My son Alexei just graduated from high school, ending an intense and important senior year, in which he was judged worthy of acceptance by some colleges and rejected by others. As it turns out, the ...

The College Board will no longer offer the optional essay or subject tests as part of the SAT as the standardized testing service works toward “reducing demands on students.” “As students and colleges ...

The College Board, which owns and administers the SAT, has decided to no longer offer SAT Subject Tests and the SAT Essay as of Jan. 19. This decision especially affects juniors, such as Xavier Alban, ...

The College Board is scrapping its SAT subject tests and the SAT's optional essay, among other new pandemic-induced changes. COVID-19 has cost the College Board both opportunities to hold its SAT ...

College Board said it would offer a digital version of the SAT last year but abandoned that plan without explanation. The College Board announced today that it is getting rid of the optional SAT essay ...

Two major stress points in the grueling rituals of college admission testing are vanishing this year: the optional essay-writing section of the SAT and the supplementary exams in various fields known ...

ANDERSON, SC (WSPA)–If you’re preparing for college, the SAT requirements are changing, according to the College Board. The group is simplifying demands on students amid the pandemic. 7-News has ...

The essay portion of the SAT and ACT is technically optional, but that doesn’t mean you should write it off. Many colleges require applicants to provide their essay results from one of the exams, ...

Universities across the country and Texas remain unsure how to use the SAT's handwritten essay, which debuted three months ago as a part of a revamped test. Several institutions, including the ...

The College Board announced plans to scrap the optional essay portion of the SAT college entrance exam, as well as discontinue its SAT subject tests, major changes to the ubiquitous college ...