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Feb 2022
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The SAT exam is going all digital | Lear...

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The SAT exam is a standardized test high-schoolers in the United States take in preparation for college. It has always been administered the old-school way: with paper and pencil. However, beginning in 2024, students will take the exam entirely online. But fewer colleges are requiring standardized tests these days, especially after the pandemic. Is this the beginning of the end of the SAT? Plus, learn “just in case.”

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