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The New SAT will debut in March, 2005. Changes will include the addition of an essay, more advanced Math topics, and a completely new scoring system. Here's a quick snapshot of how the old and the new SAT compare:
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"New" SAT |
"Old" SAT |
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Test date |
First date: March 12, 2005 |
Last date: January 22, 2005 |
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Test-taking time |
3 hours 35 minutes |
3 hours |
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Sections |
Math, Critical Reading, Writing |
Math, Verbal |
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Content changes |
Added: Essay, grammar, short reading passages, Algebra II
Deleted: Analogies, Quantitative Comparisons |
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Scoring |
200-800 per section, perfect combined score: 2400 |
200-800 per section, perfect combined score: 1600 |
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