The Atlantic

The Folly of the SAT Writing Section

The SAT is changing. Again. For the second time in just over a decade, the College Board, which administers the exam, is planning to redesign the exam. The details of the redesign aren’t public yet, ...
The Brown Daily Herald

Admissions officers question value of SAT writing section

For two years, college applicants have had to complete a writing section on the SAT, but Brown and other universities are still reserving judgement on how much the section actually tells them, and it ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Writing Section Is SAT’s Most Predictive, Researchers at U. of Georgia Find

Since the revamped SAT made its debut in 2005, admissions officials have eagerly awaited research on the test’s predictive value. This summer has brought a stack of it. In the latest, a study by ...
NPR

SAT: Writing Is Essential

Ted Spencer is the director of undergraduate admissions at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a trustee of the College Board. The University of Michigan welcomes the changes to the SAT, ...
McClatchyDC

SAT writing section predicts freshman grades, College Board says

WASHINGTON — The controversial new writing section of the SAT is a better predictor of college freshman grades than its math and critical reading sections, according to findings released Tuesday by ...