Put down the pencils and grab your laptop: The SAT, one of the nation’s most commonly used college-entrance exams, is going digital. The College Board, the organization that administers the SAT, PSAT and other standardized tests, announced the change Tuesday. The shift to online exams won't happen until 2024 for American students. International students will start testing virtually in 2023. For decades, the SAT – or its competitor, the ACT – was required to apply to traditional colleges. The tests' ubiquity have faded in recent years as more colleges have ditched the exams as a prerequisite for admissions. The test-optional movement started before the pandemic, but the coronavirus shutdowns spurred even more universities to pause or drop their testing requirements. Critics of the test say it disproportionately favors wealthy students who have the time and resources to take test-prep courses and sit for the exam multiple times, compared with their poorer peers. Test advocates, including the College Board, say it helps connect low-income students to colleges or scholarships that might otherwise pass them over. Tap our link in bio to read more about what these changes mean and how they will come about!