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The New SAT - Coming in March 2005

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:

   

"New" SAT

"Old" SAT

Test Date
Test date First date: March 12, 2005 Last date: January 22, 2005
Test-taking time
Test-taking time 3 hours 35 minutes 3 hours
Sections
Sections Math, Critical Reading, Writing Math, Verbal
Content Changes
Content changes   Added: Essay, grammar, short reading passages, Algebra II

Deleted: Analogies, Quantitative Comparisons
 
Scoring
Scoring 200-800 per section, perfect combined score: 2400 200-800 per section, perfect combined score: 1600



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