SAT

International applicants who are applying to Seattle University may choose whether or not they would like to have their ACT or SAT scores. However, the university also has a unique admission process as it has an optional test admissions policy. The primary reason behind this is to be more inclusive admissions process and to update the tools used to predict student outcomes reliably.

College Board will email you if your test centre has been closed. You can also contact the test centre directly and know whether they are open or not. In case the SAT exam centre is closed, the applicant may have to alter his/her selected centre and choose another one. This option is open for a  free switch before the applications for SAT exam are submitted. Once the SAT exam form is submitted, the exam centre change will require fee of USD 25 for a change. 

Follow your regular routine and prepare according to the test date only. Check your email before two days of the test and also if possible contact your test centre and confirm whether the test is going to be conducted or not. In case of discrepancy, College Board would be informed beforehand and further details would be shared with the respective applicants. In case of SAT exam centre conducting or not conducting the exam, the applicant will be given prior information and the next best solution too.

The students who would be appearing for the SAT exam at Indian SAT centres must ensure that they reach the exam centre 30 minutes before the exam starts. They must bring with themselves an official government ID card for identification purposes to enter the SAT centre. The applicants would be given breaks in between a section completion, they may or may not be allowed to leave the test centre. Applicants can carry with themselves their calculators and the device on which they'll be attempting the exam plus their water bottles too.

Applicants can change the date of taking their SAT exam. But there will is no guarantee whether they can choose the same center for taking the SAT exam or not. Sometimes applicants get a spot an the same center and sometimes not get it. This is why students must make up their minds before finalizing a date or a center for taking the SAT examination.

No, there is no provision of altering SAT exam centres at the last minute. Right after registering for the SAT exam, a window opens for a small time frame where students have the option of updating their SAT exam centres or even dates but at an additional cost. Thus, applicants cannot change the SAT exam centre right before the exam and should be careful while choosing the right exam centre so that they reach the centre within time from their home.

As per the recent data of 2023, the following are the SAT Math cutoffs for the top 10 US universities:

No, usually Australian universities do not release SAT cutoffs, and some of them may not require them also. Only a handful universities of Australia accept SAT scores from international students for admission. The ones who accept SAT scores, may or may not publish SAT cut-offs or minimum SAT score requirements. Even if some universities do that, they give it for a specific course and not for all courses offered at that level in the university in question. Thus, be careful while checking admission requirements.

Yes, since a lot of US universities have become test optional it may be difficult to find their cutoffs. But those who intend on submitting SAT scores despite the test optionality choice, can look up for previous year's SAT cutoffs on the official websites if available. This way the applicant will have an idea of what score is required and plan a strategy to aim for the said cutoff. The previous year's SAT cutoff will not however be the ideal support but it will just give the applicant an idea of what and how to aim for in SAT.