Again, I always like to err on the side of being overprepared. It’s better to have the SAT or ACT score and not need it, than to need the score and not have it. And in general, more data points are better than fewer data points when it comes to admissions. But standardized testing has undergone a lot of change since 2019, not least of which include the digital SAT and this new world of test-optional admissions policies.
Should your student take the digital SAT or paper SAT?
Whenever the format changes, there’s profound anxiety among students, families, and schools about what will change and how that will affect student performance. So let’s go over the digital SAT, how it will work, when it will come out, and whether or not your student should rush now to take the paper test before the first digital administrations happen in March 2024.