On December 2nd, 2023, the last physical SAT will be administered. After this scheduled test, all students in the nation will be required to take the SAT online, instead of on paper, as it was first administered ninety-seven years ago in 1926. Current seniors are not affected by this, or juniors that chose to register for the fall and winter exams, but all the underclassmen, starting with the current sophomores, will only be able to take the exam online. 

The changes do not end with the administration of the test, however, but also extend to the content of the exam. The SAT will be shortened, only lasting about two hours instead of three, since the language portion of the Reading, Writing & Language sections will be removed. The reading passages are also expected to be shorter, and the questions to be more concise, to make it easier for examinees. The math section will also be undergoing a cut in content, and now more tools will be provided, including full calculator privileges and a reference sheet. While this all seems great for future SAT test takers, they will generate questions much like the MAP tests, meaning the difficulty of questions will differ based on prior answers. Also in similar fashion to MAP testing, the test will rely on WiFi to properly work. Though the tests will still take place at regular testing sites like high schools, the ease at which it will be administered can only be predicted by the band width.

As colleges and universities stop making submitting SAT scores a requirement for applicants, the test loses its popularity and less tests are being administered. By making it easily accessible and easier for all, more people would feel the need to take the SAT and submit their results, keeping the test from dying out. Regardless of the reasons behind it, this will definitely prove to be beneficial to all students, even with the changes that will redefine the SAT exam as a whole.