Anonymous
Post 05/25/2020 11:00     Subject: SAT Fall Predictions
Anonymous wrote:College Board has been working on an online SAT for years and hasn't been able to finalize it. Guessing they are working on that in a hurry. Their website has had so many issues over the years; I hope they are using different subcontractors for SAT.

The AP debacle is absolutely cautionary when considering online SAT.

At least outside the Northeast, high s
schools are absolutely planning to be open in-person in some form, so in-person SAT testing seems likely.



Online sat from home /= proctored sat on a computer in a test center
Anonymous
Post 05/25/2020 09:48     Subject: SAT Fall Predictions
College Board has been working on an online SAT for years and hasn't been able to finalize it. Guessing they are working on that in a hurry. Their website has had so many issues over the years; I hope they are using different subcontractors for SAT.

The AP debacle is absolutely cautionary when considering online SAT.

At least outside the Northeast, high s
schools are absolutely planning to be open in-person in some form, so in-person SAT testing seems likely.
Anonymous
Post 05/25/2020 09:47     Subject: Re:SAT Fall Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because Ap tests apparently couldn’t be multiple choice because of cheating, how could sats be multiple choice?


The international SAT and ACT have been online for years. They use online proctors for exams now. Welcome to 2020.

To add to the above, while the international ACT has been online for a year or two, that was only in proctored test centers, NOT at-home online proctors.

International SAT has never been online.



I can’t imagine my kid trying to read small print on a screen for verbal section. Glad we are past that stage!
Anonymous
Post 05/25/2020 09:43     Subject: Re:SAT Fall Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because Ap tests apparently couldn’t be multiple choice because of cheating, how could sats be multiple choice?


The international SAT and ACT have been online for years. They use online proctors for exams now. Welcome to 2020.

To add to the above, while the international ACT has been online for a year or two, that was only in proctored test centers, NOT at-home online proctors.

International SAT has never been online.
Anonymous
Post 05/25/2020 09:40     Subject: SAT Fall Predictions
Anonymous wrote:For all of us with kids who were signed up for March, May, and June SAT, the college board is supposed to send out information for Fall testing dates. Any predictions or inside info on what they are going to say.

Registration opens soon, tomorrow I think for those with priority.

The dates are on the College Board website. A Saturday in September was added. (https://pages.collegeboard.org/sat-covid-19-updates) If you had a school day test cancelled, you will need to check with the school/district/state.
Anonymous
Post 05/25/2020 09:36     Subject: Re:SAT Fall Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because Ap tests apparently couldn’t be multiple choice because of cheating, how could sats be multiple choice?


The international SAT and ACT have been online for years. They use online proctors for exams now. Welcome to 2020.



Cite please.


https://www.startribune.com/act-to-offer-online-at-home-version-of-test-this-fall/570723992/

Some of you are just trying to bully your child's way into top schools despite their low test scores. It won't work, and test-optional does not mean test blind. If your child is wealthy or even middle class and applies without test scores, then their EC's, grades, and essays must be top 1% or they'll still get rejected.

ACT has been online internationally for a year or two.

The SAT has never been online anywhere, ever. College Board has been working on offering an online version since Coleman took over (and probably since before that).

In any event, neither SAT nor ACT has been offered for in an at-home setting. The idea was always that they would be proctored in test centers (schools). HUGE, massive difference.
Anonymous
Post 05/25/2020 06:03     Subject: Re:SAT Fall Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because Ap tests apparently couldn’t be multiple choice because of cheating, how could sats be multiple choice?


The international SAT and ACT have been online for years. They use online proctors for exams now. Welcome to 2020.



Cite please.


This is true. Now solve the access problem of students whose only device is a cell phone with spotty WiFi.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2020 21:31     Subject: Re:SAT Fall Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because Ap tests apparently couldn’t be multiple choice because of cheating, how could sats be multiple choice?


The international SAT and ACT have been online for years. They use online proctors for exams now. Welcome to 2020.



Cite please.


https://www.startribune.com/act-to-offer-online-at-home-version-of-test-this-fall/570723992/

Some of you are just trying to bully your child's way into top schools despite their low test scores. It won't work, and test-optional does not mean test blind. If your child is wealthy or even middle class and applies without test scores, then their EC's, grades, and essays must be top 1% or they'll still get rejected.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2020 21:19     Subject: Re:SAT Fall Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because Ap tests apparently couldn’t be multiple choice because of cheating, how could sats be multiple choice?


The international SAT and ACT have been online for years. They use online proctors for exams now. Welcome to 2020.



Cite please.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2020 21:18     Subject: SAT Fall Predictions
Anonymous wrote:I am very concerned about the college board attempting to go online for the SAT. The APs were a debacle and the format and scoring is so different than the SATs. Is it worth it to them since so many colleges are going test optional?


College board will be facing another class action lawsuit, like the one that was filed last week in connection with the botched AP exams, if they try to put the SAT online with many students who may not be able to access the test due to lack of internet connection or other issues. It is ripe for further disadvantaging the disadvantaged. Many colleges have adopted test optional policies. College board is only doing it to make money and stay relevant.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2020 21:15     Subject: Re:SAT Fall Predictions
Anonymous wrote:Because Ap tests apparently couldn’t be multiple choice because of cheating, how could sats be multiple choice?


The international SAT and ACT have been online for years. They use online proctors for exams now. Welcome to 2020.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2020 21:12     Subject: Re:SAT Fall Predictions
Because Ap tests apparently couldn’t be multiple choice because of cheating, how could sats be multiple choice?
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2020 21:03     Subject: SAT Fall Predictions
I am very concerned about the college board attempting to go online for the SAT. The APs were a debacle and the format and scoring is so different than the SATs. Is it worth it to them since so many colleges are going test optional?
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2020 20:53     Subject: Re:SAT Fall Predictions
They will give fee waivers for the online exam.
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2020 20:50     Subject: SAT Fall Predictions
For all of us with kids who were signed up for March, May, and June SAT, the college board is supposed to send out information for Fall testing dates. Any predictions or inside info on what they are going to say.