SAT Program Fee-Waiver Service
This service is designed to assist students for whom payment of fees for the SAT Reasoning Test or Subject Tests might be a barrier to college entrance. SAT fee waivers are available for high school juniors or seniors in the United States, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territories who cannot afford to pay the test fees. See your counselor to request fee-waiver cards.
New Flexible Score Reports for Fee-Waiver Eligible Students
In our continued effort to connect students to college success and promote equitable access to education, the SAT has broadened its fee-waiver offerings to include flexible score reports. Now, fee-waiver eligible students get up to four additional flexible score reports that can be used while they are in high school. These flexible score reports for fee-waiver eligible students may be used after you take an SAT test or for a previously taken SAT Reasoning or Subject Test. Only four flexible score reports for fee-waiver eligible students can be used, regardless of the number of times you register.
If you are eligible for a fee waiver and you want to learn more about flexible score reports for fee-waiver eligible students, go online to My SAT. Sign in to determine how many credits you have left before placing your order. The number of flexible score reports for fee-waiver eligible students appears automatically if you have previously registered for the SAT or Subject Tests using a fee waiver. You can also call Customer Service.
If you have not previously registered with a fee waiver and you meet our eligibility guidelines, you can still obtain flexible score reports by seeing your counselor. If you are eligible, your counselor will give you a fee-waiver card. By entering the 12-digit code at the bottom of the card in the payment area (for online or mail orders) you can have access to a total of four additional flexible score reports.
Fee-Waiver Cards
- Cover the basic test fees for SAT or SAT Subject Tests™.
- Cover the cost of four additional score reports.
- Cover either the Question-and-Answer Service (QAS) or the Student Answer Service (SAS) (if you select these services when you register).
- May qualify you for application fee waivers at many colleges, if the institution has agreed to cooperate with the SAT Program Fee-Waiver Service.
Only your counselor can grant you a fee-waiver card. Fee Waivers are not available through the College Board.
Note: You must register by the regular registration deadline. Fee waivers cannot be used for late registration except for the October test date. Fee waivers cannot be used for standby registrations.
Eligibility
You are eligible for consideration for fee waivers if you are:
- an American citizen or a foreign national testing in the United States, Puerto Rico, or United States territories; or
- an American citizen living outside the United States; and
- you meet the financial eligibility guidelines for fee waivers, such as participating in the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch/National School Lunch Program at your school. Your guidance counselor will share and additional eligibility guidelines with you.
If you are a homeschooled student in the United States, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territories who cannot afford to pay the test fees, you must provide proof of eligibility to your local high school or agency fee-waiver administrator/counselor. Only a school or agency counselor can provide you with the fee-waiver card for the appropriate test. If you qualify for an SAT fee waiver, you can also receive up to four Request for Waiver of College Application Fee forms to request application waivers from higher education institutions.
Registering with Fee Waivers
If you are eligible, you are entitled to use fee waivers to cover the cost of two SAT Reasoning Test registrations and two Subject Test registrations (for a maximum of six Subject Tests). Fee waiver cards are specific to the type of test you select when registering. Be sure to use the card that matches the test you select.
Online Registration
If you wish to register online and are eligible, your counselor will give you a fee-waiver card. This card will have a 12-digit number on it. The first six characters are handwritten by your counselor; the other six are the preprinted fee-waiver identification number. Together, these numbers make up your fee-waiver code. When you are asked to enter your fee-waiver code during online registration, enter the entire 12-digit code. This code can only be used once. 2007-08 fee-waiver cards can be used for online registration through August 12, 2008.Mail Registration
To register by mail using a fee waiver, obtain an SAT Registration Booklet along with a signed fee-waiver card from your counselor. Make sure the information on your fee-waiver card is complete, with all necessary signatures; you cannot register for the test without a completed card. Mail the entire fee-waiver card in the same envelope as your completed Registration Form by the regular registration deadline. Your Registration Form will be returned to you if the fee-waiver card is missing or improperly completed, and your registration will be delayed.
Waiving College Application Fees
If you use SAT Reasoning Test™ or Subject Tests fee waivers and plan to enter college in fall of 2007, you are eligible to receive up to four Request for Waiver of College Application Fee forms from your counselor. These forms notify participating colleges that you have participated in the SAT Program Fee-Waiver Service and request that they consider waiving their application fees. To use a form, first make sure the college accepts it, and then mail the completed, signed form with your college application.
To find out if the college and/or university of your choice has agreed to consider waiving the application fee, check the 2007-08 Directory of Colleges Cooperating with the SAT® Program Fee-Waiver Service (.pdf/604K).
Note: An institution listed in the directory is not obligated to waive its application fee for every fee-waiver user who applies. Please speak to the admissions staff at each institution before enclosing the form with your application.
