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  •  Welcome to SAT Registration
  •  Before You Start
    • For Parents and Educators
    • International Students
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  •  Completing Your College Profile
    • Student Search Service
    • Required Questions
    • For Research Only
    • Grade Point Average
    • Academic Area Of Study
    • High School Course Work
    • Finishing your College Profile
  •  Registering Online and Viewing Scores
    • My SAT
    • Terms and Conditions
    •  Choose Your Test
      • High School
      • Testing Accomodations
      • Fee Waivers
      • Test Dates
      • SAT Subject Tests
    • Choose a Test Date
    •  Additional Services
      • Student Answer Service
      • Question-and-Answer Service
    • Choosing Your Test Center
    •  Send Scores
      • Choosing Score Recipients with Registration
    •  Resources
      • SAT Preparation Center
    •  Review: Complete, Save, or Cancel Your Registration
      • Saving Your Registration to Complete Later
      • Canceling Your Registration
    • Fees and Payment
    • Admission Ticket
    • Changing Your Order After You Register
    • Registering for Subject Tests
    • Completing your Registration
    • EZ Registration
  •  SAT Preparation and Resources
    • The Official SAT Online Course
    • The Official SAT Study Guide
    • SAT Preparation Center
    • QAS & SAS
  •  Scores Online
    •  Sending Your Score Report
      • Finding Score Recipients
      • Changing and Adding Score Recipients
      • Rush Reporting
      • Score Delivery Schedule
      • Choosing More Than Eight Score Recipients
    • Canceling Your Scores
    • Releasing Scores on Score Choice Hold
  •  View Scores
    •  View Score Report--SAT Reasoning Test
      • Critical Reading Scores
      • Math Scores
      • Writing Scores
      • SAT Essay View
    • View Score Report--SAT Subject Tests
    • Finding Score Recipients
  •  My Colleges
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Finishing your College Profile

The "Finish" tab asks questions about other tests you may have taken or intend to take, and other "research only" questions.  

PSAT/NMSQT
Most students take the PSAT/NMSQT in fall of their junior year, but some take it sophomore year or earlier.
The PSAT/NMSQT provides good practice for the SAT Reasoning Test. It also gives you a chance to enter National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) scholarship programs. Learn more about the PSAT/NMSQT.

Advanced Course Work
Some colleges allow well-prepared students to skip required introductory courses and take advanced course work. This exemption is sometimes based upon the results of tests such as Advanced Placement or AP Exams, SAT Subject Tests, and CLEP.

AP Exams
Through college-level AP courses, you get the chance to try college-level work in high school; through AP Exams, you have the opportunity to earn credit or advanced standing at most of the nation's colleges and universities. Read more about AP Exams

SAT Subject Tests
SAT Subject Tests include: Literature, U.S. History, World History, Mathematics Level 1, Mathematics Level 2, Biology E/M, Chemistry, Physics, French, French with Listening, German, German with Listening, Spanish, Spanish with Listening, Modern Hebrew, Italian, Latin with Listening, Japanese with Listening, Korean with Listening, and Chinese with Listening. Learn more about SAT Subject Tests.

CLEP
CLEP examinations cover material taught in courses that most students take as requirements in the first two years of college. A college usually grants the same amount of credit to students earning satisfactory scores on the CLEP examination as it grants to students successfully completing that course. Learn more about CLEP Exams.

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