SAT Gets Revamp -- But Is It Necessary?

The College Board is redesigning the SAT, devising questions that force hopeful college attendees to think both practically and analytically.

More details about the revamped college admissions exam - whose makeover was announced in March - were released Wednesday.

While some students and educators alike are welcoming the absence of obscure vocabulary and the return to a 1600-point scale, others are wondering whether the SAT is even necessary. Students like Joshua Grey say students can feel disengaged from their overall education, thus lowering their test performance.

After studying 120,000 students' college applications and their success in undergraduate studies, Prof. Bill Hiss at Bates University found no difference between those who did and did not submit their SAT test. The best indicator of success in college, Hiss said, is GPA.