Ets Raises Sat Standards

A new scoring system in use by the Educational Testing Service will require prospective student-athletes to score an 820 on the SAT to be eligible to compete as freshmen at Division I and II schools this fall, the NCAA said Thursday.

But the higher score does not mean students will have to do better on the tests, the NCAA said. The 820 score is nearly equivalent to a combined math and verbal score of 700 under the old scoring system.

The new scoring requirements will pertain to students who take the SAT test in April, May or June.

Students who scored a 700 on the SAT test before April 1 are not affected by the new scores. Students who take the ACT test, which has not changed, also are not affected.