SAT Changes and Dates

As some seniors await early admissions for college, some who haven’t fulfilled the requirements such as standardized tests for transcripts, have an opportunity to come.

The SATs are recommended exams you should take while you are in your high school years. When you apply to colleges, those are one of the major sections they’ll take a look at. It’s graded on a scale of 400-1600 and separated into two sections: math and reading. They measure your readiness for college-level work and a way of colleges evaluating applications.

SAT scores are not important only for college, but also for scholarships. Specifically, the Bright Futures scholarship requires certain SAT scores to qualify for one which can be about 1300 or more. The requirement can fluctuate due to recent changes depending on your grade year.

Many different high schools allow you to register and take the SAT there, which we have at John A. Ferguson High School. You can register to take the SAT or the ACT. The next testing date is November 7th , for which registration has already passed. However, you can still register for future dates all the way to the end of the year.

If you are interested in taking any of those exams here, you can register before the registration or late registration deadlines for the SAT and ACT. The upcoming test dates for the SAT’s are December 5th and March 6th. Registration deadline for the SAT’s close on, in the same order as exam dates is October 23rd , November 20th , and February 19th . The latest registration deadline, in the same order, is October 27th , November 24th , and February 23rd .

For the ACT, test dates are October 17 th (registration closed), December 12th , and February 27th . The registration deadlines, in chronological order, are November 6th , and January 22nd . The absolute latest you can register for the same exams is November
29th and February 9th .

Although some testing opportunities have already passed and occurred, many more are to come and continue throughout the year, towards the end. If you were thinking about registering for any exams, it’s highly advised and recommended you do.