今早，College Board（CB）有了近半年来最大的改革，包括取消SAT2（SAT Subject Test）与SAT1的作文（optional SAT-essay），还可能开SAT机考！
First, we’re discontinuing SAT Subject Tests.
The expanded reach of AP and its widespread availability for low-income students and students of color means the Subject Tests are no longer necessary for students to show what they know.
AP provides students rich and varied opportunities to showcase their knowledge and skills through college-level coursework. Courses like AP Computer Science Principles and AP Capstone provide the type of hands-on learning experiences and practical, real-world work that colleges want to see from students.
We’ve reached out to our member colleges, and they will decide whether and how to consider students’ Subject Test scores. Students should check colleges’ websites for the most up-to-date information on their application policies.
SAT Subject Tests （俗称SAT 2）逐步取消
根据CB公布的信息，SAT2除了今年面向国际学生的最后两场考试，未来将不再提供，而美国国内则是直接即日起取消了SAT2。CB打算把更多精力放在AP上。这其实很正常，SAT2一直以来就比较鸡肋，一般只有申请前30的学生才会去考SAT2，在功能上和AP有重复，但难度又及不上AP。而且很多美国本土学生考AP，还同时兼顾转换学分。另一方面，为了考SAT2，考SAT1的小伙伴不得不为了极为难得的SAT考试次数而挠破头（毕竟SAT1、2每次只能选择考1个，而国际学生普遍一年最多考5次SAT，实际操作过程中还会因为各种各样的原因，每年仅能考2-3次，实在弥足珍贵，若还要分1次给SAT2，他们真的十分为难）。而为了应对新冠疫情，CB这一改革举措是大势所趋。
Second, we are discontinuing the optional SAT Essay.
This decision recognizes that there are other ways for students to demonstrate their mastery of essay writing. At the same time, writing remains essential to college readiness, and the SAT will continue to measure writing and editing skills. The tasks on the SAT Reading and Writing and Language tests are among the most effective and predictive parts of the SAT. Students can take the SAT with Essay through the June 2021 SAT administration.
After June 2021, the Essay will only be available in states where it’s required for SAT School Day administrations for accountability purposes. Students registered for the SAT with Essay this spring can cancel the Essay portion at any time, free of charge.
SAT Essay（作文）取消
另一方面，CB也把SAT作文给取消了，近年来陆续有名校取消这个考核，虽然就名校预备生的角度来看，optional意味着必考！“人家都提供就我不提供，那我就吃亏”，尤其前30申请者，这是必考科目，但实际上，要了解申请者写作水平，途径多的是，例如SAT的阅读和语法部分就足以证明。
感谢一直践行着承诺的CB，他们的确走在为学生减负的第一线。（真实原因是现在很多学生流失到ACT那边去，CB再不挽回一点好感，受新冠冲击他们就濒临破产啦。）
Third, we are investing in a more flexible SAT—a streamlined, digitally delivered test that meets the evolving needs of students and higher education.
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of being innovative and adaptive to what lies ahead. We are committed to making the SAT a more flexible tool, and we are making substantial investments to do so. We’re consulting with our members in K–12 and higher education and will have more to share about that work later this spring.
There’s still a clear demand from students to take the SAT as a way to show their strengths to colleges. Most immediately, we’re working to provide as many opportunities as possible for students in the class of 2022 to take the SAT this year, including by:
Allocating seats that would have gone to students taking Subject Tests to students who want to take the SAT.
Being prepared to expand capacity for existing administrations and add administrations in the fall if the pandemic continues to impact testing this spring.
Through it all, we’ll continue to prioritize the health and safety of students and staff; all safety requirements that were in place last fall will remain at least through the spring 2021 administrations.
官方预告SAT机考，增加2021年春季考位
至于SAT是否开机考，这只能说是一个预告，毕竟现在绝大部分区域都考不了，无论是CB还是考生都急需这个考试（因此已有为数不少的考生转考ACT），在各种疫苗见效慢、副作用强、新型毒株涌现的今天，CB为了自救，只能在最坏打算下做好万全的准备。也就是说，即使线下SAT考试无法举行，他们依然能开启考试，言下之意，机考迫在眉睫。尽管机考有各种各样的诚信风险，但既然老大哥托福、雅思早就开机考，更稳重的CB吸取过去大半年的经验后，肯定会推出比当前更完善的考试环境与规则，达到双赢。
也许，去香港参加SAT考试这一万人坑景象即将成为历史？
后续，还看今年春季晚期，CB或会公布更多信息。与此同时，如果各位小伙伴对于申请时应该选择哪项考试，或是在预订SAT考位或是复习时遇到任何问题，也欢迎联系Aison导师获取帮助啦~
引用来源：
https://allaccess.collegeboard.org/update-reducing-and-simplifying-demands-students
https://blog.collegeboard.org/January-2021-sat-subject-test-and-essay-faq
