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Registering young students for the SAT #147783 02/03/13 04:22 PM
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OP Val Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,299 Likes: 2 California	Hi all, I just tried to register my homeschooled DS12 for the SAT and have discovered that it's not possible to use online registration for a student under age 13. This means I'll have to go to a local high school to get the paper forms and send them in. This presumably has to do with federal laws regarding the collection of data on children under age 13. Fair enough. For others with kids who took the SAT at 12 or younger, did you have any problems? The College Board site says that anyone can take the test, regardless of age. But schools being what they are, I wonder if anyone has experienced any problems with registering. Do the schools care who comes to take the test, provided the person has a valid entry ticket? Or can a school refuse to allow a non-student to test on its property? Is there anything I should know before I call the school tomorrow? Thanks.

Re: Registering young students for the SAT Val #147786 02/03/13 05:47 PM
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Bostonian Member B Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,641 Likes: 3 MA	You can call the College Board to get a paper registration form. Quoting myself from a previous thread http://giftedissues.davidsongifted.org/BB/ubbthreads.php/topics/128515/SAT_paper_registration.html : Quote Students under age 13 cannot register for the SAT online, and printable forms are not available online either. They are at high school guidance counselor offices, but I'd prefer not to explain to the high school why my elementary school kid needs a registration form. It turns out that if you call the number listed in http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/sat-paper-registration-guide.pdf , they will send you the form. For identification, I plan to use the form at http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat_student_id_form.pdf , which can be certified by the school or a notary public. A small picture is needed. His passport has expired, and the state only issues ID for people age 14 and older.

Re: Registering young students for the SAT Val #147788 02/03/13 06:31 PM
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OP Val Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,299 Likes: 2 California	Thanks. Interesting; the College Board website says that a picture isn't required for students in 8th grade and below.

Re: Registering young students for the SAT Val #147794 02/03/13 08:08 PM
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amylou Member A Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 263	Our 12yo twins took the SAT a couple of months ago. We registered through a talent search (NUMATS), although I've heard you can call College Board to register directly with them. Our kids each took a form they were provided (by NUMATS?) in lieu of a photo ID -- it had their signature and a parent signature (both signed in advance), and they had to sign again in the presence of the proctor. If you register by phone with College Board, I am sure they can give you the low down on the procedure. Another interesting tidbit -- when we arrived at the testing center (a huge high school), parents were not allowed past the building vestibule. The testing room numbers were posted there, and the kids were on their own to follow the arrows to find their testing room. There were no staff at the entrance to answer questions.

Re: Registering young students for the SAT Val #147849 02/04/13 01:08 PM
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OP Val Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,299 Likes: 2 California	I picked up a packet from a local high school. The guidance counselor looked somewhat confused (PAPER?) and then rooted around in a closet, where he found a crumply envelope with the forms in it.

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