sat for class of 2017

merlion
Thu, 25 Dec 2014 04:15:49 +0000

Personally I’m doing the 2015 (2400) SAT.

I started prepping already and I do well on the current SAT practice tests. However, the “redesigned” SAT is, in my opinion, a lot harder. It takes away my strengths (vocabulary/reading/writing) and replaced them with an essay format I don’t feel comfortable with and a math section I know I’ll be terrible at.

My recommendation is: if you’ve already started prepping and are doing well on the current SAT, take it next year. You’ll do well and it frees up your senior year/end of junior for all those APs, SATIIs and applications.
If you haven’t started studying at all, take the ACT instead. The SAT is being redesigned to be essentially an ACT clone. You should therefore prep for the ACT since what is on it is a sure thing, whereas there are no “real” practice materials for the new SAT. You will be more comfortable with the ACT and you’ll avoid any nasty surprises on exam day.