<P> In 2005 , the test was changed again , largely in response to criticism by the University of California system . Because of issues concerning ambiguous questions , especially analogies , certain types of questions were eliminated ( the analogies from the verbal and quantitative comparisons from the math section ) . The test was made marginally harder , as a corrective to the rising number of perfect scores . 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 . 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 . Because of issues concerning ambiguous questions , especially analogies , certain types of questions were eliminated ( the analogies from the verbal and quantitative comparisons from the math section ) . The test was made marginally harder , as a corrective to the rising number of perfect scores . 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 . The verbal section 's name was changed to the Critical Reading section . </P>
when did sat change from 1600 to 2400
when did sat change from 1600 to 2400
2005
2005