College Board Study on New SAT

The College Board says that the New SAT is as reliable as the old with respect to predicting success in college. In fact, the writing section is "the most predictive."

"Officials at the College Board, the nonprofit organization that owns the test, say the research affirms that revisions to the exam — including the addition of a writing section — did not decrease its value to admissions offices. The research also found that the writing section was the most predictive of the three SAT sections. “This is very important and positive news for colleges,” said Gaston Caperton, the College Board’s president."

http://chronicle.com/news/article/4690/new-sat-is-as-predictive-as-old-sat-college-board-finds