For many college graduates, the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) was a burdensome exam that had to be taken to be admitted into a 4-year university straight out of high school. Many share the experience of waking up early on a Saturday morning to take this all-important test, which generally lasted 3 to 4 hours and was born on paper with #2 pencils.

However, the SAT—like other standardized tests, such as the Graduate Records Examination (GRE)—has come under scrutiny in recent years, and a growing number of institutions no longer require it. 

In the face of the growing body of criticism against the SAT, administrators recently announced that the exam would soon shift to a digital format. Additionally, the SAT will now be only 2 hours long, and—while students have to take the exam at a supervised testing site—they can use their computers or tablets.

These changes will go into effect in the U.S. beginning in 2024, though the test will be digitized everywhere else by 2023.

"The digital SAT will be easier to take, easier to give, and more relevant," said Priscilla Rodriguez, the New York City College Board's VP of College Readiness Assessments. "We're not simply putting the current SAT on a digital platform. We're taking full advantage of what delivering an assessment digitally makes possible."

Once this news broke, social media users began sharing their thoughts on the revamp. Let's see what Twitter had to say about the news that the SAT is going digital soon.

Some Twitter users expressed that, while they're glad changes are being made to the SAT, they think it should be eliminated altogether.

On the other end of the spectrum, naysayers criticized the announcement and called it an effort to "dumb down society."

Other concerns over the SAT's digitization were a bit more well-intentioned, such as how it would impact disabled students.

Nonetheless, most Twitter users continued to blast the SATs and call for them to be outright eliminated instead of revamping.

Others responded by sharing that they feel older—as they took the exam on paper—and wish the digitized version was around back in the day.

Some memes on the situation also began circulating.

Various publications focused on that #2 pencil supposedly being in jeopardy now that the SAT's going digital.

What do you think about the SAT's upcoming digital shift, and do you believe the exam should be eliminated?

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