Trimming off an entire hour from the new digital SAT, the College Board has reduced the test duration from the previous three to just two hours.
With the total test-duration coming down, section-lengths will also be cut down. The new SAT exam will have more direct questions and shorter reading passages.
Presently, SAT math is divided into Math with a calculator and Math without a calculator. The new digital SAT will allow a calculator for all math questions. An on-screen calculator will be available to students.
The digital SAT will be computer-adaptive, which means your performance in the first section will determine the difficulty level of questions in other sections.
The results for the current paper-based version of the tests are announced between two and six weeks. The colleges you shortlist to send your free score, get it about ten days after you do.
Standardized tests level students across different socioeconomic backgrounds and academic grading systems. High test scores reflect your cognitive abilities and college readiness and go beyond your grades, profile, and extracurriculars.
Change is not new to the SAT Exam. Since 2016, SAT has stopped penalizing the test-takers for wrong answers. In the same year, the total score on SAT went back to 1600 from the previous 2400.