SAT and ACT Information
SAT
| Test Date | Registration Deadline | Late Registration Deadline |
| August 24, 2024 | July 9, 2024 | July 26, 2024 |
| October 5, 2024 | August 13, 2024 | August 30, 2024 |
| November 2, 2024 | September 17, 2024 | October 4, 2024 |
| December 7, 2https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/dates-deadlines024 | November 8, 2024 | November 19, 2024 |
| March 8, 2025 | January 31, 2025 | February 18, 2025 |
| May 3, 2025 | April 4, 2025 | April 15, 2025 |
| June 7, 2025 | May 2, 2025 | May 20, 2025 |
SAT fee waivers are available to low-income 11th- and 12th-grade students in the U.S. or U.S. territories. U.S. citizens living outside the country might also be eligible for fee waivers.
You’re eligible if one or more of these descriptions apply to you:
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- You’re enrolled in or eligible to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
- Your family's annual income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service.
- You're enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families, for example, TRIO programs like Upward Bound.
- Your family receives public assistance.
- You’re homeless or live in federally subsidized public housing or a foster home.
- You’re a ward of the state or an orphan.
ACT
2024-2025 National Test Dates Schedule
| Test Date | Regular Registration Deadline Late Fee Applies After This Date |
Late Registration Deadline | Photo Upload and Standby Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2024 | August 9 | August 25 | September 6https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration.html |
| October 26, 2024 | September 20 | October 7 | October 18 |
| December 14, 2024 | November 8 | November 22 | December 6 |
| February 8, 2025 | January 3 | January 20 | January 31 |
| April 5, 2025 | February 28 | March 16 | March 28 |
| June 14, 2025 | May 9 | May 26 | June 6 |
| July 12, 2025* | June 6 | June 20 | July 4 |
To apply for the ACT fee waiver program, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Be currently enrolled in high school in the 11th or 12th grade.
- Be testing in the United States, US territories, or Puerto Rico.
- Meet one or more of the indicators of economic need listed below:
- Enrolled in a federal free or reduced-price lunch program at school, based on US Department of Agriculture (USDA) income levels.
- Enrolled in a program for the economically disadvantaged (for example, a federally funded program such as GEAR UP or Upward Bound). Note: If the student participates in a program, but is not economically disadvantaged, they are not eligible for a fee waiver.
- Resides in a foster home, is a ward of the state, or is homeless.
- Family receives low-income public assistance or lives in federally subsidized public housing.
- Family’s total annual income is at or below USDA levels for free or reduced-price lunches on the USDA Food and Nutrition Service website.
SAT & ACT test fee waivers will be issued by electronic codes & will be emailed to students that qualify during the 2023-2024 school year.
First time testing fee waiver request, please contact Ms.Antwi (evita.antwi@gcpsk12.org) or stop by the College & Career Center.
Fee waivers are limited; issued first come, first served to those JUNIORS and SENIORS who meet the eligibility requirements!