SAT /tags/sat SAT en-US Copyright Tue, 12 Mar 2024 21:43:51 GMT UT Austin will again require standardized test scores for admission /news/2024-03-12/ut-austin-will-again-require-standardized-test-scores-for-admission UT put the requirement on hold back in 2020 because of the pandemic. Students seeking admission for the fall 2025 semester will have to submit their SAT or ACT scores. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 21:43:51 GMT /news/2024-03-12/ut-austin-will-again-require-standardized-test-scores-for-admission Becky Fogel The pandemic showed some Texas universities that they didn’t need the SAT /education/2022-04-26/the-pandemic-showed-some-texas-universities-that-they-didnt-need-the-sat Many Texas public universities have committed to accepting students who do not submit SAT or ACT standardized test scores, signaling that test-optional policies could be here to stay. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:24:20 GMT /education/2022-04-26/the-pandemic-showed-some-texas-universities-that-they-didnt-need-the-sat Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune Starting in 2024, U.S. students will take the SAT entirely online /2022-01-25/starting-in-2024-u-s-students-will-take-the-sat-entirely-online The College Board, the organization behind the test, also announced that the exam will shrink from three hours to two, and students will be able to use a calculator for the math section. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:28:36 GMT /2022-01-25/starting-in-2024-u-s-students-will-take-the-sat-entirely-online Elissa Nadworny How College Test Prep Favors Wealthy Students /education/2020-01-14/how-college-test-prep-favors-wealthy-students Many high school students spent the winter break preparing for the next round of SAT and ACT college entrance exams. Journalist Paul Tough has reported on… Tue, 14 Jan 2020 21:30:12 GMT /education/2020-01-14/how-college-test-prep-favors-wealthy-students Galilee Abdullah As More Texas High School Students Take SAT, Scores Go Down /education/2015-09-08/as-more-texas-high-school-students-take-sat-scores-go-down Last week, The College Board released the latest batch of SAT scores for high school students – and they’re down nationwide. They’re even worse in Texas.… Tue, 08 Sep 2015 12:00:00 GMT /education/2015-09-08/as-more-texas-high-school-students-take-sat-scores-go-down Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom In Austin, College Board Announces Major SAT Changes /education/2014-03-05/in-austin-college-board-announces-major-sat-changes The SAT, a standardized test that for many students is an intimidating hurdle to clear en route to college admissions, is about to undergo a major… Wed, 05 Mar 2014 21:34:11 GMT /education/2014-03-05/in-austin-college-board-announces-major-sat-changes Reeve Hamilton Texas Tribune How Important Are The SAT And ACT? /education/2014-02-19/how-important-are-the-sat-and-act A new report raises questions about whether tests like the SAT and ACT are a good indicator of how well students will do in college. The study, which was… Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:18:07 GMT /education/2014-02-19/how-important-are-the-sat-and-act Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom More Dallas Students Took SAT Tests But Few Hit The Benchmark /education/2013-09-26/more-dallas-students-took-sat-tests-but-few-hit-the-benchmark Fewer than 20 percent of all Dallas seniors in 2013 met the critical reading benchmark, according to the SAT scores just out. That means more than 80… Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:09:04 GMT /education/2013-09-26/more-dallas-students-took-sat-tests-but-few-hit-the-benchmark Bill Zeeble