SAT

The college does not mandate submission of standardized test scores (SAT/ACT). Mount Holyoke's admissions and education are handled in a comprehensive yet personalized manner. Standardized tests are not a prerequisite, as they may not fully capture a student's intellectual and motivational attributes.

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 reschedule their SAT exam date but there is no guarantee of getting an option for the same SAT exam centre. In some cases an applicant may find a spot at the previously chosen SAT exam centre as before may be available and in some cases it may not be available. This is why it is advised that students must make up their minds before choosing an exam date or centre. However, in case of genuine reasons, the option for rescheduling and changing the exam date and centre respectively are also available.

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.