Analogies : delete = SAT : revamp.

• Author: Lewin, Tamar
• Position: College - Redesigning the College Board exams

If you hate word analogies, you're in luck--the College Board may ditch that section of the main SAT test in a new version meant to reflect more of what is learned in class.

The exact changes, which would take effect with the high school class of 2006, are to be decided next month. Gaston Caperton, the president of the College Board, says the revamped test would probably include a short essay and multiple-choice writing questions, along with more advanced math problems from second-year algebra or perhaps...