<P> In 2005 , the test was changed again , largely in response to criticism by the University of California system . In order to have the SAT more closely reflect high school curricula , certain types of questions were eliminated , including analogies from the verbal section and quantitative comparison items from the math section . A new writing section , with an essay , based on the former SAT II Writing Subject Test , was added , in part to increase the chances of closing the opening gap between the highest and midrange scores . Other factors included the desire to test the writing ability of each student ; hence the essay . The essay section added an additional maximum 800 points to the score , which increased the new maximum score to 2400 . The `` New SAT '' was first offered on March 12 , 2005 , after the last administration of the `` old '' SAT in January 2005 . The mathematics section was expanded to cover three years of high school mathematics . To emphasize the importance of reading , the verbal section 's name was changed to the Critical Reading section . </P>
<P> In 2005 , the test was changed again , largely in response to criticism by the University of California system . In order to have the SAT more closely reflect high school curricula , certain types of questions were eliminated , including analogies from the verbal section and quantitative comparison items from the math section . A new writing section , with an essay , based on the former SAT II Writing Subject Test , was added , in part to increase the chances of closing the opening gap between the highest and midrange scores . Other factors included the desire to test the writing ability of each student ; hence the essay . The essay section added an additional maximum 800 points to the score , which increased the new maximum score to 2400 . The `` New SAT '' was first offered on March 12 , 2005 , after the last administration of the `` old '' SAT in January 2005 . The mathematics section was expanded to cover three years of high school mathematics . To emphasize the importance of reading , the verbal section 's name was changed to the Critical Reading section . </P>
when did the sat score change to 2400
when did the sat score change to 2400
March 12 , 2005
March 12 , 2005