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The ideal length of an LOR is a single A4 sized page. An LOR includes four to five paragraphs; at least three paragraphs must cover distinctive abilities of the candidate. It is essential to back every trait with appropriate instances or examples. This will help you to create a 400-500 word LOR, which will be an apt word count for most universities. Do not forget to check university guidelines regarding recommendation letters as they may sometimes require a question-answer format LOR. In that case, answers must follow the specified questions and word limit.

As per the LOR format for students, you must begin your LOR by mentioning the recommender's designation, relation with the candidate, and years of association. The introductory paragraph must include a brief about the candidate's personality, and comparison with the peer group. Keeping the tone of the LOR formal and positive from the beginning would be a great start for an LOR.

While writing recommendation letter for students, the recommender must provide evidence-based evaluation. It is important to provide examples with each trait to support the claims. Instead of including many qualities, the recommender must focus on three to four qualities, which are more related to the intended course. You must follow the LOR format for students to create a one-page recommendation letter.

There is no limit to take the SAT exam. Applicants can take SAT as many times as they like. The colleges see only those scores which applicants wish to share with them. There is a provision of superscoring also on SAT, thus, improved scores can be submitted. In case the colleges require, applicants will have to share all their SAT scores with them. The score sharing policies may vary per university and their requirements. 

The new in the Digital SAT format is that:

• It is 46 minutes shorter than the previous edition and 2 hours 14 minutes long.
• Computer-adaptive where difficulty increases or decreases based on performance per section.
• SAT exam is now taken online on the Bluebook App on one's own device, or a borrowed device from College Board. 
• Reading and Writing is one section, rather than two different sections.
• Math's section permits applicants to use calculator for both its sub-sections.
• SAT exam scoe scale has come down to 1600 from 2400 initially.