who regularly learn and test online at school.
Also, student score reports will not only focus
on connecting students with four-year colleges
and scholarships, but also provide information
about two-year college and workforce training
options. That relects an increase in the number
of students who are given the exam during
a designated SAT day at school, with some
districts requiring students take it. About 60%
of students who take the SAT do so at school,
Rodriguez said.
“We want to present students with a wider
range of information and resources about their
post-secondary options,” she said.
Scores will be available in days, rather than
weeks, she said. There have been cases through
the years of sets of paper exams getting lost in
the mail.
“The digital version, I thought, was a lot less
stressful than the paper and pencil version.
It felt a lot more familiar,” said Natalia Cossio,
16, of Fairfax County, Virginia, who took part
in a November pilot after irst taking the PSAT
on paper.
She said the digital format would solve some
logistical issues she’s seen, like students bringing
mechanical pencils instead of the required No.
2 variety, or advanced calculators that are not
allowed. The digital version includes a basic
calculator for the math section.
The College Board said students without
a personal or school-issued device will be
provided one for test day.