Since 2016, the essay portion of the SAT has been optional. Still, many students choose to write it each year to demonstrate strong or improved writing skills to their short list of colleges. Whether ...

The SAT’s essay-writing component, which was introduced in 2005, has been accused of many sins. Critics have said that the new test rewards students for having good handwriting, for filling a page ...

NEW YORK - The College Board said Tuesday it will eliminate the optional essay from the SAT and do away with subject tests amid a changing college admissions landscape. "The pandemic has highlighted ...

Back in my day, a student taking the SAT would at one point attempt to herd one’s thoughts together into a coherent essay in what felt (to me) like trying to gather angry cats into the same bathtub ...

Two years after the Supreme Court banned the use of race in college admissions decisions and in the wake of the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion, colleges’ use of ...

Although the essay portion of the SAT became optional in 2016, many students still chose to write it to demonstrate strong or improved writing skills to prospective colleges. In June 2021, the College ...