New sample questions: Math part 4

College Board released a bunch of sample questions this week for the new PSAT and SAT, which will make their debuts in October 2015 and March 2016, respectively. Over the next few days, I’ll be making posts working through each question, a few at a time, and commenting on them when I feel like I have (more…)

New sample questions: Math part 2

College Board released a bunch of sample questions this week for the new PSAT and SAT, which will make their debuts in October 2015 and March 2016, respectively. Over the next few days, I’ll be making posts working through each question, a few at a time, and commenting on them when I feel like I have (more…)

The new SAT’s optional essay

I have a lot to say about  the new SAT’s essay; I might not end up being able to squeeze it all into one post, but I’m going to try. In order to give this post a bit of structure—both to help me organize my thoughts and to help you find what you’re looking for—I’m (more…)

The new SAT’s byzantine scoring scheme

As you know, I’ve been poking around in the 200-page document recently released by the College Board about the new SAT (coming March 2016). When the new exam was announced a month ago, one of the sound bites that got traction in the press was that the SAT would be returning to the old, familiar 1600 point (more…)

Digging into the new SAT math section: First impressions

The College Board released a big document today that fills in some of the blanks about the new SAT, which will make its debut in March 2016. I woke up early to dig though it like a little kid on Christmas morning. Rather than trying to jam all my reactions into a single monolithic post, (more…)

On the new SAT

If you’re preparing for the SAT right now, then you probably don’t need to worry about this—the test won’t change until March 2016. Even if you’re a sophomore right now, if you’re already thinking about the SAT then your focus should be on the current test, not the new one.  Well, that was certainly interesting! I (more…)

College Board to reveal details about new SAT tomorrow

If you’re preparing for the SAT right now, then you probably don’t need to worry about this—the test won’t change until March 2016. Even if you’re a sophomore right now, if you’re already thinking about the SAT then your focus should be on the current test, not the new one.  The live stream tomorrow, March (more…)