<p>Son was not allowed to take the test because the photo on the ticket was not suitable in their opinion. </p>
<p>I am very disappointed because many kids were admitted with tickets without any photos. Son, had a US Passport to verify his ID, so was at least as qualified as those without any photo at all. In addition, College Board had a month to look at the ID photo and let us know if it was not acceptable to them, before he showed up to take their test. I am very upset because this is the Oct date and son was supposed to be taking the SAT Subject Tests in November.</p>
<p>Just wanted to add, that we had tried to upload another photo, but it did not upload. So, when they accepted this photo upload, we thought it was fine with College Board. </p>
<p>At the testing site, son was told that it was more side profile than front facing. It is a beautiful crisp and clear photo that can unmistakably be used to identify my son and differentiate him from anyone else. I am so upset.</p>
<p>Sorry this happened. The photo requirements are pretty clear that it has to be a full face view. [Photo</a> Requirements](<a href=“The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board”>SAT Photo Requirements – SAT Suite| College Board)</p>
<p>Ridiculous since son also showed passport. You should write to CB and see if they will change policy to accommodate passports. </p>
<p>Why were kids without photos allowed to take the test?</p>
<p>Erin’s Dad, Yeah, but what about the kids who uploaded no photo at all? Are they face forward? I believe the photo requirement does not even begin until next year. There is another thread that discussed this fact yesterday. So, I believe the requirements are fluid at this point.</p>
<p>Less importantly, College Board has examples of photos that are unacceptable. The issue they seemed most focused on was quality of the photo and multiple people in it. In fact, look at the photos that are acceptable, one of them is only sort of face forward. In my son’s photo the eye lashes on the other eye are visible. So, it is not a true side profile, either. In my opinion, if this is such a big issue, then like the State Department they should have taken more interest and shown what else is unacceptable. You know so much of the ear so much of the eyes etc. That is how the State Department does it. </p>
<p>Plus, in my son’s photo you can see his hair line. Plus he is not wearing a cap. Plus his photo is recent enough that his facial hair match his look in person. P Plus, it is a very high definition photo taken with an 8 megapixel camera. So, there is no question who had come to take the test and the individual in the photo was the same person, that was never an issue. I am sure teachers could have attested to his identity too. He is one of few National Merit semifinalists in the school. In addition, he had two photo I.Ds, a US Passport and his current school photo I.D.</p>
<p>Finally, if they still were not happy with it they had the photo in their databank when he registered and could have rejected it back then. The State Department does not issue a passport then tell you the photo is not right when you are boarding the plane. </p>
<p>In any case, I am probably too excited to make any sense.</p>
<p>The admit ticket photo requirement starts 1/2013 according to college board site.</p>
<p>muckdogs I believe the photo tickets are not even required as yet.</p>
<p>Sorry to see this happen. the location is not his own school? It is really stupid that irrespective of what photo was uploaded, passport is declined for verification. What kind of a rule is that?</p>
<p>texaspg, It was his own school. He had a school id too. Although, he did not recognize the teachers. My son says they had let him in and said it was okay for now. Then, they called college board and were told they should not let them take it. So he was pulled out along with other kids with photos that for example, showed them from below the shoulders up or wearing a cap etc.</p>
<p>Just to clarify, according to my son, there was no question in the minds of the administrators that he was who he claimed to be. If they had raised that issue there were plenty of people there to attest to his identity in addition to all the ids he had on him. They simply declined him on the fact that his photo did not meet their full face definition, although it was a good photo otherwise, when there were clearly other kids being admitted who had no photo at all.</p>
<p>What is even more annoying is that technically, according to Collegeboard the photos aren’t even required until the March 2013 test (not 1/13 as an earlier poster mentioned). </p>
<p>CB needs to be more upfront about this…</p>
<p>I have used a passport before and they were fine with it</p>
<p>You don’t even need pictures until January… I didn’t have one, and on the ticket (where pictures were for everyone else) it said, “Photo required for all test dates * after * Jan. 26, 2013.” You need to send in a report as soon as possible. If they can let me in without a picture, they can let your son in with a picture that doesn’t follow the guidelines. It’s not mandatory, so they can’t penalize you for it yet.</p>
<p>Can you still register for the October 27 ACT? Even if there is a late fee, at least it gives him a shot at still doing SAT II’s in November.</p>
<p>they should have let them complete the test and added the passport copy as verification of ID and then let collegeboard decide whether to accept the score or not. This whole process sounds like people are making up rules on the fly.</p>
<p>Technically, the valid IDs are passport and driver’s license.</p>
<p>My dd took the SAT today and she didn’t have a photo. She said she had no problem getting in. She said no one had photos.</p>
<p>Do you hear “class action suit” here? If your son can’t take subject tests in November now (assuming they allow him in then), what are the damages? Given the hostility toward ETS by everyone who ever bombed one of their tests, a jury might have fun with the punitive damages. Are you near a law school?</p>
<p><a href=“The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board”>The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board;
<p>If you look hard enough, there are places on the CB website that indicate the REAL date at which photographs are required in order to test is March 2013. They even sent out a tweet about it recently. </p>
<p>So this kid got turned away for not having a photograph that he doesn’t even have to have.</p>
<p>Weird – the photo’s not even required yet.</p>
<p>Really. You have until Wednesday (October 15) to file a report for any problems with the SAT/the test center/your proctor/etc. Don’t let the opportunity slip away! This can and will seriously hold back his college applications unless you do something about it ASAP.</p>
<p><a href=“The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board”>The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board;
If you scroll down, it has a table with “Method of Contact | Fax | E-mail | Overnight Mail |”
The second item in the chart says, “Test Center Complaints”. Obviously, you have one. Report it! I would suggest doing so through e-mail, because mail may take too long.</p>
<p>I’m getting really angry thinking about this. I’m really sorry you have to go through this. I could’ve very easily been in the same situation as your son, because I didn’t have a picture. My mom would have reported it within the hour. Don’t let them ruin your son’s application momentum. Report it now!</p>