Major changes coming to 2016 SAT test

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Standardized tests like the SAT have become "far too disconnected from the work of our high schools," College Board President and CEO David Coleman said Wednesday -- and he expects an updated SAT test to change that.

From an event in Austin, Texas, Coleman said a redesigned SAT debuting in spring 2016 would include three sections -- reading and writing, math and an essay -- and would shift from its current score scale of 2400 back to 1600, with a separate score for the essay.

"We hope you breathe a sigh of relief that this exam will be focused, useful, open, clear, and aligned with the work you will do throughout high school," Coleman said.

"Admissions officers and counselors have said they find the data from admissions exams useful, but are concerned that these exams have become disconnected from the work of high school classrooms and surrounded by costly test preparation," Coleman
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For the first time, the College Board will partner with Khan Academy to provide free test preparation materials, starting in spring 2015. Coleman also announced that all income-eligible students will receive fee waivers to apply to four colleges for free.

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The redesigned test will take about three hours, with an additional 50 minutes for the essay, and will be administered by print and computer in 2016.

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