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College Board releases more information about the redesigned SAT

  image by flickr user Butz.2013 (cc license) Back in March, we previewed many of the changes slated for the SAT in March 2016. This week, College Board released a very comprehensive view of the the new test. If the test changes will affect you or your student, here's what you should be reading. 
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Upcoming changes to the SAT: what are they and when will they be implemented?

 image by flickr user Butz.2013 (cc license) If you’ve followed the news this week, you probably heard that the SAT is a-changing. While these changes won’t hit until 2016, the ‘changes’ that the SAT will undergo is really more of an overhaul. Here’s a brief summary:

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