On a cold morning in December 2019, I woke up at 6 a.m., ate a light but energizing bowl of oatmeal and banana, and headed out to Brooklyn, my pump-up playlist blasting. I was about to take the SAT. Sitting in that classroom with my number two pencils lined up neatly, sharp as weapons, I had no idea that only six months later, Brown University, the scho…
The SAT Is Back. Or Is It?

After nearly a century of pencil and paper, the SAT is going digital. (Getty Images)
Elite schools have reintroduced standardized testing—but does a new, all-digital exam mean standards will slip?
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