4/17/20: College Board Webinar: SAT and COVID-19 - Essentials for School Counselors

On Friday, I was invited to attend a counselor-only webinar from College Board about news-worthy strategies to help support students during the standardized testing component of the college application process. Below, are bullets notes taken during the webinar, including details on weekday and weekend administrations and priority timelines for juniors.

School Day in the Fall

• In-school SAT administrations are deemed “School Day in the Fall.”

• State and district partners have expressed interest in administrating SAT during the school day later this fall due to the COVID-19 crisis.

SAT Weekend Administrations

• College Board is expanding capacity for students to take the SAT as soon as schools reopen.

• Beginning in August, College Board will offer at least one SAT weekend test each month through the end of the calendar year.

Possible Digital SAT

• If schools do not reopen this fall, the College Board is developing an at-home digital SAT platform.

• College Board has shifted focus to provide opportunities to low-income students to provide working devices for testing, as well.

Partner Colleges

• College Board supports colleges that are rightfully emphasizing flexibility for the admissions process for next year; each institution will decide what flexibility means for them.

• College Board is collaborating with member schools to navigate the evolving situation and will work to provide opportunities for testing for rising seniors.

SAT Calendar (As of 4/17/20)

Weekend Administrations:

• June SAT and SAT Subject Tests: Cancelled

• August 29: SAT and Subject Tests

• September (Date TBD) - SAT Only (No Subject Tests)

• October 3: SAT and Subject Tests

• November 7: SAT and Subject Tests

• December 5: SAT and Subject Tests

School Day Administrations:

• September (Date TBD): SAT and PSAT 8/9

• October 14: SAT, PSAT, PSAT 8/9