As a senior, it’s unlikely that you were planning to take the SAT or the ACT but coronavirus cancelations may still impact your spring test schedule. You may have AP or IB exams, or possibly SAT Subject tests on your calendar however, testing organizations are working swiftly to reschedule or revise most of these exams. With updates coming in on a rolling basis from testing organizations and colleges, it’s important to stay informed. Check your email regularly, create a system for organizing important information, and stay in touch with your counselor.
- The May 2, 2020 SAT and SAT Subject Test administration has been canceled.
- The June 6, 2020 SAT and SAT Subject Test administration is still scheduled. However, CollegeBoard will continue to assess health and safety recommendations and provide updates to registered students as soon as possible in case of changes.
- Refunds will be issued to students who are registered for canceled test dates.
- College Board will provide future additional SAT testing opportunities for students as soon as possible in place of canceled administrations.
- Traditional face-to-face exam administrations will not take place. Students will take a 45-minute online free-response exam at home.
- Some students may want to take the exam sooner rather than later, while the content is still fresh. Other students may want more time to practice. For each AP subject, there will be 2 different testing dates.
- The full exam schedule, specific free-response question types that will be on each AP Exam, and additional testing details will be available by April 3. We’ll also unlock any relevant free-response questions in AP Classroom for digital use so students can access all practice questions of the type that will appear on the exam.
- The May 2020 examinations scheduled between April 30 and May 22 for Diploma Programme and Career-related Programme candidates have been canceled and will not be rescheduled.
- Depending on what they registered for, students will be awarded a Diploma or a Course Certificate which reflects their standard of work. This is based on student’s coursework and the established assessment expertise, rigor and quality control already built into the programmes.
- ACT has rescheduled its April 4 national test date to June 13 across the U.S. All students registered for the April 4 test date will receive an email from ACT in the next few days informing them of the postponement and instructions for free rescheduling to June 13 or a future national test date.
Special Note for Seniors
The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on students everywhere but it can feel especially egregious for seniors. This was your year! Suddenly things like senior trips, senior prom, graduation, the “last time I get to…” are being snatched away. We are heartbroken with you that your high school experience is ending this way.
But this is still your year and there’s a lot of it left! Communities around the world have come together in the midst of unprecedented circumstances. You – Generation Z, more than any generation – have the tools, ability, and creativity to make something extraordinary out of these strange circumstances. We hear you and we feel your hurt – but we are also excited to see you soar! You were made for this! 
