When the new SAT rolls out in early 2016, students will sit down to a completely revised exam. This may be a stressful situation for teens, since SAT scores are so important for college admissions! In order to do well on the redesigned SAT, we recommend that students make sure that they are familiar with the content changes and change their studying plans accordingly.

Any high school students who plan to take the SAT in March 2016 or later will sit down for a redesigned exam. College Board chose to switch up the SAT format and contents to better test the skills that are most useful for a college curriculum, but not every student has prepared for the new type of exam. There are some major differences in the new SAT that students should consider.

Now that the new SAT is only a few months away from launching, high school students have a tough decision: should they study now and take the old SAT in January 2016, the last time this exam is offered, or go for the new exam in March?