When is the SAT?

U.S. students have seven testing dates to choose from for taking the SAT. To get applications completed on time, high school seniors often need to take the October or November exams. The winter and spring test dates are a good choice for high school juniors who want to see how they perform. If their scores aren't what they want, they will then have the summer to build their test-taking skills and retake the exam early in senior year.

For more details, check out these articles:

• When Should You Take the SAT?
• Senior Year Timeline
• Junior Year Timeline

For 2012 - 2013, the SAT test dates are:

Important SAT Dates
Test Date	Test	Registration Deadline	Late Registration Deadline
10/6/2012	SAT & Subject Tests	9/7/2012	9/21/2012
11/3/2012	SAT & Subject Tests	10/4/2012	10/19/2012
12/1/2012	SAT & Subject Tests	11/1/2012	11/16/2012
1/26/2013	SAT & Subject Tests	12/28/2012	1/11/2013
3/09/2013	SAT Only	2/8/2013	2/22/2013
5/4/2013	SAT & Subject Tests	4/5/2013	4/19/2013
6/1/2013	SAT & Subject Tests	5/2/2013	5/17/2013