Spotlight More colleges are making the SAT optional. Should high school students still take them? By Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 16, 2022 Oct 16, 2022 Updated Oct 5, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The digital SAT will be easier to take, easier to give, and more relevant, Priscilla Rodriguez, College Board VP, said in The Washington Post. kAm!x%%$q&#vw — (96? D96 A2CE:4:A2E6D :? 72== >66E:?8D H:E9 A2C6?ED @7 4@==686\3@F?5 D6?:@CD[ r=2:CE@?[ !6??DJ=G2?:2[ 9:89 D49@@= 4@F?D6=@C |2FC66? $92H 92D 4@>6 E@ 6IA64E 2 5:D4@??64E @? E96 DF3;64E @7 DE2?52C5:K65 E6DED]k^AmkAm$A64:7:42==J[ :EVD @G6C E96 @AE:@? DEF56?ED 92G6 E@52J ?@E E@ E2<6 E96>]k^AmkAmQxEVD 5:776C6?E E92? H96? E96J H6?E E@ D49@@= 2?5 6G6CJ@?6 E@@< E96 $p%[Q $92H D2:5] QxEVD 7@C6:8? E@ 2 =@E @7 E96>]Qk^AmkAmqFE >:89E E9@D6 DEF56?ED F?H:EE:?8=J 36 D9FEE:?8 5@@CD @? 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