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SAT to Be Taken Completely Online for First Time. Since the college admissions exam was adopted almost 100 years ago, test-takers have used pencils and paper to log their answers. But beginning on March 9, students across America will take the test with computers and tablets for the first time, NBC News reports. The digital test is shorter than the written test by one hour. Students still have to take the test while being monitored. They cannot take it at home. No other program or application can be running while taking the test. While SATs are no longer required by many schools, students are still allowed to submit their scores for consideration. Meanwhile, some schools are considering reintroducing the test as a requirement. The College Board hopes to win over skeptics with its new digital offering. Claims that are made about inequities around standardized testing — that on a macro level is something that, of course we pay attention to, of course we care about, Priscilla Rodriguez, who leads the college readiness assessments division at the College Board, via statement. But performance differences on tests like the SAT mirror performance differences seen in every standardized assessment given in this country, going back to tests that are given to kids in third grade, Priscilla Rodriguez, who leads the college readiness assessments division at the College Board, via statement. In 2023, approximately 1.9 million students took the SAT compared to 1.7 million in 2022, the College Board said. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT