As colleges continue to weigh the benefits of offering test-optional policies, research shows that there’s still value in students taking the SAT.

With tools like Career Insights Snapshot and the BigFuture School mobile app, the benefits of the digital SAT and how it connects more students to more opportunities continues to grow.

All students, no matter their background, should have access to opportunities that improve their academic skills and put them on the path to success in college and career. Read how the SAT Suite helps achieve this.

In an increasingly test-optional landscape, it’s important for students to take the SAT. This is especially true for underrepresented students as the SAT helps remove barriers to higher education.

Find answers to important questions you and your peers may be asking about the digital SAT Suite of Assessments.

With new features like Career Insights, the College Board can help students start the conversation around planning for future career opportunities once they review their PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 8/9 score report.

"For many of us, standardized tests provided our one shot to prove our potential, despite the obstacles in our lives or the untidy pasts we had."— Emi Nietfeld

Standardized admissions tests have proved especially good at predicting performance of black college applicants.

Making standardized-test scores optional has harmed the disadvantaged applicants it was intended to help.

The number of students taking the SAT college admissions test at least once is growing back to pre-pandemic figures—even as some colleges and universities made the test optional at the onset of the pandemic.

Learn about measures College Board has taken to increase access for rural communities to Advanced Placement and the SAT Suite.

"College ready" and "career ready" have often been viewed separately when they actually should be viewed together, enabling students access to Advanced Placement and Career and Technical Education courses. This prepares students for both college and career. Click to download a resource to help school leaders consider guiding questions in this endeavor.

Research shows that the largest predicted boost in college grades and on-time degree completion comes from moving a student from 0 to 1 and from 1 to 2 AP® courses.

Both students and educators benefit from increased access to AP courses. Hear from an AP alum and AP teacher explaining the success of AP courses and how expanding access to AP creates more opportunities.

One of the biggest obstacles to college completion is inadequate math preparation. The good news is that students who take precalculus are more likely to clear this hurdle. With AP Precalculus, students will have the opportunity to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for their hard work.

While offering AP Calculus can help solve the problem of students not earning college credit for a college-level math course, teachers also benefit from this course, which includes resources that support every stage of instruction.

With the growing adoption of AP Seminar, offering this course benefits students by meeting state English Language Arts standards. See how schools are taking a variety of approaches to implement AP Seminar.

Some Advanced Placement teachers might have noticed that a higher percentage of their students received passing scores on the program’s year-end exams in the last few years.

Twenty-eight Advanced Placement exams will go digital as early as May 2025 in response to an increased number of cheating attempts this past May, the nonprofit announced on Wednesday.

Students at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky., initially signed up for an African American literature and film class this year.

Ahenewa El-Amin has taught African American literature and AP English Literature and Composition for years at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky.