Is the SAT still important?

Yes. The SAT puts your achievements into context. That means it demonstrates your qualifications to colleges and universities and helps you stand out.

• Each year, students across the U.S. and nearly 200 countries take the SAT to apply to colleges and universities across the globe.
• Even though there are wide variations in curricular standards, grading systems, and course offerings, the SAT evens out the disparities from school to school and region to region.
• In the class of 2023, nearly 1.3 million U.S. students had SAT scores that affirmed or exceeded their high school GPA. That means that their SAT scores were a point of strength on their college applications.
• When surveyed, 83% of students said they want the option to submit test scores to colleges.