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SAT Changes May Not Level Playing Field for Low-Income Students Posted: 10 Mar 2014 05:00 AM PDT Major changes are coming to the SAT. Officials from the College Board, the organization behind the test, announced this week that the new SAT will have an optional essay, questions more in line with what high school students learn and will return to a 1600-point scale, among other changes. The changes are an attempt to more fairly assess students and make the test less susceptible to expensive coaching services that give wealthier students an advantage, David Coleman, the president of the College Board, said while announcing the changes in a speech at the South By Southwest Education conference in Austin, Texas. In addition, students from low-income families will receive fee waivers to apply to four colleges for free.

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