SAT Test Dates and Registration Deadlines for 2017...

SAT testing dates have been modified for the 2017-18 academic year: the January testing date is gone, and an early August test date is now available. This should be good news for most college applicants. The January date was never very popular, and now applicants have more options for senior year that work when applying to a college Early Decision or Early Action. The new August date also has the benefit that for many students it is administered before the stress of the academic year begins.

U.S. students have seven testing dates to choose from for taking the SAT in the 2017-18 admissions cycle. If you're a high school senior, you may need to take the August, October or November exam in order to get your applications completed on time. If you're a high school junior, the winter and spring test dates are a good choice if you want to see how well you perform. If your scores aren't what you think you'll need for your top-choice colleges, you'll have the summer to build your test-taking skills and retake the exam early in senior year.

For 2017 - 2018, the SAT test dates are:

Important SAT Dates
Test Date	Test	Registration Deadline	Late Registration Deadline
August 26, 2017	SAT & Subject Tests	July 28, 2017	August 15, 2017
October 7, 2017	SAT & Subject Tests	September 8, 2017	September 27, 2017
November 4, 2017	SAT & Subject Tests	October 5, 2017	October 25, 2017
December 2, 2017	SAT & Subject Tests	November 2, 2017	November 21, 2017
March 10, 2018	SAT Only	February 9, 2018	February 28, 2018
May 5, 2018	SAT & Subject Tests	April 6, 2018	April 25, 2018
June 2, 201	SAT & Subject Tests	5/9/2017	May 23, 2018

Note that in March of 2016, the College Board launched the all new SAT (learn about the new SAT here: The Redesigned SAT).

When you register for the SAT, you'll need to pay the required fee. The cost will vary depending on your time of registration and which test you are taking:

• $46 for the basic SAT exam

• $60 for the SAT exam with the optional essay
• $29 additional fee for late registration
• $49 waitlist fee if you miss the registration deadlines and are admitted to a test center on test day
• $26 basic subject test registration fee
• $21 additional fee for each subject test
• $26 additional fee for a language with listening subject test 

If your family's income makes paying these testing fees prohibitive, you may be able to qualify for an SAT fee waiver. You can learn more about fee waivers here at the SAT web site.

For more SAT information, check out these articles:

• When Should You Take the SAT?: Learn strategies for when you should take the SAT to meet your college admissions goals.
• Senior Year Timeline: Keep track of important dates and deadlines during senior year.
• Junior Year Timeline: Make sure you stay on track during junior year so that you are in position to meet your college goals 
• ACT Test Dates and Registration Deadlines: Many students take both the SAT and ACT to see which exam works best for them. The ACT and SAT are always offered on different weekends. Learn ACT dates with this article.

And to learn more about the SAT and what scores you might need to be admitted to a college, check out these articles:

• What's a Good SAT Score?: Learn what SAT scores you're likely to need for different types of colleges.
• Low SAT Scores? What Now?: If you're a good student but your SAT scores aren't ideal, don't panic. You still have a chance of getting into an excellent college.
• See a graph of GPA, SAT and ACT data for admitted, rejected, and waitlisted students at each of the eight Ivy League Schools:  Brown | Columbia | Cornell | Dartmouth | Harvard | Penn | Princeton | Yale
• Find out your chances of being admitted to a college by creating a free account at Cappex: Calculate Your Chances of Getting In

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