SAT

In case your test centre cancels the SAT exam, the submitted fee will be refunded. College Board will also arrange to reschedule the SAT exam at a later date either at that test centre or at any other test centre located nearby. Applicants can also check for another SAT date and centre for completing the registration. Since this is not the case usually, but in case a situation like this arises, students will not be at the losing end. 

Applicants will have to check the location they are in and the location where they want to sit for their SAT exam. In case they do not find SAT centre nearby, they can choose to appear for the exam at any other nearby SAT centre. It may not always be possible to find a SAT centre in the same location of residence of the applicant. Hence, its best to look for the next best option and prepare accordingly as to how to travel and how much buffer time you'd need to reach the centre and other miscellaneous factors before coming down to one option.

When choosing a SAT exam centre while registering, applicants should have the following pointers covered:

• The SAT exam centre must be 1 or 2 kms in distance.
• Exam centre must be within the same city and if possible in the same vicinity.
• Check beforehand how will you reach your SAT exam centre and in how much time plus which mode of transportation would suit you the best.
• Ensure that the exam centre you are choosing is conducting the exam and will not cancel at the last minute.
• Register early so that the seats don't run out at your preferred test centre.

No, students have to atleast register for SAT exam one month before the exam date. The students will not be able to register fo SAT exam five days prior to the exam. Hence its advisable for students to make up their minds beforehand, keep some time for their preparation for SAT exam and also some buffer time before applying to universities abroad else there will be a confusion and applicants will be in a no man's land and also end up losing their chance of admission in the term of application.

There are various steps to finish SAT registration and they can get tricky in between when you have to choose correct options while fillng in your details. The SAT registration includes:

• Personal and parents' details - academic background.
• Ranking per subject and GPA score based on prediction if results are not out.
• Subject wise topics studied and till which level - Maths, English, Science & Social Studies.
• High School activities - co-curricular.
• Level of Education the applicant is aiming for.
• And then ultimately registering for SAT by selecting your preferred test date and centre.

In order to register for SAT exam, international or Indian students are required to just submit their headshot photograph for identification while submitting a SAT exam form. There is no official government issued document required while registering for SAT exam. But these official documents would be required at the SAT test centre for the purpose of identification and double checking of information so that nobody else sits for the exam except for the authenticated candidate. Thus, applicants upon reaching the SAT exam test centre will have to provide their ID as proof for getting an entry at the exam centre.

Yes, international students should ideally register for SAT after their class XII whether or not their results have been announced. The students who already make up their minds during their board exams or after board exams to apply to foreign universities can register for SAT exam. They can choose their dates with utmost care and register for those SAT exam dates when they would have some preparation for it and would be able to appear for the exam as well.

Any given applicant can register for SAT exam as many times as they wish to. They can register for SAT exam atleast 12 times in a year. These 12 times can be consistently one after the other or can be with breaks as well. There is no restriction in registering for SAT exam. 

There is no hard and fast rule that international applicants will have to register for SAT exam only when they have their GPA in hand. The students who have still not received their final GPA scores from their high school are still eligible to register for SAT exam. They can just give an estimated GPA score while registering for SAT exam after their discussion with school counsellor and designated people. Students thus, are eligible to register for SAT exam even without officially receiving their GPA scores.

As such there are no eligibility criteria laid down by The College Board for registering for the SAT exam. However, since SAT is for admission to undergraduate programs candidates are advised to appear for their SAT while in class XII or after passing out from class XII. Also, those who decide to apply abroad for an udergraduate course admission and their university requires them to submit a SAT score are also eligible to register for SAT and appear for the exam too.