SAT and ACT cancellations may get worse in coming weeks

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"Despite the majority of colleges going test optional this year, demand to take the SAT and ACT remains high. Many students are convinced that their chances of admissions will be better if they have good scores (regardless of what the colleges say). Many financial aid programs still require test scores. And some colleges – especially the public universities in Florida – still require the tests for admission.

As the College Board and ACT have resumed testing this fall, students have complained that it is difficult if not impossible to register for certain tests and that testing center cancellations have been widespread.

And that was before the current surges in the pandemic, which is now growing in most states, as the United States has hit more than 13.3 million cases and more than 265,000 deaths, according to The New York Times.

With the increased number of cases comes an increase in high schools that have either closed or do not want visitors on a Saturday (this coming Saturday is a test date for the SAT, and next Saturday is the test date for the ACT).

The College Board and the ACT are releasing lists of the testing centers that have already closed completely." …

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Holding my breath for this Saturday’s test in PA. So many locations have cancelled, but as of now my DDs is still on.

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Unfortunately, this is very likely to be true, with rising pandemic impacts.

I suspect this will carry on through Spring and next Fall will be very busy. CB/ACT need to be ready to add multiple test dates as they did this year.

Maybe (just maybe) May or June will be a bit better.

I’m very glad my D wrapped up standardized testing in November as a Junior, the day before our school district shut down in-person classes and went back to remote.

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Welp, my hope didn’t last long. Cancelled. Probably the right choice just bummed as DD is finishing her last prep class tonight and did so well on her last practice exam.