minutes
Evidence-Based
Reading and Writing
200-800 points

3. Eight key changes to the SAT®
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Words in Context
Command of
Evidence
Math that Matters
Most
Essay Analyzing a
Source
No Penalty for
Guessing
U.S. Founding
Documents and the
Great Global
Conversation
Analysis in Science
and in History/Social
Studies
Problems Grounded
in Real-World
Contexts

4. Results from the post-admin student survey:
► By a 6 to 1 margin, students said they preferred the format of
the new SAT over the previous version of the test.
► 75% of students said the Reading Test was the same as or
easier than they expected.
► 80% of students said the vocabulary on the test would be
useful to them later in life, compared with 55% in March 2015.
► 59% of students said the Math section tests the skills and
knowledge needed for success in college and their
professional career.
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First administration of the new SAT:
What we heard

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First administration of the new SAT: what
we heard
From students themselves.

6. Students can:
► See all their scores and if they are on track for college readiness
► Link to Khan Academy for personalized practice recommendations
► Connect to college planning resources
► Get feedback on their readiness for AP® courses
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Online Score Reports

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8. SAT® scores and subscores
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9. Personalized SAT® practice through
Khan Academy
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More than 1.2
million students
are already
practicing for
the SAT for free
with Khan
Academy

10. College Board Score Choice™ enables students to choose which scores
to send to colleges, consistent with an institution’s policy. Examples of score
choice policies:
Score Choice™
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Check the website of the college or university your student is interested
in to learn about their Score Choice policy.
University A considers your highest section
scores across all SAT dates submitted. You will
be instructed to send scores from every SAT
test date on which you received a top score in
each section: evidence-based reading and
writing and math. Final admission decisions are
based only on your highest section scores, and
University A updates your records each time you
receive new scores.
When considering students
for admission, scholarships
or Honors/Scholars
selection, University B
considers the best official
total score from a single
test administration.

11. For the High School Class
of 2017:
Most students in the Class
of 2017 will take the new
SAT only, and most
colleges will convert old
SAT scores to new SAT
scores.
For the High School Class
of 2016:
Most students in the Class of
2016 will take the old SAT
only, and most colleges will
convert new SAT scores to
old SAT scores.
Concordance
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Concordance is a valid, proven way to compare scores from
different assessments.

12. Planned Concordance Tools
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Smartphone Apps
An app designed for both iPhone and an
Android phones allows students and
counselors to easily compare their scores if
they took both the old SAT and the new SAT.
Web
A web-based concordance tool will provide the
same functionality as the apps.

13. ► sat.org
► sat.org/scores
► sat.org/register
► satpractice.org
► sat.org/essaypolicy
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For more information:

14. ► Barbara Gill, Associate Vice President, Enrollment
Management, University of Maryland
► James Nondorf, Vice President, Enrollment and
Student Advancement, The University of Chicago
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The SAT and higher education

15. ► What happens when an application is submitted to your school?
► What is your school’s Score Choice policy?
► For students who took both the old and the new SAT, how will
you compare scores?
► What are admissions officers looking for in an SAT score?
► How will your school use subscores?
► Will your school require the SAT essay?
► What else should future applicants know before applying to your
school?
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The SAT and higher education

16. Please submit your
questions within the
Q&A module on the
bottom right hand
corner of your screen.
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Q&A

17. ► sat.org
► sat.org/scores
► sat.org/register
► satpractice.org
► sat.org/essaypolicy
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More Resources:
Contact:
communications@collegeboard.org