I wonder if they are referencing the PSAT which, in effect, lets you take the test twice so that the one that really counts won't be so stressful. I took those tests 30+ years ago.
My son took the PSAT and then took the SAT twice. His score went up slightly. He just wanted to see if it made any difference. You can actually take it as many times as you like. Since we home school, most colleges place a higher empahsis on the SAT.
Regarding the scoring being lower, I am wondering if they are taking into account that in the new test, a perfect score is 2400. If the scores are lower despite that, and are not adjusted, that doesn't bode well...
I also read that this (even the new one) doesn't really predict how well students will do in college anyway... so I wonder, other than making the College Board more money since the test is more expensive, what exactly is the point????
When I was in high school, we just showed up for the test, no prep, no calculator, just a #2 pencil. Now there is a whole lot of prep going on. A different world.