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by gnicholas 836 days ago
How does this cut costs? I would think they'll be spending a ton on online security and such. Imagine the fallout if this is hacked or goes down on test day. They will save some money on proctoring, since the exam is much shorter in duration.
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goryramsy 836 days ago
It would not surprise me if the test was delayed last minute due to a security issue. I've seen firsthand the level of security in the testing application, and it is worryingly lacking. Did you know that they literally link 'desmos.com/calculator' as the calculator in the math section? That's opening the door to all sorts of security issues. And they're certainly saving money, the digital is the same cost as the paper[1].

[1] https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/help-center/students/p...

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gnicholas 836 days ago
They've already rolled out in international testing, but yeah the comments here make me think there are going to be some massive cheating if they don't tighten things up.

"you are not allowed to bring any electronics into the testing center (except a computer that you own, possibly running a VM)!" isn't likely to deter cheaters.

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