What’s new in the Digital SAT (2025 format)?
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The new in the Digital SAT format is that:
- It is 46 minutes shorter than the previous edition and 2 hours 14 minutes long.
- Computer-adaptive where difficulty increases or decreases based on performance per section.
- SAT exam is now taken online on the Bluebook App on one's own device, or a borrowed device from College Board.
- Reading and Writing is one section, rather than two different sections.
- Math's section permits applicants to use calculator for both its sub-sections.
- SAT exam scoe scale has come down to 1600 from 2400 initially.
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Yes, submitting a valid ACT or SAT score will now become mandatory from the 2027-28 session. Students interested in Fall 2028 admissions, will have to submit either of the two scores. It was stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the university has now decided to introduce this policy again.
The university, in its recent findings, discovered that students who did submit SAT or ACT scores, did much better in their studies on campus, than those who didn't.
Princeton does not have a minimum requirement for SAT. However, a score in the range of 1500-1580 should be enough, per an unofficial source. It also considers academics, curiosity, and leadership potential of a student.
Other requirements include LORs, SOPs, Essays and transcripts of past education. Students have to submit their applications in advance to allow enough time for processing of documents.
The best date to take SAT is either in junior year or somewhere around spring intake. Planning exam around these dates in March, May and June has many benefits. If you don't score as per your requirement you can re-appear whenever you like.
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