New Rules for the SAT Story aired: Wednesday, March 02, 2005
That venerable right of passage for college bound high school students is undergoing changes.
The analogy section of the SAT test is gone, but there will be a written essay.
In addition to pushing writing, the College Board wants to see better grammar in schools, so students will be quizzed on poorly placed gerunds and participles.
Testing time will increase from three hours to three hours and 45 minutes, and the possible score will jump from a combined of 1600 to 2400.
An estimated 2.2 million high school students will take the updated SATs on March 12th. Joining us in the studio to learn more about what they may find is Adam Robinson, author of many books on taking standardized tests, including the best seller "Cracking the Sat." His new book is called "The Ultimate Guide to the New SAT."
Guests:
Adam Robinson, author of many books on taking standardized tests.
