<p>Hello, My name is Luke, and I took the SAT this morning. My SAT test was confiscated unjustly... Here is how it went: I turned off my cellphone like everyone else. Then the test started. On the section before the last one, my cellphone started vibrating. I did not think it was mine because I had for sure turned my cellphone off. The third timed it vibrated, the supervisor heard it. She asked me to open my bag, which I did, and I was surprised enough to find out that it was my cellphone that was vibrating. I turned it off, and my test was confiscated and I was dismissed from class. I ask you: Is that correct? I was sure it was off. Probably a button was hit while it was in the bag causing it to turn on. How will I know if my scores will really be canceled!??? I already checked the website but it doesn't say anything. Thank you for any help.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure your score will be cancelled. They can’t go off of “I’m sure I turned it off”. It sucks but that’s the policy, if only it wouldn’t have happened so close to the end, that sucks.</p>
<p>Man, SAT is such a stress… To think that I had to get all the way there and have that happen…</p>
<p>Yeah I really do feel sorry for you, next time I wouldn’t even bring it with you.</p>
<p>Did your test proctor not collect the phones in the beginning? You’re not supposed to have it “on” you, even when it’s off.</p>
<p>This is the policy:
Can I take my cell phone into the test center?</p>
<p>Yes. Although the College Board will strongly suggest that you not bring a phone with you at all, the prohibition is against the use of the phone. So, you should turn it off and put it away before you go in. “Airplane mode” is not good enough: turn it off. (It is a good idea to take a backpack or bag to the test center to hold a snack and an extra calculator, as well as to provide a place to stow your phone.) Do not take your phone out or turn it on until the test is over and you have been allowed to leave. According to the SAT Standard Testing Room Manual, if your phone makes a noise during the test (even if it is just vibrating), or if you use your phone in any way during the test (or during a break), then “you are subject to dismissal and your scores will be canceled.” In addition, your phone may have to be confiscated. Ouch! Just don’t do it. </p>
<p>I understand that if someone who violated the policy is subject to dismissal and the scores will be canceled, but can College Board dismiss the whole class? I do not believe but someone said it happened.</p>
<p>If your phone vibrates and you are asked to check it, your bag is in the same room where you do the test right? How come? In my test center there’s a case outside for students to leave their belonging (like that of a bookstore), and everyone is to be checked before entering the room to make sure no metal stuff is confined. </p>
<p>My phone also vibrated some times even though I was sure I had turned it off. You should ask the mobile phone manufacturer for more detail, and if possible you can even sue that company (though it’s rather unlikely for a student to do so).</p>
<p>My advice is, next time do not bring a phone. I see no reason to bring one at all. If you want to contact someone after the test, borrow someone else’s. The proctor, for example.</p>
<p>You won’t get anywhere with suing the company. Even if you had a legitimate case (which you don’t), you’d almost certainly still lose.</p>