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 Contents
1 Test-Taking Information 18 After the Test
1 How Can the SAT Serve You? 18 How the SAT Is Scored
1 What to Expect from this Guide 18 Getting Your Scores
1 The Digital SAT 18 Explore Career Options
3 Bluebook Digital Testing 19 Sending Scores
5 Before Test Day 20 Score Reporting
5 Registering and Exam Setup for the Test 20 Score Choice
5 If You Need Testing Accommodations 20 Keeping Scores on File
10 Privacy Policies 20 Canceling Your Scores
10 Telemarketing Scams 21 SAT Terms and Conditions
10 Test Question Inquiries 21 Introduction
10 Makeup Testing 21 Section 1. Requirements for the SAT
11 Additional Information for Students 24 Section 2. Prohibited Items
12 Prepare for the SAT 24 Section 3. Prohibited Behaviors
12 Test Preview 25 Section 4. Score Cancellation and
12 Full-Length Adaptive Digital SAT Practice Tests Disciplinary Measures
13 Official Digital SAT Prep on Khan Academy 27 Section 5. Privacy
13 Student Question Bank 29 Section 6. Miscellaneous
13 Paper-Based Practice Tests 31 Section 7. Policies and Requirements
13 The Official SAT Study Guide 31 Section 8. Intellectual Property Rights
14 What the Reading and Writing Section Is Like 31 Section 9. ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES
AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER
15 What the Math Section Is Like
33 Section 10. Venue and Waiver of Jury Trial
16 Information You’ll Need on Test Day
34 Section 11. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
for Digital Testing
34 Section 12. Disclaimer of Warranties
16 Test Day Items
34 Section 13. Severability
16 Test Day Steps
34 Section 14. Restricted Registrations
17 Support on Test Day
34 Section 15. Accessibility of These
17 Digital Testing Recap
Terms and Conditions

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Test-Taking Information How Can the SAT Serve You?

Test-Taking Information
How Can the SAT Serve You?
When surveyed, more than 80% of students say they want the option to submit test scores
to colleges and universities. Most colleges and universities, including those that are test
optional, continue to value SAT scores as one part of the admissions process. By taking the
SAT®, you can apply to universities in the United States and around the world. Taking the
SAT is also a great way to find out how prepared you are for college, career, or whatever
your path after high school is.
Many students find that their test scores confirm their high school grades or can even show
their strengths beyond what their grades show. Learn more at sat.org/whytake.

What to Expect from this Guide

This SAT Student Guide includes everything you need to know before, during, and after
test day, such as:
ƒ An introduction to digital testing and the Bluebook™ testing application.
ƒ Registration and accommodation information, as well as resources and policies.
ƒ How to practice and prepare for the test.
ƒ Details about how the test is structured.
ƒ Lists for test day items and testing guidelines.
ƒ How to understand and use your scores.
ƒ The SAT Terms and Conditions.
We’ve created this guide to help you:
ƒ Become familiar with the test and Bluebook so you know what to expect on test day.
ƒ Learn the test structure and how it compares to other SAT Suite of Assessments tests
you may have taken.
ƒ Preview the SAT Terms and Conditions. You will be required to review and agree to the
SAT Terms and Conditions during registration for the test and in Bluebook before you
can take the test. You should review the SAT Terms and Conditions on page 21 ahead
of time. They are available at sat.org/terms.

The Digital SAT

The SAT Suite of Assessments is now offered digitally for all assessments. While the
transition to digital brought a number of student- and educator-friendly changes, many
important features of the SAT and PSAT-related assessments have stayed the same.
As a result, the SAT is easier to take, more secure, and more relevant. Learn more at
satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat.

What to Know About the Test

The SAT Suite, including the SAT, measures the skills and knowledge that students like you
are learning in school and that matter most for college and career readiness.
The SAT is scored on a 400–1600 point scale. The 2 sections of the SAT—(1) Reading and
Writing and (2) Math—include:
ƒ Use of reading/writing passages that come from different subject areas and vary in
difficulty level.
ƒ Emphasis on showing command of evidence, both textual and quantitative.

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ƒ Emphasis on high-utility words and phrases in context.

ƒ Focus on revising texts to improve the effectiveness of written expression and to meet
specific rhetorical goals.
ƒ Measurement of ability to edit texts to follow core conventions of Standard English
sentence structure, usage, and punctuation.
ƒ Focus on the math that matters most for college and career readiness and success.
ƒ Math problems in (and out of) context.
ƒ Use of both multiple-choice and student-produced response question formats in the
Math section.
The SAT takes about 2 hours and 14 minutes to complete. It is designed to give you enough time
on each question to measure your skills and knowledge, rather than your test-taking speed. The
reading passages are short and have just 1 question each. Additionally, you can use a calculator
on the entire Math section (Bluebook includes a built-in Desmos graphing calculator).

How the SAT Is Organized

The SAT Suite uses multistage adaptive testing. Both the Reading and Writing section and
the Math section are divided into 2 equal-length and separately timed parts, called modules.
The first module contains a mix of easy, medium, and hard questions. Based on how you
perform on the first module, the second module of questions will either be more difficult or
less difficult overall, but will still contain a mix of easy, medium, and hard questions.
Having a personalized test that adapts to your performance level results in a more efficient
assessment of your academic strengths. Additionally, you can navigate freely within each
module by previewing upcoming questions or returning to earlier questions (as time permits).
This type of adaptive testing allows for a much shorter, but just as reliable, assessment that
delivers accurate scores more efficiently.
The test breaks down like this:

Section Time Allotted (min.) Number of Questions

Reading and Writing 64 54
Math 70 44

The SAT follows the same timing as all other tests in the SAT Suite.
You must complete all sections of the test based on your approved timing, and get to the
Congratulations screen to confirm that your answers were submitted. If you leave before
dismissal, your test may be considered incomplete or may be subject to cancellation. Do
not close your laptop lid or cover or turn off your tablet screen at any point until you are
dismissed.

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Test-Taking Information Bluebook Digital Testing

Bluebook Digital Testing

Bluebook is the custom-built application you’ll use to take the SAT. Developing our own
custom app has allowed College Board to adapt to changes and respond quickly to user
feedback. This app has many features that you’ll find useful, including a test preview
that can help you familiarize yourself with key aspects of the app before the test. Visit
bluebook.app.collegeboard.org to download the app and for installation instructions.

Bluebook Tools
Bluebook includes plenty of test tools. Here are some examples:

ƒ Mark for review: You can flag and return to any question within a given test module
that you want to come back to later.
ƒ Testing timer: A clock counts down the time remaining in each module. You can hide
the timer, and you get an alert when 5 minutes remain in the module. When there are
only 5 minutes remaining, the clock can no longer be hidden.
ƒ Calculator: A built-in Desmos graphing calculator is available for the entire Math
section. The calculator is provided in the Bluebook practice test to allow you to practice
with it before the test. (You can also bring your own acceptable calculator; please see
sat.org/calculator for complete information.)
ƒ Line reader: Use this tool to focus as you read test content.
ƒ Reference sheet: On the Math section, you have access to a list of common formulas.
ƒ Highlights & Notes: On non-math questions, you can highlight any part of a passage
and leave yourself a note. You can change the highlight color, add an underline, make a
note, or delete the highlight.
ƒ Option eliminator: If you think an answer option is wrong, you can cross it out.
ƒ Question menu: Students can see which questions they skipped or marked for review
and navigate to any question in the module.
You can use keyboard shortcuts on laptops or pinch and zoom on tablets to get a closer look
at any part of the question, and you can set up your device before testing to use color contrast.

Testing Devices
You can take the SAT on a wide range of devices, including a personal or school-managed
Windows laptop or tablet, personal or school-managed Mac laptop, personal or school-managed
iPad, or school-managed Chromebook. You’ll need to download the exam app onto your device
before test day. For more information on downloading Bluebook on school-managed devices
visit bluebook.collegeboard.org/students/prepare-device-for-sat-weekend. If you are taking
the test on a school-managed device, you may need to ask your school’s technology department
to install the app and adjust device settings for you. Your device must also be able to connect
to Wi-Fi, especially Wi-Fi beyond your home and school, and be charged enough to stay on
for roughly 3 hours. We recommend you bring a power cord or portable charger, but we can’t
guarantee you’ll have access to an outlet.
You are permitted to bring an external mouse for your device and an external keyboard if
your device is a tablet. For Windows tablets, external keyboards are required if you want to
use Annotations. You can’t bring detachable device privacy screens. All other applications
and programs must be closed during the test, including writing assistants. You can’t test on
multiple devices.
If you don’t have access to a device, you can request to borrow one from College Board. You
may qualify to borrow a testing device from College Board if you submit a request with your
test registration before the deadline. You must register and complete the device request at
least 30 days before the test date. Bluebook will be preinstalled on these loaned devices.

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If you participate in the device lending program, you’ll arrive at the test center 30 minutes
earlier than other students on test day in order to receive your borrowed device, complete
exam setup, and finish the check-in process.
See If You Need to Borrow a Device on page 7 for more information.

IMPORTANT: It’s critical that Bluebook is downloaded in advance and that you check in on the
device you’ll test with. If you use a different device on test day, you will need to complete the
check-in process again.

Digital Testing Disruptions

An internet connection is required to start the test, but Bluebook will keep running even
if your connection drops momentarily. If your device battery runs down, you can simply
plug in, restart your device, and pick up where you left off—all your work will be saved,
and you won’t lose testing time. At the end of the test, if you’re still offline and your answer
submission fails, you’ll have until 11:59 p.m. local time the next day to get back online
and submit your answers. If your answer submission fails on a device borrowed from
College Board, don’t leave the test center until it submits successfully (you or your test
coordinator can call Customer Service).
If the app crashes during your exam, just relaunch it and hit Resume Testing. Your proctor
will approve your re-entry, and you’ll return to the question you were on. The testing timer
will be paused until you resume testing.

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Before Test Day Registering and Exam Setup for the Test

Before Test Day

To take the SAT, you need to:
ƒ Register for the test on My SAT.
ƒ Ensure you have an acceptable device to test on.
ƒ Become familiar with Bluebook before test day. See more under Prepare for the SAT
on page 12.
ƒ Complete exam setup in Bluebook before test day (or immediately after receiving
a borrowed device).
Use the information in this section to register for the test, learn about accommodations,
and prepare to test with Bluebook.

Registering and Exam Setup for the Test

Register online for the SAT at My SAT by signing in with your free College Board account.
If you don’t have an account yet, create one. At least five days before you test, you'll need
to upload a photo of yourself to your registration in My SAT. This photo will be used to
identify you on test day. Once you’re registered to take the test, you’ll see a test card in
Bluebook five days before your test date. If it’s within five days of your test, and it’s not
showing up in the app, please contact Customer Service.
One to five days before your test, you’ll log in to Bluebook to complete a quick exam setup
as just described. This step must be completed to check in for testing. You’ll watch a short
video, then you’ll be asked to confirm your information, to read and agree to the SAT Terms
and Conditions, and complete a device check. At the end of exam setup, the app generates
your admission ticket. You can take a picture of the ticket, email the ticket to yourself, or
print it for presenting to the testing staff for admission to the center. You must complete
exam setup before test day to confirm your device supports the app and to generate your
admission ticket for test-day check-in. If you don’t follow these steps prior to test day, you
may be turned away.

If You Need Testing Accommodations

If you have a disability that requires accommodations such as a screen reader, extra breaks, or
permission to test blood sugar, be sure to have your school request College Board approval well
in advance of the test date you need the accommodations for. Requests for accommodations are
handled by the College Board Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office.
Timing accommodations, such as extended time testing or extra breaks, will be enabled in
your digital exam with your approved amount of time per section. Others don’t affect the
format of your digital test, such as permission for small-group testing, food/drink/medication,
and permission to test blood sugar.
Some accommodations that require College Board approval for paper tests, such as some AP®
subjects, are available in Bluebook for all students. This includes zoom and color contrast.
When considering accommodations, note the following:
ƒ Work with your school’s SSD coordinator or counselor for accommodations requests.
Your SSD coordinator or other appropriate school staff can help determine what
accommodations are best for you and submit a request online.
ƒ If you want to request accommodations without your school, download and
submit a Student Eligibility Form from accommodations.collegeboard.org/
request-accommodations/request/without-the-school.
ƒ Once approved for accommodations, with some exceptions, you remain approved and do
not have to apply again when taking another College Board test.

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ƒ If you move to a new school after you’ve been approved for accommodations, provide
them with a copy of your eligibility letter.
ƒ If you’re approved for extended time for math, you’ll get it just for math; but if you’re NEW!
approved for extended time for reading, you’ll get it for the whole test.
Starting in 2025, Bluebook
ƒ Talk to your SSD coordinator to confirm what accommodations you’re approved has a built-in (embedded)
for and any additional information you need for testing. You can opt in and out of
text-to-speech feature for
accommodations in your College Board account.
students approved for this
ƒ If you are approved for text-to-speech (embedded in Bluebook, with no configuration accommodation. For more
needed) or screen reader (non-embedded), be sure to practice with your accommodation information, please see our
ahead of test day to ensure you understand how it will work with the digital test. Accommodations and
Assistive Technology
Accommodations and Digital Testing webpage.
If you’re approved for a human reader, braille, or a scribe, you’ll be approved to test with
text-to-speech, a screen reader, or dictation. If you can’t use the digital accommodation (e.g.,
screen reader), your SSD coordinator should submit an accommodations request for the
needed accommodation by the SSD deadline. Visit our website for more information about
digital accommodations at cb.org/digital-accommodations.
Some accommodations differ for digital testing because of features available in Bluebook.
For example, if approved for large-print test books, you won’t need separate exam materials.
You can take the digital exam with an increased font size by zooming in to enlarge the
content as needed.
Some students approved for accommodations test with the standard format and testing
timing. Examples of these types of accommodations include permission for small-group
testing, food/drink/medication, and permission to test blood sugar.
The SAT is accessible to students approved to use assistive technology, including screen
reader and text-to-speech. If you are approved for text-to-speech, you’ll use the tool built in
to Bluebook. No setup is needed. If you are approved for screen reader, you’ll use your own
assistive technology, software or the software that is part of the operating system on your
testing device. For screen readers or other assistive technology, you’ll need to open and start the
assistive technology device or software before you open Bluebook for practice and for testing.
On test day, adjust any necessary settings before you start to check in for the digital test. Visit
our Accommodations and Assistive Technology webpage for detailed information about using
assistive technology with Bluebook. Additionally, the app has extensive help content to answer
your questions about setup, navigation, and tools to help you access test content.

IMPORTANT: It is very helpful to practice taking a digital test with the technology you plan to use
to test. Please see Prepare for the SAT on page 12 for more information about practice.

NEW: Starting with spring 2025 testing, if you have an accommodation for extended time,
once the standard time has elapsed for a module, you can move on when you’re ready
rather than having to wait until your approved time is up. We do encourage you to use
your full allotted time and you should only move ahead if you have completed the module.
As always, at the end of the test, wait until you see the Congratulations screen to confirm
that your answers have been submitted before closing the lid to your laptop, turning
off your tablet screen, closing Bluebook, or shutting down your device. Please visit
accommodations.collegeboard.org/support/SSD-updates for more information.

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Fee Waiver Benefits for Income-Eligible Students

Students who face financial barriers to taking the SAT may be eligible for College Board fee
waivers. Visit sat.org/feewaivers to learn whether you’re eligible and how to confirm that
with College Board. College Board offers fee waivers to any eligible students in the U.S. or
U.S. territories. Students attending school outside the country must also be U.S. citizens to
be eligible for fee waivers.
For each qualifying student, one fee waiver unlocks a suite of benefits, which includes
two free registrations for the SAT administrations and unlimited score sends to colleges,
universities, and scholarship programs. Also, seniors with fee waiver benefits will
automatically receive waived application fees at participating colleges and universities.
SAT fee waivers also give first-time U.S. college and university applicants fee waivers
for applying for nonfederal financial aid using CSS Profile®. Learn more about this at
profileonline.collegeboard.org.
You can learn about how to get fee waiver benefits, eligibility, and the other benefits offered
to help you in the college application process at sat.org/feewaivers.
If you think you’re eligible, talk to your school counselor about getting a fee waiver code
or request a fee waiver directly from College Board. If you request a fee waiver from
College Board, please confirm your eligibility and then aim to submit your request as early
as possible and at least 1–2 weeks before the registration deadline. Your fee waiver status
may be shared with your school and district.

IMPORTANT: Don’t forget the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®)—the form you’ll
need to qualify for most financial aid opportunities—can be filed beginning July 1. You should
complete your FAFSA as early as possible.

If You Need to Borrow a Device

Students who do not have access to a device can request to borrow one from College Board.
You may qualify to borrow a testing device if you submit a request at least 30 days before
the test date. If so, additional rules relating to borrowing a testing device will apply to you
as shown in the terms of the Testing Device Lending Agreement.
We may be able to loan a testing device for use on test day, based on availability. This
device would be free of charge. You’ll pick up the loaned testing device at the test center at
the beginning of the digital SAT and return it to testing staff in the same condition as you
received it as soon as you complete the test and your answers are submitted. You can’t take
the device off the test site or use it for any other purpose than to take the SAT.
Submitting a request does not guarantee that College Board will loan you a testing device.
Test centers cannot provide you with a testing device from College Board on test day unless
your request made for that test date was approved by College Board. If you show up on test
day without a device, and you have not gone through the process of requesting and being
approved to borrow one from us, you’ll be dismissed. If you are approved to borrow a testing
device, we will make all reasonable efforts to provide you with such a device on test day.
However, we cannot guarantee that a testing device will be available on test day.
If you borrow a testing device, you agree to comply with the terms of the Testing Device
Lending Agreement in addition to the SAT Terms and Conditions on page 21. You’ll need
to complete exam setup before checking in to your testing room.

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Optional Questions to Answer When You Register

When you register for the SAT, you’ll have the opportunity to answer questions about
yourself, your educational experience, and your plans for after you graduate high school.
While you don’t have to answer these questions, we strongly recommend that you do.
However, if your parent or guardian has told you that you shouldn’t provide any optional or
voluntary information, you shouldn’t do so.
Your responses give your school counselors and college admission officers, as applicable,
information they can use to help you plan your future. The more information you provide,
the more they can help you.
Your answers will be used by College Board as described in its Privacy Statement at
privacy.collegeboard.org/privacy-statement, such as for educational research and will be
provided to your school, district, and state department of education.
If you choose to participate in Student Search Service™, your answers will be provided to
participating certain education organizations, as described under Student Search Service
below. Your answers may also be provided to colleges, universities, and scholarship
programs to which you choose to send your scores. See Section 5. Privacy on page 27 of
the SAT Terms and Conditions.
Your responses, when combined with those of all other students taking the SAT, contribute
to an understanding of the academic preparation, extra- and cocurricular involvement, and
post-high-school plans of your graduating class, which can help College Board, colleges,
and universities deliver programs and opportunities to serve you and your classmates.

Useful Resources
We offer free resources to help you plan the right next step for you after high school on
BigFuture®. Discover future career options based on your interests, explore colleges across
the country, and learn about scholarships, financial aid, and more. Visit bigfuture.org.

Student Search Service

Student Search Service is a free, voluntary program that connects students with information
about opportunities from nearly 1,500 eligible colleges, universities, scholarships and
government agencies running education programs. By joining Student Search Service,
you can connect with colleges and scholarship programs looking for students like you and
discover opportunities you had not previously considered.
Key facts about Student Search Service:
ƒ You can join for free and hear from a diverse group of nonprofit accredited colleges
and universities (domestic and international), nonprofit scholarship providers, and
government agencies running educational programs (“Education Organizations”). No
other organizations or companies are eligible to participate in Student Search Service.
ƒ When you take a College Board test, you’ll be asked to provide certain information about
yourself by answering optional questions about yourself during registration.
ƒ You’ll have the opportunity to join Student Search Service including as part of the
registration. It’s entirely up to you whether to opt in. The service is free to you, but
Education Organizations may pay us a licensing fee to use the service. We use those
fees to support our nonprofit, mission-driven work, including providing fee waivers so
that students from lower income families can take the SAT for free. College Board is a
nonprofit organization.
ƒ Being part of Student Search Service is voluntary and you can opt out at any time.
ƒ Being contacted by an Education Organization doesn’t mean you've been admitted
or received a scholarship. You must submit required information and complete
steps requested by the Education Organization for potential admission, enrollment,
scholarship and/or financial aid.

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How Student Search Service Works

ƒ If you opt in, you may be identified by Education Organizations as a potential match for
their programs and opportunities.
ƒ Education Organizations generally look for groups of students based on expected
graduation date, where they live, self-reported cumulative grade point average (GPA),
test score ranges, intended college major, geography, and other limited parameters. This
information may be provided by you to College Board, such as during test registration,
testing, and when using the College Board college planning website, BigFuture.
ƒ College Board never shares your actual test scores, grades, disability status, parent
information (unless they separately opt in to Student Search Service), or telephone
numbers. Please note, we do share test score ranges and GPA. For details on the
information shared, please see bigfuture.collegeboard.org/student-search-service/
what-information-shared. If you opt in to Student Search Service, we may share
information that you provided prior to and after opting in to Student Search Service, but
we will not share any information until you opt in.
ƒ If you have opted in and match the Education Organizations’ search criteria, we will
provide them with your contact information so they can reach out to you by postal mail
(if you provided your address) and/or email about their programs and opportunities.
They have to keep your data secure and may not share your data with any third parties
(other than service providers to the Education Organizations).
ƒ Education Organizations send students information about things like:
Š Financial aid, scholarships, or other ways to make going to college or university
more affordable
Š Details on campus life and student services
Š Overviews of majors, courses, and degree options
Š Deadline information
Š Offers of direct admissions to a college

ƒ For more information, visit bigfuture.collegeboard.org/student-search-service.

Opting Out of Student Search Service
If at any time you change your mind and want to stop participating, please
visit my.collegeboard.org/profile/privacy, complete the Your Privacy Choices
webform at form.collegeboard.org/f/data-subject-rights-request, or contact us at
SearchCustomerService@collegeboard.org or 866-825-8051. Please note, Education
Organizations that have already received your name and other data may continue to
send you information. You may contact such organizations directly to opt out of further
communications from them.

Connect to Opportunities in Higher Education

Each year millions of students take the SAT, and thousands of high school counselors
and postsecondary admission officers worldwide use their scores to guide decisions in
the college application process. The test that you’ll take on test day is a challenging and
fair assessment of what you know and can do. The questions you’ll tackle focus on the
knowledge and skills that the best available evidence indicates are essential for college and
career readiness and success.
We’re committed to providing opportunities to help you reach your goals for college and
career. Students who are the first in their families to consider attending college, who come
from low-income families, or whose ethnicities are underrepresented in colleges may feel
that college isn’t for them. Our mission is to help all students recognize and make the most
of the opportunities they’ve earned.

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Privacy Policies
College Board recognizes the importance of protecting your privacy. Please review our privacy
policies at collegeboard.org/privacy-center (“Privacy Policies”) and the SAT Terms and
Conditions on page 21 to understand our collection, use, and disclosure of your personally
identifiable information.

Telemarketing Scams
We sometimes get reports of phone scams when callers posing as employees of
College Board try to sell test preparation products or request sensitive, personally
identifying information, such as credit card and Social Security numbers. College Board
does not make unsolicited phone calls or send emails to students or families requesting
this type of information. This type of activity, known as telemarketing fraud, is a crime
and should be reported to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Please visit
Important Information About Telemarketing and Internet Scams for more information.

Test Question Inquiries

If you find what you consider to be an error or an ambiguity in a test question, tell the test
coordinator immediately after the test. You may also complete an online form to report a
test error or ambiguity available at satsuite.collegeboard.org/contact-us or also email
satquestion@collegeboard.org.
In your inquiry, provide your name and email address, the date you took the SAT, the name and
address of the school where you took the test, the test section and module, the test question (as
well as you can remember), and an explanation of your concern about the question.
College Board will send you a response after your inquiry has been reviewed thoroughly by
subject-matter specialists. If you submit a report for what you consider to be an error or an
ambiguity in a test question, you understand that College Board may need to hold your SAT
score for review. As a result, your score may not be available by the published release date
for your administration.

Makeup Testing
During bad weather, natural disasters, power outages, or other unusual conditions, test centers
may be closed. Check sat.org/test-center-closings for test center closings on Friday night and
Saturday morning before you go to the test center. Information about makeup testing is posted
as it’s available. If a makeup date has been confirmed, that information is included.
The following policies apply to makeup testing:
ƒ The availability of makeup testing and the conditions that make test takers eligible
to take a makeup test are at the sole discretion of College Board. The ability to offer a
makeup test is based on test center availability.
ƒ Test centers may close or make changes on short notice, including on test day, and they
may even close for the scheduled makeup date.
ƒ Access to scores from makeup administrations may be delayed by several weeks.

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Before Test Day Additional Information for Students

Additional Information for Students

A primary purpose of the SAT is to predict how prepared students are to succeed, both
in college and in career training programs. College Board continues to conduct extensive
research on the predictive validity of the SAT. Several recent validity studies examined digital
SAT score relationships with other education measures such as high school GPA (HSGPA)
and the relationship of SAT scores to university outcomes. These studies found that:

ƒ SAT scores are strongly predictive of college performance, and this finding also holds
for underrepresented minority students, first-generation college students, and students
whose best language was another language or English and another language.
ƒ SAT scores meaningfully improve the prediction of college performance above HSGPA alone.
ƒ Institutions using SAT scores can have confidence these scores will provide valuable
insights for understanding students’ readiness for college, course placement and major-
field decisions, scholarship and honors program decisions, and identifying students
who may need academic support.
SAT scores provide meaningful information about a student’s likelihood of success in
college and university, but the SAT should not be used as the sole source of information for
high-stakes decisions. Find out more at sat.org.
Download a copy of the Assessment Framework for the Digital SAT Suite to learn more
about the evidence-based design and development of the digital SAT Suite. A large-scale,
national study evaluating the validity of digital SAT scores to predict college outcomes will
be conducted once College Board has sufficient data from operational administrations of the
test to support such analyses.

Procedures to Ensure Fairness and Equity

College Board combats any bias in our tests with our review processes. Fairness reviewers
help ensure that test materials are accessible to all students, have no offensive or insensitive
content, and aren’t made easier or harder by factors outside the subject being measured.

Relationship of SAT Scores to Family Income

College Board no longer collects information regarding family income from test takers. Past
data indicate that students from every income level obtain a full range of SAT scores.

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Prepare for the SAT Test Preview

Prepare for the SAT

College Board offers many ways to help you prepare for the SAT. Here are some of them:

Test Preview
To prepare for the SAT, you’ll have access to a test preview within Bluebook. This tool helps you:
ƒ Get familiar with functions in the app.
ƒ See the structure of the test.
ƒ Try a small sample of reading and writing and math questions to familiarize yourself
with the kinds of questions you’ll encounter on test day and with how to properly enter
your answers.
ƒ Try all the testing tools and experience how the digital tests work with any assistive
technology you’re approved to use.

Full-Length Adaptive Digital

SAT Practice Tests
Taking a full-length practice test for the SAT will let you experience digital testing and
familiarize yourself with test content, including the types of questions you’ll answer and the
exam tools you’ll use to take the test. If you’ll be using a personal device for testing, you can
also make sure your testing device supports the app and is ready to use on test day.
Both sections on the SAT, (1) Reading and Writing and (2) Math, have 2 modules.
Depending on how you answer the questions in the first module, you’ll be routed to a
second module, which has a different mix of difficulty levels. The mix of questions in the
second module is, on average, either of higher difficulty or of lower difficulty than the mix in
the first module. Taking a practice test in Bluebook helps you gain experience and comfort
with the way in which you will be assessed on test day.
The full-length practice tests will also give you a score.

1. Download the Bluebook app at bluebook.collegeboard.org.

2. Go to Practice and Prepare on the Bluebook homepage, and select Full-Length Practice.
3. After you’ve finished the practice test in Bluebook, go to My Practice at
mypractice.collegeboard.org to view your score results and to review your practice
exam questions, answers, and their explanations.

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Prepare for the SAT Official Digital SAT Prep on Khan Academy

Official Digital SAT Prep on Khan Academy

The digital SAT course content on Khan Academy® includes videos, articles, and worked NOTE:
examples designed to help you understand and experience the digital SAT Suite. Visit
khanacademy.org/digital-sat. You can download
Bluebook and start
For more information on practice for the digital SAT, go to satsuite.collegeboard.org/ practicing anytime—you’ll
digital/digital-practice-preparation. need a College Board
account but you don’t need
to be registered for a test.
Student Question Bank
You can use the Student Question Bank to design your own practice. The question bank has
thousands of official practice questions and you can filter the question bank by assessment,
section (Reading and Writing or Math), domain, skill, and difficulty level. You can go to
My Practice at mypractice.collegeboard.org to access the Student Question Bank.

Paper-Based Practice Tests

College Board provides downloadable paper versions of practice tests for those students
who need to test with paper-based accommodations on test day. Because they are
nonadaptive—please see the description of what adaptive testing is in How the SAT Is
Organized on page 2—these paper versions of the tests are longer and require more
questions to assess your knowledge and skills. To practice on paper, you’ll need to print
these downloadable versions of the practice test. You can access the paper practice tests at
sat.org/digital-practice.

The Official SAT Study Guide

Available for purchase during SAT registration and at major book retailers, The Official SAT
Study Guide™ offers additional instruction, guidance, and test information. Gain familiarity
of the test with sample questions by type and question drills by topic.

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Prepare for the SAT What the Reading and Writing Section Is Like

What the Reading and Writing Section Is Like

The Reading and Writing section of the SAT is designed to measure your success with building
critical college and career readiness in literacy. In this section, you’ll answer multiple-choice questions
requiring you to read, comprehend, and use information and ideas in texts; analyze the craft and
structure of texts; revise texts to improve the rhetorical expression of ideas; and edit texts to follow core
conventions of Standard English.
Passages in this section, which serve as the basis for answering test questions, represent the subject
areas of literature, history/social studies, the humanities, and science. There is a single question per
passage.
Select questions in this section are accompanied by an informational graphic.

Reading and Writing Section Overview

Test length: Time per module:
ƒ 1st module: 25 operational questions ƒ 1st module: 32 minutes
and 2 pretest questions ƒ 2nd module: 32 minutes
ƒ 2nd module: 25 operational questions
Total: 64 minutes
and 2 pretest questions
(1.19 minutes per question)
Total: 54 questions
Questions in the Reading and Writing section represent 1 of 4 content domains, shown in the table that
follows. To help you budget your time, questions that test similar skills and knowledge are grouped together
in Bluebook and then arranged from easiest to hardest. Pretest questions don’t count toward your score.

READING AND WRITING SECTION CONTENT DOMAINS AND QUESTION DISTRIBUTION

Content Question
Domain Domain Description Skill/Knowledge Testing Points Distribution
Craft and Measures the comprehension, vocabulary, Words in Context; Text Structure and 13–15
Structure analysis, synthesis, and reasoning skills and Purpose; Cross-Text Connections questions
knowledge needed to understand and use
high-utility words and phrases in context,
evaluate texts rhetorically, and make
connections between topically related texts
Information Measures comprehension, analysis, and Central Ideas and Details; Command 12–14
and Ideas reasoning skills and knowledge and the of Evidence (Textual, Quantitative); questions
ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, and Inferences
integrate information and ideas from texts
and informational graphics (tables, bar
graphs, and line graphs)
Standard Measures the ability to edit texts to conform Boundaries; Form, Structure, and Sense 11–15
English to core conventions of Standard English questions
Conventions sentence structure, usage, and punctuation
Expression Measures the ability to revise texts to improve Rhetorical Synthesis; Transitions 8–12
of Ideas the effectiveness of written expression and to questions
meet specific rhetorical goals

These specifications are for the adaptive version of the digital test, which most students will take. Students approved for certain
testing accommodations, such as a human reader, raised line drawings, or paper test forms, will test using a nonadaptive
version of the digital SAT. This nonadaptive version has a slightly higher number of test questions in each module to account for
the fact that the test is not adaptive. Practice for this nonadaptive version of the test is also available in Bluebook. You can learn
more about nonadaptive test specifications in Appendix E of the Assessment Framework for the Digital SAT Suite.

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Prepare for the SAT What the Math Section Is Like

What the Math Section Is Like

The Math section of the SAT is designed to measure your success with building critical college and career
readiness knowledge and skills in math. It focuses on key elements of algebra, advanced math, problem-
solving and data analysis, and geometry. Over the course of the Math section, you’ll answer multiple-choice
and student-produced response questions that measure your fluency with, understanding of, and ability to
apply the math concepts, skills, and practices that are most essential.
Approximately 30% of math questions are set in context. These in-context “word” questions require you
to consider a science, social studies, or real-world scenario and apply your math skills and knowledge,
along with an understanding of the context, to determine the answer to each.
Select questions in this section are accompanied by an informational graphic.

Math Section Overview

Test length: Time per module:
ƒ 1st module: 20 operational questions ƒ 1st module: 35 minutes
and 2 pretest questions ƒ 2nd module: 35 minutes
ƒ 2nd module: 20 operational questions
Total: 70 minutes
and 2 pretest questions
(1.59 minutes per question)
Total: 44 questions
Questions from all 4 content domains appear in each test module. Across each module, questions are
arranged from easiest to hardest, allowing you to have the best opportunity to demonstrate what you
know and can do. Pretest questions don’t count toward your score.

MATH SECTION CONTENT DOMAINS AND QUESTION DISTRIBUTION

Content Question
Domain Domain Description Skill/Knowledge Testing Points Distribution
Algebra Measures the ability to analyze, fluently solve, Linear equations in 1 variable; Linear 13–15
and create linear equations and inequalities as equations in 2 variables; Linear functions; questions
well as analyze and fluently solve equations and Systems of 2 linear equations in 2 variables;
systems of equations using multiple techniques Linear inequalities in 1 or 2 variables
Advanced Measures skills and knowledge central for Equivalent expressions; Nonlinear equations 13–15
Math progression to more advanced math courses, in 1 variable and systems of equations in 2 questions
including demonstrating an understanding variables; Nonlinear functions
of absolute value, quadratic, exponential,
polynomial, rational, radical, and other
nonlinear equations
Problem- Measures the ability to apply quantitative Ratios, rates, proportional relationships, 5–7 questions
Solving reasoning about ratios, rates, and proportional and units; Percentages; 1-variable data:
and Data relationships; understand and apply unit rate; distributions and measures of center
Analysis and analyze and interpret 1- and 2-variable data and spread; 2-variable data: models and
scatterplots; Probability and conditional
probability; Inference from sample statistics
and margin of error; Evaluating statistical
claims: observational studies and experiments
Geometry Measures the ability to solve problems that Area and volume; Lines, angles, and triangles, 5–7 questions
and focus on area and volume; lines, angles, including right triangles and trigonometry;
Trigonometry triangles, and trigonometry; and circles Circles

These specifications are for the adaptive version of the digital test, which most students will take. Students approved for certain
testing accommodations, such as a human reader, raised line drawings, or paper test forms, will test using a nonadaptive
version of the digital SAT. This nonadaptive version has a slightly higher number of test questions in each module to account for
the fact that the test is not adaptive. Practice for this nonadaptive version of the test is also available in Bluebook. You can learn
more about nonadaptive test specifications in Appendix E of the Assessment Framework for the Digital SAT Suite.

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Information You’ll Need on Test Day for Digital Testing Test Day Items

Information You’ll Need on

Test Day for Digital Testing
Be prepared for digital testing by making sure you bring only what you need for the test.
Leave all prohibited items at home. You’ll have your testing device, but won’t be able to
use or access any other personal electronic devices, such as a mobile phone or wearable
technology, during the test. Review the other important guidelines in this section to make
sure you understand the policies that cover your SAT testing experience.
This section also includes information about test day technical support.

Test Day Items

See Section 1 of the SAT Terms and Conditions on page 21 for full requirements
for taking the SAT.
The following items are required for taking the SAT: REMINDER:
ƒ A valid photo ID for check-in. See sat.org/id.
If you’re using a loaned
ƒ Your admission ticket. Show your printed ticket or present it on your mobile device. device from College Board,
ƒ Your College Board username (your email address) and password. arrive 30 minutes early so
you have time to complete
ƒ A fully charged, acceptable testing device with Bluebook already downloaded
and exam setup complete. exam setup and access
your admission ticket.
ƒ A pen or pencil for scratch work.
Though not required, consider bringing:
ƒ Snacks and drinks (which must be under your desk during testing).
ƒ An acceptable calculator if you prefer to use a handheld calculator—please see
sat.org/calculator for full list—for use in the Math section.
ƒ Extra batteries, a power cord, and backup calculator.
ƒ Backup testing device.

Test Day Steps

This section summarizes important guidelines for digital testing. See Section 1.
Requirements for the SAT on page 21 to make sure you cover all the steps to successfully
prepare to take the SAT.

ƒ Plan ahead and bring equipment that’s in good working order with enough battery power to
last for about 3 hours. Your testing device must be able to connect to new Wi-Fi networks,
and you may need to update your operating system to support the digital test.
ƒ Arrive early if you were approved to borrow a device to complete exam setup and obtain
your admission ticket. You must bring confirmation of approval.
ƒ If you’re testing with extended time, bring a power cord; your testing site should provide
an outlet for recharging if needed.
ƒ Download the Bluebook app onto the device you'll use on test day from
bluebook.app.collegeboard.org.
ƒ Between 1 and 5 days before the test, you need to sign in to the app, agree to the Privacy
Policy and Use of This App rules and complete exam setup. You’ll get access to your
admission ticket once you’ve completed exam setup.
ƒ On test day, at the center, you’ll follow instructions to connect to Wi-Fi, complete exam
check-in on your testing device, and type a brief statement saying that you agree to
follow all rules for the exam.

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Information You’ll Need on Test Day for Digital Testing Support on Test Day

ƒ During testing:
Š If you are wearing a brimmed cap, store it under your desk. If you are wearing a
hooded shirt or jacket, remove your hood and keep it off during testing.
Š Store any snacks or drinks you bring under your desk. You may only eat snacks
during breaks. The testing staff will tell you where you can go to have your snack.
Š You must remain in the testing site for the duration of the test. If you leave before
you’re dismissed, your scores are subject to cancellation.
Š Keep your laptop open or your tablet uncovered and on during the entire duration of
testing. Closing your laptop lid or covering your device may result in a loss of your
responses.
ƒ Bluebook will tell you when to take your break. Because the test is individually timed,
you’ll break and finish testing at slightly different times from other students in your
room. It’s important to maintain a silent testing environment regardless.
Š Keep your photo ID with you at all times, especially if you leave the testing room.
You may be asked to show your ID at any time while in the test center.

Support on Test Day

Bluebook is designed for minimal network and device requirements. You need an internet REMINDER:
connection to start the test and at the end of testing to submit your answers. If you lose
The deadline to submit
connectivity while you’re testing, you can keep going without losing any work.
answers, if unsuccessful
IMPORTANT: When using Bluebook as intended, with no other programs or applications running, on test day, is 11:59 p.m.
the draw on your device’s battery will be fairly low. You’re allowed to have a power cord with local time the next day.
you, but a majority of students can take the entire test without ever plugging in their devices. Students using a loaned
device should not leave
Before, during, and after testing, there is a Help icon in the Bluebook app where users can the test center until their
review troubleshooting tips. answers are submitted.
Your test center will provide additional support on test day. They will help ensure the
test center Wi-Fi network is working and assist you if you encounter connectivity issues.
Additionally, there will be a help room for you to troubleshoot device issues with the testing
staff, although most of the time students are able to resolve on their own by restarting
the application. If you encounter a technical issue on test day, you won't lose any testing
time. We’ll also have Customer Service resources ready to help the test center troubleshoot
issues on test day.

Digital Testing Recap

ƒ Before arriving to the test center you’ll need to complete exam setup in Bluebook to
generate your admission ticket. You will be turned away if unprepared.
ƒ Your admission ticket is needed to check in to the test center. Your testing device
should be fully charged and able to last 3 hours. You can bring a charger, but we can’t
guarantee access to an outlet unless you have an accommodation for extended time.
ƒ You’ll break and finish testing at slightly different times from other students in your
room. Bluebook tells you when to take your break instead of the proctor.
ƒ Test centers have a help room to assist with simple troubleshooting; however, most
students are able to solve any issues on their own with a simple app restart.
ƒ If you run into a technical issue, you won’t lose testing time. You’ll need access to
the internet to start the test and submit answers but you can continue testing if the
connection is disrupted during the test.
ƒ Student devices are locked during testing and you won’t be able to access other
applications on your device. Bluebook is the only application you can have open on your
device during testing unless approved for external assistive technology.

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After the Test How the SAT Is Scored

After the Test

Once you’ve taken the SAT, you’ll be ready for the next step of accessing your scores,
understanding them, and gauging your progress. Use the information in this section
to help you make the most of your scores. You can also start exploring other tools that
College Board offers to help you plan for the future.

How the SAT Is Scored

The SAT Suite uses adaptive test design with item response theory (IRT) pattern scoring.
Adaptive testing allows for fewer questions, in less time, than traditional paper tests. Pattern
scoring allows for precise measurement of students’ knowledge and skills. Students’ scores
are determined by whether they answer questions right or wrong, and by considering
attributes of the questions, including difficulty level, the questions’ ability to differentiate
between students with various levels of content knowledge, and the probability that a
student is guessing based on their pattern of responses. Every test includes a standardized
set of question types and measures the same content domains, so all students have
equitable opportunity to demonstrate their strengths. For most students who are trying their
best on every question, it is better to guess than leave a question blank, especially if the
student can eliminate one or two answer options before guessing.

SAT Score Reported Details Score Range

Section Scores (2) ƒ Reading and Writing (RW) ƒ 200–800
ƒ Math (M) ƒ 200–800
Total Score Sum of the 2 section scores ƒ 400–1600

Getting Your Scores

Your online scores give you the meaning behind your numbers by providing a summary
of how you did on each section. You can access your online scores through your
College Board account. (If you can’t access your scores online, your school can print a
score report PDF for you.)
Your College Board student account at studentscores.collegeboard.org provides you
additional insights about your scores and information about BigFuture. The online score
insights include:
ƒ Percentiles that let you see how your results compare with those of other students like you.
ƒ Additional information about knowledge and skills that you should practice and improve.
ƒ A search tool for careers and college majors, with suggestions based on information you
provide in your profile.

Explore Career Options

For students in the U.S., your score report will show Career Insights Snapshot—a list of
growing careers in your state that connects you to your math and reading and writing
skills based on your SAT Suite performance. Career Insights Snapshot provides career
examples, not recommendations, that can stimulate your thinking, broaden your awareness
of career options, and encourage deeper career exploration beyond the score report. Visit
bigfuture.org to discover more careers that interest you.

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Sending Scores Explore Career Options

Sending Scores
You’ll have the opportunity when you register for the SAT to choose up to 4 colleges,
universities, or scholarship programs to receive your scores for free. You can designate your
score recipients (i) at the time you register, (ii) any time until you test, or (iii) within 9 days
after you test. For these free score sends, only your scores from the test date on the registration
will be sent (or the makeup test for that registration if you take a makeup test), unless you
specifically ask to send more existing SAT scores. (Sending scores to additional colleges,
universities, or scholarship programs can be requested online for a fee.) We share with your
school and district the names of the organizations you select for your 4 free score sends.
If you want to change where your scores are sent, you have until 9 days after the test date to alter
your 4 free score reports at no charge. After that, you can’t make any changes and you’ll need to
place a new order. You’ll be charged the additional score report request fee. Score Choice™ lets
you choose which scores are sent.
The scores you receive and the score reports received by colleges and your high school
contain total and section scores. Section scores are converted to a point scale from 200 to
800; these are added together to create a total score between 400 and 1600. (See How the
SAT Is Scored on page 18 for more information.) Additional score sends include all your
available scores unless you choose otherwise, as explained later in this section.
College Board doesn’t use your raw score or your reported scaled score by itself or in
combination with any other information to predict your individual future academic
performance at specific postsecondary institutions. However, College Board does help
individual colleges and universities use and interpret SAT scores.
When you request that we send your scores to the colleges, universities, or scholarship
programs you choose, we send your scores, certain demographic information about you, and
other information you provide when taking the SAT to those organizations, in accordance
with sat.org/scores. These organizations may use this information to send you information
about admissions, educational, financial aid, and scholarship opportunities. Being
contacted by these organizations does not mean you have been admitted or are eligible for
a scholarship or financial aid program. You must submit an application to be considered for
admission at a college or university, and complete any steps required by any scholarship
programs to be considered for their opportunities.
In certain college and university systems, once you submit your score to 1 school, other
schools within that system will also have access to your score. Please note, however, that
if you are applying to more than 1 school within a college or university system, it is still
important for you to send your SAT scores to each individual school. If you are not sure
whether the specific school you are applying to is part of such a system, contact the school’s
admissions office.

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Sending Scores Score Reporting

Score Reporting
Score reports will be sent to your high school, district, state department of education,
certain federal and state scholarship programs, state direct admissions programs, and to
the organizations you choose as described under Sending Scores on page 19 and in
accordance with our Privacy Policy in Section 5 of the SAT Terms and Conditions.

ƒ Each time you take the SAT, the scores are added to your College Board record. All of
your scores are reported to your high school.
ƒ You can order additional score reports online, for a fee. They’ll be sent to your
designated colleges and scholarship programs a few weeks after the request is received.
Once you place an order to send scores, the order cannot be canceled.
ƒ If your score is canceled, no score reports for that test date will be sent.
ƒ If you take a makeup test, the score report(s) will include the score from the makeup test.
For additional information regarding the College Board score cancellation policy, see
Section 4. Score Cancellation and Disciplinary Measures on page 25 in the SAT Terms
and Conditions. For more information about voluntarily canceling your scores, see
Section 6b on page 29 in the SAT Terms and Conditions.

Score Choice
If you take the SAT more than once, you can have the option of Score Choice, if you choose
to send scores online for a fee. With Score Choice, you can choose which scores you send
to colleges. Choose by test date for the SAT—but keep in mind that some colleges and
scholarship programs require you to send all your scores.
This online service is optional and only applies to scores already received. It is not
applicable to any of your 4 free score sends you may select; those scores are automatically
included in those score reports. If you don’t use Score Choice, we’ll send all your SAT
scores from your most recent 6 administrations. However, if you want only your highest
scores to be seen from already released scores, select Score Choice. Each school or program
has its own deadlines and policies for how scores are used. Information is listed on the
score-sending site for each participating organization, but check with the individual school
or scholarship program to make sure you’re following its guidelines. We’re not responsible
for the accuracy of the information or the consequences of your decisions.

Keeping Scores on File

Your test scores and related personal information that you provide to College Board become
part of your student record and are retained in accordance with our Privacy Statement. For
requests to have a permanent College Board student record removed, individuals must call
College Board Customer Service, write to College Board, (Attention: Customer Service), or
email DataProtectionInquiry@collegeboard.org. See the inside front cover of this guide for
contact information.
For additional information regarding College Board’s score cancellation policy, see
Section 6. Miscellaneous on page 29 in the SAT Terms and Conditions.

REMINDER:
Canceling Your Scores After you submit a request
If you feel you didn’t do your best on the SAT Weekend, you can cancel your score by no to cancel scores, the score
later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time 1 week after your test date. For easy instructions for how cannot be reinstated or
to cancel a score through your My SAT account, go to sat.org/scores and scroll down to reported to you or any
Canceling Your Scores. institutions.

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SAT Terms and Conditions

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

During registration and exam setup, you will be asked to agree to the
SAT Terms and Conditions. Please review these carefully.
You will be asked to agree to the SAT Terms and Conditions in the Exam App
prior to or on test day. Please review the SAT Terms and Conditions carefully.

SAT Terms and Conditions

Introduction
These Terms and Conditions (“Terms and Conditions”, “Agreement” or “Testing Rules”)
are a legal contract between you and College Board (“College Board” or “we”).
They set forth important rules and policies you must follow related to taking the SAT. Please
read these carefully.
WARNING. If you don’t follow this Agreement, you may be dismissed or prevented from
taking the test. You also may be prevented from taking future College Board tests, including
the SAT. College Board may also decide not to score your test or to cancel your score.
College Board can take these steps in its sole discretion.
All disputes between you and College Board must be resolved in accordance with
Section 9 of this Agreement. You understand that by agreeing to arbitration, you are
waiving your right to resolve disputes in a court of law by a judge or jury except as
otherwise set forth in this Agreement.

CONTENTS
Section 1. Requirements for the SAT
Section 2. Prohibited Items
Section 3. Prohibited Behaviors
Section 4. Score Cancellation and Disciplinary Measures
Section 5. Privacy
Section 6. Miscellaneous
Section 7. Policies and Requirements
Section 8. Intellectual Property Rights
Section 9. ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER
Section 10. Venue and Waiver of Jury Trial
Section 11. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
Section 12. Disclaimer of Warranties
Section 13. Severability
Section 14. Restricted Registrations
Section 15. Accessibility of These Terms and Conditions

Section 1.
Requirements for the SAT
The SAT (“SAT”) is taken at a test site on a Testing Device as defined below. It is
administered on Bluebook™, the College Board digital testing application that is downloaded
to your Testing Device.
Photo Requirements for Registration. You must provide an acceptable photo when you
register for the SAT in accordance with sat.org/photo. The photo you provide when you
register will appear in your registration record.

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 SAT Terms and Conditions

Step 1: Testing Device. You will need to bring an eligible fully charged testing device
(“Testing Device”) that can connect to the internet to take the test. Testing Devices are
one of the following: Windows laptop or tablet, Mac laptop, iPad, or compatible desktop
computer in a school computer lab. You can also use a Chromebook if it is a School-
Managed Testing Device as defined below. You cannot take the SAT on a mobile phone. The
Testing Device must have sufficient charge to last the duration of the test and setup.
Your Testing Device can come from one of the following sources:
ƒ School-Managed Testing Device: a device your school provides to you for your use in
testing that your school has administrative rights over.
ƒ Personal Testing Device: a device you bring for your use in testing that is not provided by
your school. You are responsible for making sure your Testing Device is running on the
latest operating system software, and if it isn’t, you must update it prior to testing.
ƒ Loaned Testing Device: You may qualify to borrow a Testing Device from College Board
or its partners if you submit a request with your test registration before the deadline. If
so, additional rules relating to borrowing a Testing Device (“Loaned Testing Device”)
will apply to you and will become part of this Agreement. Submitting a request does not
guarantee that College Board will provide you with a Loaned Testing Device. Test sites
cannot provide you with a Loaned Testing Device on test day unless your request made for
the test date was approved. If you are approved to borrow a Loaned Testing Device, we will
make all reasonable efforts to provide you with such device on test day. However, we cannot
guarantee that a Loaned Testing Device will be available on test day.
Step 2. Bluebook Installation. You must download Bluebook from
bluebook.app.collegeboard.org to your Testing Device before arriving at the test site.
Students using a School-Managed Testing Device must work with the school to get
Bluebook installed before test day. Loaned Testing Devices provided at the test site will have
Bluebook already installed.
Step 3. Exam Setup. You must sign in to Bluebook using your College Board online
account username and password, sign the “Privacy Policy and Use of This App” rules, and
complete exam setup before the test. Bluebook will generate your admission ticket once you
complete exam setup.
Step 4. Test Day.
ƒ On test day, staff at your test site will direct you to your testing room.
ƒ You will connect to your testing site’s internet.
ƒ You will follow the instructions provided to you by Bluebook and your proctor to complete
check-in.  
ƒ You must bring the following required items:
Š Acceptable photo ID. (SAT Suite ID requirements are on the College Board website
located at sat.org/id-requirements.) If we determine that there is a discrepancy
between your photo ID and your admission ticket, or if the photo ID doesn’t meet our
requirements (for example, if your preferred name is on one field but your full name is on
another), we may, in our sole discretion, deny you admission to the test site, dismiss you
from the test site, decline to score your test, or cancel your test scores.
Š Your electronic or printed admission ticket. You’ll show this to the proctor when you
check in. If you are using a Loaned Testing Device, your ticket will be generated on test
day after completion of exam setup.
Š Fully charged Testing Device with Bluebook already installed.
Š Acceptable Calculator (defined below) if you choose not to use the built-in Desmos
calculator in Bluebook.
Š Pen or pencil for scratch work (does not have to be a No. 2 pencil).

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ƒ You may also bring the following items on test day (as listed on the College Board website
located at bluebook.collegeboard.org/students/sat-weekend), unless your test site
prohibits these items:
Š A power cord and/or a portable charger. (We can’t guarantee you’ll have access to an
outlet during testing.)
Š An external mouse and mouse pad if you use one.
Š An external keyboard if you use one. (You can use external keyboards only with a
tablet—not a laptop.)
Step 5. Taking the Test.
ƒ Internet Connection: Bluebook is designed to work with an intermittent connection to the
internet. An internet connection is required to start the test and to submit answers at the end of
the test. You will receive instructions from your proctor on test day if there is an outage.
ƒ Modules: Each section of the SAT is made up of 2 modules. Once you move on from a
module, you cannot return to access any questions from it.
ƒ Online Calculator: There is a graphing calculator built into Bluebook for your use on
the Math section, but you may also bring an Acceptable Calculator as described on
the College Board website located at satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/what-to-bring-do/
calculator-policy. No other calculators are permitted.
ƒ Managing Your Time: Bluebook has a timer that will count down the minutes and seconds
remaining in each module. You can hide the timer, but once there are 5 minutes remaining,
the timer will become visible until time is up. When time expires, your work will be
automatically saved and submitted if you are connected to the internet. You will not be able
to keep working on a module after time expires. You are required to stay for the full duration
of the test. You cannot end a module early or submit your answers before the timer runs out.
ƒ No Other Open Programs or Applications: Prior to testing, you must close all other
applications or programs on your Testing Device. You cannot work in any other program or
application while the test is running, and you cannot paste work into Bluebook from another
program or application. You cannot have any open apps on your Testing Device at any point
during testing. Attempting to do so may result in score cancellation. The only exception is
for your use of approved assistive technology where you have been approved for testing
accommodations by College Board.
ƒ Answer Submission in Bluebook: You must enter your answers in Bluebook. You will not
submit any handwritten work, files, or photos. You must not close your Testing Device
lid until your answers are submitted. Closing the Testing Device lid before this point may
prevent answers from being submitted and cause your test to be incomplete. Answer
submission happens automatically if your Testing Device is connected to the internet when
the SAT ends. If your answers were successfully submitted, you will see a confirmation
screen indicating so. However, if your Testing Device is not connected to the internet when
the SAT ends and your answer submission fails, you’ll have until 11:59 p.m. local time the
next day to reconnect to the internet and submit your answers. (Students using a Loaned
Testing Device must resolve this issue before leaving the test center.) Except as otherwise
specified in these Testing Rules, College Board will score all SAT exams that have been
started, even if a submission is incomplete or a submission error occurs. In some cases
when a submission appears to be incomplete, scores will be designated “Score Sends
Held,” meaning scores will not be sent to colleges, universities, or scholarship programs
unless students contact College Board to request otherwise.
ƒ Answer Submission in a Paper Test Book for Those with College Board–Approved
Accommodation: Students approved by College Board for an accommodation to test with a
paper test book, outside of Bluebook, will record their answers in the test book by circling
their final answer choice. Circle only 1 answer for each question. Multiple circled answers
to 1 question will be counted as an incorrect answer. Most questions are multiple choice,
but some questions are student-produced responses. Directions for filling in your answers
to these questions are in your test book. You’ll write your answer next to or under the test
question and circle it clearly. You won’t receive credit for anything written outside of the
circle. Be sure to follow all instructions to prevent any scoring delays or issues.

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Section 2.
Prohibited Items
Prohibited items include:
ƒ Mobile phones, which can be used to present the admission ticket, but then must be stored
away from the desk during testing.
ƒ Electronic equipment including smartwatches, fitness trackers, wearable technology,
cameras, recording or listening devices, or any other type of electronic or communication
device except for your Testing Device used for the SAT and, if applicable, any assistive
technology that you have been approved to use for testing as an accommodation by
College Board. If not being collected, all prohibited electronic equipment must be powered
off and stored away from student access during testing.
ƒ All stylus pens, Apple pens, smart pens, iPad pencils, and other electronic writing instruments.
ƒ Books, reference guides, notes, compasses, protractors, dictionaries, highlighters, or colored
pencils.
ƒ Papers of any kind, except for scratch paper provided by proctors and collected at the end of
the test.
ƒ Watches that beep, make a noise, or have an alarm.
ƒ Calculators that are not acceptable.
ƒ Detachable privacy screens for a Testing Device.
ƒ Reference guides, keyboard maps, or other typing instructions.
ƒ Ear plugs.
ƒ Headphones.
ƒ Weapons or firearms.
If you do not bring the required items, or if you bring prohibited items, you may be denied
admission to or be dismissed from the test site; in addition, we may decline to score your
test, or cancel your score.
NOTE: Some exceptions to the above may apply if a test taker has received a College Board–
approved accommodation.

Section 3. Prohibited Behaviors

You may not engage in the prohibited behaviors set forth below and located at
sat.org/test-security:
ƒ Attempt to cheat or otherwise obtain an unfair advantage on the SAT.
ƒ Remove or attempt to remove any test questions or responses or any notes or scratch
paper from the testing area, including through memorization, give them to anyone else, or
discuss them with anyone else through any means, including, but not limited to, email, text
messages, or the internet.
ƒ At any time, improperly access the test area, the test (or any part of the test), an answer key,
or any information about the test.
ƒ Engage in any way in (i) theft or attempted theft of test content including through intrusion
into Bluebook; (ii) postexam manipulation of test content, responses, or test administration
data; (iii) attempting to adversely impact or adversely impacting College Board or your
testing site network or Bluebook through any means including cybersecurity.
ƒ Attempt to give or receive assistance, including by copying or through the use of an answer
key.
ƒ Discuss, record, copy, or share information about the test including questions, answers,
identifying information about the version or form of a test, or any other information that
might compromise the security of the test at any time (including before the test, during the
test, during breaks, or after the test).
ƒ Communicate with other test takers or other individuals in any form while testing is
in session.

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ƒ Allow anyone to see your test questions or answers or attempt to see or copy others’ test
questions or answers.
ƒ Consult notes, other people, electronic devices, textbooks, websites, or any other resources
during the test or during breaks.
ƒ Have subject-related information on your clothing, shoes, or body.
ƒ Use or access any prohibited items including devices or aids such as, but not limited to,
mobile phones, smartwatches, fitness trackers, other oral or written communication devices
or wearable technology, cameras, notes, or reference books, etc., during or in connection
with the test, including during breaks.
ƒ Have any applications running on your Testing Device other than Bluebook or approved
assistive technology or visit any other digital resource(s) or website(s) during the test.
ƒ Fail to turn in or store away a mobile phone in accordance with the testing staff’s
collection process.
ƒ Share a calculator with another person.
ƒ Use a calculator on any test section other than the Math section.
ƒ Use a prohibited calculator.
ƒ Leave the testing room permanently prior to the conclusion of all sections of the test.
Students may test only in their assigned testing room. Testing outside of their testing room
may result in score cancellation.
ƒ Go to a locker or leave the designated testing area at any time during the test administration,
including during breaks.
ƒ Deliberately attempt to and/or take the test for someone else or attempt to have someone
else impersonate you to take the test.
ƒ Provide false information to College Board.
ƒ Deliberately create fake or multiple College Board student accounts including, without
limitation, bot-generated registrations or other registrations created through automated
methods.
ƒ Disturb others during the test.
ƒ Consume food or drink in unauthorized areas or times.
ƒ Exhibit or engage in confrontational, threatening, or unruly behavior, conduct, or
communication toward or concerning others including, without limitation, any test taker,
test administrator, proctor, employee of College Board, or College Board contractor.
ƒ Allow an alarm or a personal item to sound in the testing room.
ƒ Fail to follow any of the test administration rules set forth in these Terms and Conditions or
directions given by the testing staff.
ƒ Utilize or attempt to utilize any artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools, including, without
limitation, AI writing solutions such as Generative Pre-trained Transformer (“GPT”) 3 and 4
and subsequent versions or developments.
ƒ Deliberately sabotage, damage, or attempt to remove the Testing Device from the testing
room or test site during the administration of the test.

Section 4.
Score Cancellation and Disciplinary Measures
a. Score Cancellation and Disciplinary Measures. In the event that College Board determines
that your scores are invalid under Section 4(b) below, or you have engaged in Misconduct
under Section 4(c) below, we may, in our sole discretion, take 1 or more of the following
measures (“Measures”): Deny you entry to a test administration, dismiss you from the test,
decline to score your test, cancel your scores, ban you from taking future College Board
assessments (including without limitation the SAT, Advanced Placement® (AP®) and CLEP®
Exams), and/or share information with others as set forth in Section 4(f) below.
CAUTION! THE CONSEQUENCES OF CHEATING ON THE SAT ARE SEVERE.

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b. Invalid Scores. We may cancel your scores and/or take any of the other Measures described
above, if after following the procedures set forth in this section, we determine, in our sole
discretion, that there is substantial evidence that your scores are invalid (“Invalid Scores”).
Examples of evidence of Invalid Scores include, without limitation, unusual answer patterns,
attempts to access other applications or websites during testing, failure to close all other
applications or programs during testing, or other evidence that indicates these Terms and
Conditions have been violated. Before canceling your scores under this Invalid Scores section,
we will notify you in writing (via email if an email address is provided by you in Bluebook for
this test) or through your testing site and offer you 3 options: Voluntary score cancellation,
a free retest under closely monitored conditions (during the next 2 available administrations
after such review), or an opportunity to submit additional information and request a further
review by a College Board panel. If you opt for a further review by a College Board panel,
and it confirms, in its sole discretion, that your scores are invalid, we will offer you 3 options:
Voluntary score cancellation, a free retest under closely monitored conditions (during the
next 2 available administrations after such review), or binding arbitration (or small claims
court) as described below. If you choose the retest option, you may not review scores from
the administration under review—such scores will be canceled. The process described above
in this Section 4(b) is referred to as the “Score Validity Process.” Additional information
about security measures and consequences of violating security policies is set forth on the
College Board website at satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/test-security-fairness. The binding
arbitration (or small claims court) option is available only for tests administered in the United
States and U.S. territories.
c. Misconduct. Notwithstanding Section 4(b) above, if we determine, in our sole discretion,
that there is overwhelming evidence that you violated these Terms and Conditions
(“Misconduct”), the Score Validity Process will not apply, and we may cancel your scores
and/or take any of the Measures described above. Examples of Misconduct might include
overwhelming evidence that you used or attempted to use an answer key, mobile phone, the
internet, or an application other than Bluebook; remove test content; adversely impact (e.g.,
take down, disrupt, or deface) the College Board server or Bluebook through a cyberattack
or other malicious activity; reverse engineer test specifications and content; or engage in
postexam manipulation of test content, answer keys, or telemetry data. Misconduct may be
established in various ways including, without limitation, through observations during an
administration or by evidence discovered afterward.
d. Testing Irregularities. We may cancel your scores if we determine, in our sole discretion,
that any testing irregularity occurred (collectively “Testing Irregularities”). Examples of
Testing Irregularities include, without limitation, problems, irregular circumstances, or events
associated with the administration of a test that may affect 1 test taker or groups of test takers.
Such problems include, without limitation, administrative errors (e.g., improper seating,
improper admission to a test site, providing accommodations not approved by College Board),
defective materials, defective equipment, technical issues (e.g., Bluebook malfunction, Testing
Device hardware issues, internet outage), evidence of possible preknowledge of secure test
content, and disruptions of test administrations caused by events such as internet disruptions,
natural disasters, weather events, epidemics or pandemics, wars, riots, civil disturbances, or
other emergencies. When Testing Irregularities occur, we may cancel an entire administration
or individual registrations, decline to score all or part of the test, or cancel scores. We may do
this regardless of whether or not you caused the Testing Irregularities, benefited from them, or
violated these Terms and Conditions. We may, in our sole discretion, give you the opportunity
to take the test again within a reasonable time frame, and without charge. This is the sole
remedy that may be available to you as a result of Testing Irregularities.
e. Test Taker Reporting Violations or Suspicious Behavior. You may confidentially report
any suspected violation of the SAT Terms and Conditions, or any suspicion concerning
the security of an SAT test administration, by immediately reporting this information to
College Board online at forms.collegeboard.org/reportcheating or by emailing us at
collegeboardtestsecurity@collegeboard.org.

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f. College Board Sharing Information with Third Parties. We may share the results of test
security investigations (including without limitation those relating to Misconduct and Invalid
Scores described above, and other disciplinary-related information), with third parties,
including with your test site, any score recipient, college, higher education institution or agency,
scholarship organization, potential score recipient, government agency in the United States
or abroad, parents, legal guardians, or law enforcement. College Board may also share such
information with third parties that have a legitimate reason for knowing the information or
who may be able to assist College Board in its investigation or who may be conducting their
own investigation. College Board may respond to inquiries from any institution to which you
submitted a score. If you publicize any review, investigation, or decision of College Board,
College Board may make any and all details of such matter public.

Section 5.
Privacy
a. Privacy Policies. College Board recognizes the importance of protecting your privacy. Our
privacy policies located at collegeboard.org/privacy-center (“Privacy Policies”), and also
available to you under Help on the Bluebook homepage, are part of these Terms and Conditions.
You consent to the collection, use, and disclosure by College Board of your information,
including personally identifiable information, described in the Privacy Policies and in these
Terms and Conditions. College Board may update its Privacy Policies from time to time, and
they are subject to change up to 1 week prior to your test date and any subsequent test dates for
which you register. You are required to review the Privacy Policies located on the College Board
website at collegeboard.org/privacy-center prior to each test administration.
b. Testing Device and Activity Data.
Testing Device Data: When you download and use Bluebook, College Board will receive
certain information about your Testing Device, including device type, operating system type
and version, applications and processes running on your Testing Device, Internet Protocol
(IP) address, screen size and resolution, number of screens, available memory, storage and
disk bytes, disk mount, type and size, battery level, and other device-specific information for
the purposes described below.
Activity Data: We also capture and monitor the actions you take in Bluebook, including your
responses, where you click, where you put your mouse on the page, how long you spend on
each page, ctrl/alt/delete attempts, and how you navigate through Bluebook.
Testing Device Data and Activity Data: Testing Device Data and Activity Data (collectively,
“Data”) may be used by College Board to make sure your Testing Device is compatible with
Bluebook, for test security purposes, for test validation and research, and to develop and
improve College Board products and services. Data may be disclosed to trusted vendors, but
only in their provision of services to College Board, and we may disclose aggregated and de-
identified Data. Data is not sold or licensed to third parties, including without limitation for their
marketing purposes or other commercial purposes. We may share Data with your school, district
or state education department related to the SAT you take on Bluebook, including any misuse of
Bluebook. You will also be asked to type specific sentences in Bluebook. Neither Data nor those
typed sentences are used for biometric identification.
c. Voluntary Student Search Service™. If you decide to opt in to our voluntary
Student Search Service (“Student Search Service”), then:
Š We will share information about you that you provide to College Board (including
without limitation your name, preferred name, address, gender, email, date of birth,
the high school you attend, your expected graduation year, score ranges, information
you provide during test registration, testing and when using the College Board
college planning website, BigFuture®) with participating nonprofit accredited colleges
and universities (domestic and international), nonprofit scholarship providers,
and government agencies administering educational programs (“Education
Organizations”). If you opt in to Student Search Service, we may share information that
you provided prior to and after opting in to Student Search Service, but we will not share
any information until you opt in.

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Š Education Organizations may use this information to send you, or your parent/guardian,
email and postal mail with information about educational, financial aid, scholarship,
and direct admission opportunities. This may include information about non-profit
college or university undergraduate institutions, no-cost scholarship and financial
aid opportunities that fund non-profit secondary or postsecondary education and/or
activities, information about accessing higher education, and offers of direct admissions
to non-profit higher education institutions.
Š Education Organizations may only use your information for the purpose of sending you
educational and informational messages about the topics listed above.
Š Being contacted by Education Organizations doesn’t mean you have been admitted
or received a scholarship. You must submit required information and complete steps
requested by the Education Organization(s) for potential admission, enrollment,
scholarships, and/or financial aid. College Board is not involved in any of the selection
or decision making by the Education Organizations.
Š Education Organizations may pay a license fee to College Board to license (use) your
information. College Board uses these license fees to help support its mission-driven
work. Students do not pay a fee for Student Search Service.
Š Education Organizations (i) may not share your information with others except to
their contractors such as direct mail service providers, and (ii) may only keep your
information for a limited time period.
Š Opt-out: You can opt out of Student Search Service at any time at
my.collegeboard.org/profile/privacy, by completing the Your Privacy Choices webform
at form.collegeboard.org/f/data-subject-rights-request or by contacting us at
SearchCustomerService@collegeboard.org.
More information on Student Search Service is available at studentsearch.collegeboard.org.
d. Scholarship Programs. College Board automatically sends your scores and personally
identifiable information to the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program for test takers in all states,
the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and Puerto Rico, and for U.S. citizens abroad. In
addition, based on your mailing address or high school, this information may also be sent to
state scholarship and recognition programs in various states, including, by way of example
only, Alaska, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and
North Dakota. This information is used by such programs to consider your eligibility for a
scholarship or recognition program. College Board is not involved in any of the selection or
decision making for any of these scholarship programs.
Š Opt-out: You can opt out by notifying College Board, in writing, no more than
15 days after the test date, at College Board SAT Program, Attention: Confidentiality,
P.O. Box 025505, Miami, FL 33102 or by contacting Customer Service at
inquiry@collegeboard.org.
e. State Direct Admissions Programs. Based on your mailing address or high school,
College Board automatically sends your scores and personally identifiable information
to state government agencies that are operating direct admissions programs on behalf of
their state public higher education institutions. This information is used by such programs
to facilitate and administer these programs, including to consider your eligibility for
direct admissions to the participating state public higher education institutions and may
be disclosed to those institutions. There is no guarantee of admissions, scholarships,
or financial aid. Any offers of direct admission you receive may require you to complete
additional steps as defined by the state public higher education institution(s), such as to
confirm your admission and enrollment as well as be considered for financial aid. The state
government agency operating the direct admissions program for the state public higher
education institutions and each institution make the decision on offers of direct admission.
College Board is not involved in any of the selection or decision making by these state direct
admissions programs.

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Š Opt-out: You can opt out by notifying College Board, in writing, no more than
15 days after the test date, at College Board SAT Program, Attention: Confidentiality,
P.O. Box 025505, Miami, FL 33102 or by contacting Customer Service at
inquiry@collegeboard.org.
f. Educational Reporting.
Š We send your scores, data derived from your scores, other information you provide
in connection with testing, and certain demographic information to your school and
district. In addition, your scores may be sent to your state for educational, diagnostic,
and/or reporting purposes.
Š When you request that we send your scores to colleges or other organizations as
designated by you during registration and/or via your College Board account, we send
your scores, certain demographic information, and other information you provide during
testing to those colleges and organizations in accordance with sat.org/scores. These
organizations may use this information to send you information about admissions,
educational, financial aid, and scholarship opportunities. Being contacted by these
organizations does not mean you have been admitted or are eligible for a scholarship or
financial aid program. You must submit an application to be considered for admission at
a college or university, and complete any steps required by any scholarship programs to
be considered for their opportunities. We share with your school and district the names
of the organizations you select for your free score sends available during registration.
g. Connections. College Board has a separate program called Connections that is offered to
schools and school districts and that connects students with information about nonprofit
accredited colleges and universities (domestic and international), nonprofit scholarship
providers, and government agencies administering educational programs, without
disclosure of their personally identifiable information. Where available, students who take
the PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, or the SAT during the school day can opt-in to Connections.
You can’t opt-in to Connections as part of this SAT Weekend test, but if you have already
opted-in to Connections or if you opt-in later, your SAT Weekend score range is included
in the information used to match you to organizations as part of Connections. More
information about Connections is available at satsuite.org/bigfutureschool.

Section 6.
Miscellaneous
a. Testing Devices
Š Your Testing Device must be fully charged and be able to last for the duration of the
test and setup. If your Testing Device does not have sufficient battery life, you may wish
to bring a charging cable or portable charger. We cannot guarantee that you will have
access to an outlet.
Š Testing sites may, but are not required to, offer a replacement device if your Testing
Device is not working. You have the option to use or decline the offered device.
b. If you want to voluntarily cancel your scores, your request must be submitted through
your College Board account by no later than 11:59 p.m. ET 1 week after your test date in
accordance with satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital/cancel-scores. Once you submit your
request to cancel scores, your scores cannot be reinstated and are not reported to you or
your designated institutions (e.g., colleges).
c. International test takers may be subject to additional requirements. Those requirements are
located at sat.org/international.
d. In certain cases, including where there is unexpected volume in a particular area or for test
security or safety reasons, College Board reserves the right to move you to a different test
site or to a subsequent test administration.

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e. In the event of a test security–related concern, public health threat including without limitation
an epidemic or pandemic, natural disaster, terrorist act, civil unrest, or other unexpected
events or circumstances, College Board may cancel testing for all or a specific group of
test takers. When this occurs, College Board will notify you in advance if feasible. We will
communicate test cancellations and, when feasible, alternate test dates for affected test takers.
f. To ensure the integrity of the SAT, for security reasons, or for other reasons in our sole
discretion, College Board reserves the right to cancel registrations or bar any individual or
group of individuals from registering for and/or taking any College Board assessment.
g. If College Board becomes aware that you or someone else may be in imminent danger, we
reserve the right to contact the appropriate individuals or agencies, including your parents,
guardians, high school, or law enforcement agencies. We may also provide the relevant
content, along with any personal information, to those contacted.
h. College Board or its designee may use methods to capture images, video, or audio at any
or all test sites to help ensure test security. The resulting images or recordings, which may
permit College Board to identify specific individuals, may be collected, stored, reviewed,
and used for the purposes of (i) identifying, collecting evidence of, and/or investigating
possible SAT test security incidents; and (ii) enhancing SAT test security. These images
and/or recordings are maintained following the test administration for as long as reasonably
necessary for the purposes specified. Thereafter, the images and recordings are securely
destroyed. College Board will not use or disclose such information except as described
earlier in this section, as requested by law enforcement, and/or as reasonably necessary to
protect the rights and property of College Board or third parties.
i. College Board may pretest new questions on the SAT to determine if they should be
included in a future SAT administration. These questions may appear in all test sections.
They will not be included in computing your scores. Pretesting questions are built into the
design of the SAT, and testing time for the SAT takes these questions into account.
j. After the SAT, you may be asked to participate in a test experience survey or to answer
sample test questions. If you provide us with an email address, you may receive an
invitation via email. Participation is optional and will not affect your scores.
k. College Board takes steps to ensure that registration records are properly processed, that
answers are properly processed, and tests are properly scored. In the unlikely event of a
problem with shipping or processing any test materials, including without limitation, answers,
answer submission, score reports, or with scoring the test, or score reporting, College Board
will correct the error, if possible, and may schedule a makeup test for impacted test takers.
This is your sole remedy in relation to such issues. College Board has sole discretion in
determining whether to score lost or corrupted answers that are eventually recovered.
l. Additional information for students regarding the purpose of the SAT is located at satsuite.
collegeboard.org/digital/test-security-fairness.
m. All personal property brought into the test site, such as purses, bags, backpacks, mobile
phones, calculators and other electronic devices, may be subject to search at the discretion of
College Board and testing staff. Searches may include the use of tools, such as metal-detecting
wands used on individuals and personal property, or other methods that detect prohibited
devices and/or their use. College Board and testing staff may confiscate and retain for a
reasonable period of time any personal property suspected of having been used, or capable of
being used, in violation of our test security and fairness policies, for further investigation.
n. College Board and the test site will not be responsible for personal property, including
prohibited items, brought to the test site on test day that becomes lost, stolen, or damaged.
o. College Board is not responsible for your failure to follow directions, steps and instructions
relating to taking the SAT. You may be prevented from testing, in the sole discretion of
College Board, for such failure.
p. If you submit a report for what you consider to be an error or an ambiguity in a test
question, you understand that College Board may need to hold your SAT score for
investigation. As a result, your score may not be available by the published release date for
your administration.

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Section 7.
Policies and Requirements
a. All College Board policies and requirements referenced in these Terms and Conditions, as
well as those located at satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat, and linked information therein, are
part of these Terms and Conditions.
b. College Board may update its policies and requirements from time to time, including without
limitation Testing Device requirements, and they are subject to change up to 1 week prior to
your test date. You are required to review these prior to each test administration.

Section 8.
Intellectual Property Rights
a. All College Board tests, including the SAT, test-related documents and materials, and test
preparation materials (“Test Content”) are copyrighted works owned by College Board and
protected by the laws of the United States and other countries.
b. All software, webpages, algorithms, processes, and technologies through which you
access and take the exam, your answers are scored, and the test is secured and proctored,
including Bluebook but excluding your Testing Device, your internet service provider (ISP)
and the public internet, belong to College Board and its licensors.
c. You shall not screenshot or attempt to make any image, copy, or download Test Content or
Bluebook. You shall not attempt to decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble Bluebook.
d. All answers and answer documents you submit on the SAT are owned by College Board,
and these may be used by College Board for any purpose, subject to the Privacy Policies
located at collegeboard.org/privacy-center, and these Terms and Conditions; however, you
have independent rights to your scores, including the right to access, retain, and use your
scores, except as otherwise described in these Testing Rules.

Section 9.
ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER
a. General Arbitration Rules (“General Arbitration Rules”)
All disputes between you and College Board (each a “party”) that relate in any way to
registering for, participating in, or taking the SAT, including but not limited to requesting or
receiving test accommodations, score reporting, the use of your data, test security issues, or
the Score Validity Process (defined in the “Invalid Scores” section herein), will exclusively
be resolved in binding arbitration or small claims court. By agreeing to arbitration in
accordance with this section, you are waiving your right to have your dispute heard by a
judge or jury except as set forth below. Disputes relating to the Score Validity Process are
subject to both these General Arbitration Rules and the Supplemental Arbitration Rules
defined in Section 9(b) below. If there is a conflict between the General Arbitration Rules
and the Supplemental Arbitration Rules, the Supplemental Arbitration Rules will control.
Either party can seek to have a claim resolved in small claims court if the rules of that court
will allow it. Additionally, and except for disputes relating to the Score Validity Process under
the Supplemental Arbitration Rules below, if the claims asserted in any request or demand for
arbitration could have been brought in small claims court, then either you or College Board
may elect to have the claims heard in small claims court, rather than in arbitration, at any
time before an arbitrator is appointed, by notifying the other party of that election in writing.
Any dispute about whether a claim qualifies for small claims court will be resolved by that
court and not by an arbitrator. In the event that either party elects to have their claims heard
in small claims court, the arbitration proceeding will remain closed unless and until there is a
decision by the small claims court that the claim should proceed in arbitration.

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All claims that are not decided in small claims court must be resolved through binding,
individual arbitration before a single arbitrator. The arbitration will be administered by the
American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules,
supplemented by the AAA Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules as applicable, in effect at the
time a request for arbitration is filed with the AAA. Copies of the AAA Consumer Arbitration
Rules and the AAA Mass Arbitration Supplementary Rules are located at adr.org. The arbitrator
will have the authority to resolve any dispute regarding the scope or enforceability of this
Agreement, except only a court can decide claims that a party violated the intellectual property
rights of the other party. In addition, only a court can decide issues relating to (a) the pre-
arbitration requirements contained in this Agreement or (b) the interpretation of the prohibition
of class and representative actions contained in this Agreement.
Before commencing a small claims court or arbitration proceeding, that party (the
“complainant”) must provide the other party (the “respondent”) with a written notice
of dispute that includes the complainant’s name and contact information, a detailed
description of the dispute, relevant documents, the specific relief sought, and the
complainant’s physical signature (signature by counsel to the party is not sufficient). If you
are the complainant, you must send the notice of dispute by first class mail, FedEx, or UPS
to Legal Department, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281. College Board will send its
notice to your address as reflected in College Board’s records.
Also, before the complainant may commence a small claims court or arbitration
proceeding, the parties must attempt to resolve the dispute through informal, good-faith
negotiation. If the parties have not resolved the dispute within sixty (60) days of the
respondent’s receipt of the written notice of dispute, the parties will mutually schedule a
settlement conference which must occur within fourteen (14) days of the completion of the
sixty (60) day period, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties. Each party must
personally appear at the settlement conference (if a party is represented by counsel, their
counsel may also participate), and appearances may be made telephonically or by video. If
the parties are unable to resolve the dispute at the settlement conference, either party may
commence arbitration or file a small claims court proceeding. The statute of limitations
and any filing fee deadlines will be tolled while the parties engage in this informal dispute
resolution process. If any aspect of the requirements in this Subsection 9(a) have not been
met, a court can enjoin the filing or prosecution of an arbitration or the assessment of any
arbitration fees. In addition, unless prohibited by law, the AAA cannot accept or administer
the arbitration, nor assess any fees for an arbitration that has not met the requirements of
this Subsection 9(a). If the arbitration already is pending, it must be dismissed.
If the dispute proceeds to arbitration, the complainant must personally attend all arbitration
conferences, hearings, and mediations scheduled by the AAA or by an arbitrator or mediator
appointed by the AAA. If the complainant is represented by counsel, the complainant’s
counsel may also participate, and all participation may be made telephonically or by video
except as directed by the arbitrator or mediator. If a complainant fails to personally appear
at any conference, hearing or mediation scheduled by the AAA or by an AAA arbitrator
or mediator, regardless of whether the complainant’s counsel attends, the arbitrator will
administratively close the arbitration proceeding without prejudice, unless the complainant
shows good cause as to why the complainant was not able to attend the conference,
hearing, or mediation.
This arbitration will be conducted as a documents-only arbitration (i.e., there will be no
in-person or telephonic hearing) unless otherwise agreed by the parties or required by the
arbitrator. If the parties agree to or the arbitrator requires proceedings, such proceedings
should be conducted at a location which is reasonably convenient to both parties with due
consideration of their ability to travel and other pertinent circumstances. If the parties are
unable to agree on a location, the parties agree that the proceedings will be conducted
via a video or telephonic call or, in the event that face-to-face proceedings are agreed to
by the parties or required by the arbitrator, at a location that is reasonably convenient to
both parties in accordance with the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules. The arbitrator may
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not be binding in proceedings involving different individuals. The existence and content
of the arbitration proceedings, including documents and briefs submitted by the parties,
any correspondence from the AAA, and correspondence, orders, and awards issued by
the arbitrator, will remain strictly confidential and will not be disclosed to any third party
without the express written consent from the other party, unless disclosure to the third party
is reasonably required in the context of conducting the arbitration proceedings or related
court proceedings.
For disputes meeting the definition of “Mass Arbitration” under the AAA Mass Arbitration
Supplementary Rules, the parties agree that the dispute is subject to the AAA’s Mass
Arbitration Supplementary Rules and the parties agree to the appointment of a Process
Arbitrator, except as may otherwise be decided by the arbitrator or the AAA.
The parties agree that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. governs this
section, and it is the intent of the parties that the FAA will preempt all State laws to the
fullest extent permitted by law.
No arbitration may be maintained as a class or collective action; a party may only bring
a claim on their own behalf and cannot seek a relief that would affect other individuals.
Unless all parties agree otherwise, the arbitrator will not have the authority to consolidate
the claims of more than 1 individual, conduct any class or collective proceeding, make
any class or collective award, or make an award to any person or entity not a party to the
arbitration, without the express written consent of College Board.
Payment of all filing, administrative, and arbitrator fees and costs will be governed by the
AAA’s rules. If the arbitrator finds that either the substance of your claim or the relief sought
was frivolous or was brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth
in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b)), then College Board may seek applicable fee-shifting.
b. Supplemental Arbitration Rules for the Score Validity Process (“Supplemental Arbitration
Rules”)
If you receive a notice from College Board that your scores are subject to the Score Validity
Process, you may be provided with the option to choose arbitration. In addition to the
General Arbitration Rules, except as set forth herein, the below rules will apply.
The sole issue for the arbitrator to decide is whether College Board acted in good faith and
followed the Score Validity Process.
This arbitration will be based only on (i) the documents you submitted to College Board
pursuant to the Score Validity Process and (ii) College Board documents unless otherwise
agreed by the parties or required by the arbitrator.
If the arbitrator finds that College Board did not act in good faith in deciding to cancel your
scores, your scores will not be canceled (or they will be reinstated, if applicable).
All other disputes with College Board will be resolved solely by the General Arbitration
Rules in Section 9(a) above, except as set forth herein.

Section 10.
Venue and Waiver of Jury Trial
All disputes arising from or related to these Terms and Conditions that are not subject to the
terms under Section 9 shall be resolved exclusively in the state and federal courts located in
New York County, New York State, and each party to these Terms and Conditions irrevocably
consents to the jurisdiction of such courts. Each party expressly waives any right to a jury trial
in any lawsuit arising from or related to these Terms and Conditions.

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Section 11.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT FINALLY DETERMINED TO BE PROHIBITED BY LAW,
THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF COLLEGE BOARD TO YOU OR ANYONE CLAIMING BY
OR THROUGH YOU OR ON YOUR BEHALF, FOR ANY CLAIMS, LOSSES, COSTS,
OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATED
TO COLLEGE BOARD, OR ANY TEST ADMINISTRATION BY COLLEGE BOARD,
FROM ANY CAUSE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TEST REGISTRATION FEES YOU
PAID TO COLLEGE BOARD (IF APPLICABLE) OR $100.00, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
IN ADDITION, COLLEGE BOARD WILL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY EVENT FOR ANY
CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES.

Section 12.
Disclaimer of Warranties
COLLEGE BOARD MAKES NO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SAT, SAT CONTENT,
OR THE APPLICATION INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION A WARRANTY THAT THE
TESTING EXPERIENCE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. YOU ACCEPT
THE SAT, SAT CONTENT, AND TESTING APPLICATION AS IS.

Section 13.
Severability
If any provision or part of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable,
the remaining provisions will nevertheless continue in full force without being impaired
or invalidated in any way, and, to the extent possible, the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable
provision shall be modified so that it is valid, legal, and enforceable and, to the fullest
extent, reflects the intention of the parties.

Section 14.
Restricted Registrations
College Board, along with our service providers overseas, is subject to U.S. economic
sanctions, laws, and regulations and is prohibited from providing testing services to,
or accepting registrations from, persons residing in certain areas or designated by the
U.S. government as Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (collectively,
“Sanctioned Persons” ), unless specifically licensed or otherwise authorized by the U.S.
government. You consent to use of your personally identifiable information by College
Board to verify whether you are a Sanctioned Person. If a Sanctioned Person attempts
to register despite U.S. sanctions that prohibit College Board from doing business with
such Sanctioned Person, College Board or a U.S. financial institution may block the
registration or payments submitted by or for such Sanctioned Persons. If payment is not
blocked, College Board is required to cancel the registration and may not be able to refund
the payment. Please contact SAT Customer Service at 866-756-7346 (+1-212-713-7789
internationally) or the website of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) to obtain the current list of sanctioned programs and Sanctioned Persons.

Section 15.
Accessibility of These Terms and Conditions
If you have difficulty accessing these Terms and Conditions, including our policies
and requirements, please contact College Board Customer Service at 866-756-7346
(+1-212-713-7789 internationally) or satsuite.collegeboard.org/contact-us in advance of
registering for or taking the SAT. We will be happy to provide these Terms and Conditions
in an alternative format or assist you in some other manner as reasonably necessary to
enable you to access these Terms and Conditions.

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