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SAT Test Dates and Registration Deadlines

By Allen Grove, About.com

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 2008 - 2009, the SAT test dates are:

Important SAT Dates
Test Date Test Registration Deadline Late Registration Deadline
10/4/2008 SAT & Subject Tests 9/9/2008 9/16/2008
11/1/2008 SAT & Subject Tests 9/26/2008 10/10/2008
12/6/2008 SAT & Subject Tests 11/5/2008 11/18/2008
1/24/2009 SAT & Subject Tests 12/26/2008 1/6/2009
3/14/2009 SAT Only 2/10/2009 2/24/2009
5/2/2009 SAT & Subject Tests 3/31/2009 4/9/2009
6/6/2009 SAT & Subject Tests 5/5/2009 5/15/2009

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