Some new SAT adjustments will make the test that tormented you in high school a little less traumatic for today’s teenagers.

The Standard Aptitude Test (SAT) is undergoing several  ______ alterations because it has been deemed too ______.

a) unnecessary, yielding

b) commodious, archaic

c) crazy, stupid

d) 3.14

If you selected “b,” you picked the right answer.

Questions bogged down by obscure words, like the one included above, are among the features that will be eliminated. The College Board, the nonprofit organization in charge of the SAT, has decided that the test’s notoriously difficult vocabulary requirements are unreasonable. Among the other changes: the math section will be streamlined, the essay in the writing section will become voluntary, and test-takers will no longer be penalized for incorrect responses. Instead, scores will be based on how many questions are answered correctly.

The SAT has been controversial for years and everyone from students to college administrators has argued that the test isn’t a good fit for modern applicants. After consulting with students and educators from around the country, the College Board got to work on the revamp. In addition to modifying the actual test, they also plan to allow students to use computers instead of Scantron sheets and # 2 pencils.

But the new SAT won’t be a dumbed-down cakewalk; it will still rigorously assess students’ abilities, just in more relevant ways. The math questions will still be killer for anyone who daydreamed their way through algebra class, and the test’s “Evidence-Based Reading” section will require students to analyze difficult science articles. To encourage test-takers to complete the essay (which became optional because many college admissions officers felt it was unnecessary), the board says it will sponsor an awards program to honor the best submissions.

The updates will go into effect in 2016—sorry high school juniors and seniors, you’re stuck with the old test.