Digital SAT

Primary focus: Building and maintaining a foundation of skills from traditional schooling to approach critical thinking, writing, and comprehension from a more advanced standpoint.

Digital SAT: Everything You Need to Know

The Digital SAT is the newest version of the SAT being rolled out by the College Board. It is an adaptive version of the SAT that will be administered online. Colleges are being made to the English and math sections, but the digital version will be comparable to the current SAT version.

When Will It Affect Me?

As of spring 2024, the Digital SAT has replaced the traditional paper-based SAT. The last paper SAT was administered in December 2023, making the Spring 2024 test dates the first group required to take the Digital SAT.

This change affects:

High school juniors in 2023 taking the SAT during 2024—only the Digital SAT is available.
Freshmen and sophomores in 2023—they will only take the Digital SAT throughout their high school years.

How Is It Structured?

The Digital SAT is adaptive and consists of two sections:

Reading and Writing
Mathematics

Each section has two modules. The difficulty of the second module is determined by the student's performance in the first module.

Scoring Based On Adaptation

If a student does not reach the harder version of the second module, their score will be within 800-1200 out of 1600.
If a student does reach the harder version, their score range will be 1200-1600 out of 1600.

How Has the SAT Changed?

Test Duration And Format Adjustments

The total test time has been reduced to 134 minutes (2 hours and 14 minutes)
English (Reading/Writing): 64 minutes
Math: 70 minutes

Students are allowed to use the adaptive nature structure to accurately measure of a student's aptitude.

Changes In The English (Reading & Writing) Section

Shorter passages
Greater emphasis on vocabulary
Students will be tested on their ability to connect with short paragraph, poem, or list rather than long passages.

Changes In The Math Section

Fewer topics tested
No imaginary and complex numbers
Word problems have been simplified for clarity
Calculator use is now allowed throughout the entire math section (integrated into the testing).