My son Alexei just graduated from high school, ending an intense and important senior year, in which he was judged worthy of acceptance by some colleges and rejected by others. As it turns out, the ...

The College Board will no longer offer the optional essay or subject tests as part of the SAT as the standardized testing service works toward “reducing demands on students.” “As students and colleges ...

The College Board is scrapping its SAT subject tests and the SAT's optional essay, among other new pandemic-induced changes. COVID-19 has cost the College Board both opportunities to hold its SAT ...

The College Board, which owns and administers the SAT, has decided to no longer offer SAT Subject Tests and the SAT Essay as of Jan. 19. This decision especially affects juniors, such as Xavier Alban, ...

The SAT will no longer require an essay section, according to an announcement yesterday from the College Board about the 88-year-old test’s redesign. The new SAT will return to a score out of 1600, ...

The Post’s special section on the Jouney to College. It’s a jungle out there — in the evolving landscape of college admissions, that is. With trends shaping standardized testing requirements, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The College Board is dropping the SAT subject tests and optional essay and is revamping its general exam. (Mario Tama / Getty ...