Paper SAT and Digital SAT?

[Anonymous]

Anyone's Junior trying both? My kid is signed up for the October paper SATs and the digital PSATs. If she does well on the digital PSATs, may just take the digital SATs next year. If she does better on the paper SATs, take another paper test in December. What do others think? Of course, we may have to go test optional based on the consensus on this board that you must have 1550 to submit.

[Anonymous]

I don't have a junior, but I think this approach makes sense. Prep and take official practice tests (paper) and see how that goes. If that goes well, take an official paper test in Nov or Dec, last chance.

Very few colleges require all scores, so you are safe to have an official score for the paper test on record, and then if needed, take the digital in spring and/or one last shot in Aug/Oct of senior year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone's Junior trying both? My kid is signed up for the October paper SATs and the digital PSATs. If she does well on the digital PSATs, may just take the digital SATs next year. If she does better on the paper SATs, take another paper test in December. What do others think? Of course, we may have to go test optional based on the consensus on this board that you must have 1550 to submit.

Our plan as well. Taking paper in Dec. and, depending on the digital PSAT (and the Dec. score) will take digital in the late winter/spring.

I'm hoping kid does well enough to get in the range for her targets, or to get some merit at the easier schools, and that's it.

[Anonymous]

I still dont understand if you can superstore btw the two versions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still dont understand if you can superstore btw the two versions.

Theoretically, yes, because the test is standardized. I don't think anyone knows how colleges will approach this, though. They probably won't mention anything about this until next spring at the earliest. Colleges tend to do whatever makes them look good, and superscores do that, so my guess is that they will.

[Anonymous]

Mine is planning to. ADHD with no accommodations, extremely bright with gifted IQ, but never a spectacular standardized test taker. No idea which will be better for them on the day.

They typically do better with pencil and paper, particularly for math. But they’ve had better success with the adaptive MAP tests over the years, so it’s possible the digital SAT will be better.

They just figured it would be good to take advantage of the unusual opportunity to take both, and see what happens. May still wind up going TO anyway, but figured it was worth a stab.

[Anonymous]

Would colleges get all scores, whether it is done on paper or digitally though? What is the advantage of taking both?

(My apologies for being dense in understanding this)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would colleges get all scores, whether it is done on paper or digitally though? What is the advantage of taking both?

(My apologies for being dense in understanding this)

Only a couple of colleges require all scores to be reported. The rest let students choose which scores to report.

The advantage of taking both is that no one knows whether it's easier, for some particular types of students, to score higher on one vs the other. The digital test is far too new and there isn't a ton of digital-specific practice material.