Yeah snap I didn't know about that change, I had a chance to take it in 7th grade too cause I scored high enough on the TAAS testing, (Texas Assessment of Academic Skills) but I was like "eh i'm in 7th grade, what the hell do I need to take the SAT's for"
if you purchase the monitor online, there should either be pics of what is included or a summary of what's included, and the cord should be told there. if you are getting it from a store, check out the box and see what it comes with. if the monitor does not come with a vga cord, buy one for cheap, at any online or retail computer/electronics store. but i'm pretty darn sure it will come with at least the vga cord, my LCD came with both VGA and DVI.