Below are the U.S. SAT test dates. Click SAT to go directly to the College Board webpage for more information and to register for the test.
College admission tests combined with a student’s academic record, help college admission officers make fair and informed admission decisions. The best time to take college admission tests is in the spring of your junior year and October of your senior year.
The best way to do as well as any student can do on the SAT or ACT is to be a good student - not to try to cram, but to be a good student over the long term. Be an adept, careful, subtle, insightful reader. Read as much as you can, write a lot, learn to use language effectively, take challenging courses, and solve problems in and out of school. Think - that's the best way to maximize one's performance on the SAT and/or ACT.
Helpful websites for planning to take either the SAT or ACT test:
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Below are the U.S. SAT test dates. Click SAT to go directly to the College Board webpage for more information and to register for the test.
Test Date |
RegistrationDeadline |
LateRegistration |
| October 1, 2016 | September 1, 2016 | September 20, 2016 |
| November 5, 2016 | October 7, 2016 | October 25, 2016 |
| December 3, 2016 | November 3, 2016 | November 22, 2016 |
| January 21, 2017 | December 21, 2016 | January 10, 2016 |
| March 11, 2017 | February 10, 2017 | February 28, 2017 |
| May 6, 2017 | April 7, 2017 | April 25, 2017 |
| June 3, 2017 | May 9, 2017 | May 24, 2017 |
Below are the ACT test dates. Click ACT to go directly to the ACT webpage for more information and to register for the test.
Test Date |
Registration
|
Late
|
| September 10, 2016 | August 5, 2016 | August 6-19, 2016 |
| October 22, 2016 | September 16, 2016 | September 17-30, 2016 |
| December 10, 2016 | November 4, 2016 | November 5-18, 2016 |
| February 11, 2017 | January 13, 2017 | January 14-20, 2017 |
| April 8, 2017 | March 3, 2017 | March 4-17, 2017 |
| June 10, 2017 | May 5, 2017 | May 6-19, 2017 |