2012-04-12 13:00:39

In response to the SAT cheating scandal in Long Island, NY, the College Board has announced enhanced SAT security measures, effective with the 2012-2013 academic year. These changes intend to dissuade students from attempting to cheat, by ensuring that such students will be caught. It is crucial that all students planning to take the SAT next year are aware of these changes, so I'm providing a summary below.

Key changes include:

1. Students must submit a photo during registration.
This photo will be printed on your admission ticket, for comparison with your photo ID.


2. Students must provide the name of their high school during registration. It will no longer be an option for students to skip this step. Once registration opens for the 2012-2013 academic year, registrations submitted without students' attending high schools will not be processed.

3. Test center and/or test type changes no longer permitted on test day. Students who want to take the SAT at a different test center than the one they registered for will need to request this change prior to test day. Similarly, students who want to change the type of test they will take (for example, SAT rather than SAT II) will need to request this change in advance.

4. Standby testing no longer permitted. All test-takers will be required to register beforehand.

5. Students must bring their photo ID AND photo admission ticket to the test center on test day. Students who arrive without BOTH items will not be admitted to the test center.


6. Photo IDs & photo admission tickets will be checked throughout test day. Checks will occur upon entry to the test center, upon entry to the test room, upon reentry to the test room following breaks, and upon collection of answer sheets.