Should I Take the SAT Essay? How to Decide.
The New SAT was unveiled in March of 2016 and includes an optional essay section. Keep reading to learn how this portion of the test has been updated, whether or not you should opt in, and how.
Also, the essay portion will now become optional, and will not be a factor in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section. Are exams superscored? Superscoring refers to combining a student's best Critical Reading score from one sitting of the SAT with his or her best Math score from another.
The essay portion is now optional and scored separately. And with that change in scoring, students are once again striving for a perfect 1,600. Joe DeFrancesco, a counselor and test coordinator at Council Rock High School North, thinks most students will like the new format.
In 2016 the SAT test was overhauled and a new version of the test was released. In this new version, the essay portion of the test became optional. Since it is no longer a required portion of the test, many are left wondering whether or not to take the optional essay test.
Also, the essay portion will now become optional, and will not be a factor in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section. If I took the SAT previously and will also take the redesigned SAT, which scores should I send to WMU? Some students will take the current SAT before spring 2016 and then take the redesigned SAT later.
The New SAT still has THREE main sections; Reading, Writing and Math. The last portion (Essay) is optional, though some schools require that you take it. Check with your school. But, the Reading and Writing scores will now be combined to a single.
Students will no longer be penalized for wrong answers and the essay portion of the test is optional, according to The College Board. The board is a nonprofit organization that administers the test.