To sign up for the SATs or the ACT, pick up a registration booklet at your high school or call the Educational Testing Service, which administers the SATs, at 609-921-9000. Call the ACT at 319-337-1000. You can register for the SAT online at collegeboard.com and for the act at act.org.

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The fee for the SAT is $25.00 and $24.00 for the ACT ($27.00 for Florida residents). In hardship cases, this fee may be waived. To apply for a waiver, pick up a fee-waiver card at your school's counseling office, then send it in with your registration form.

When to Take the Tests

Test	Registration Deadline	Test Date
PSAT	Check with your school	Oct. 16, 2001 Oct. 20, 2001
SAT I only	March 16, 2002	Feb. 8, 2002
SAT I & II	Sept. 11, 2001 Sept. 28, 2001 Oct. 27, 2001 Dec. 21, 2001 March 29, 2002 April 26, 2002	Oct. 13, 2001 Nov. 3, 2001 Dec.1, 2001 Jan. 26, 2002 May 4, 2002 June 1, 2002
ACT	Aug. 17, 2001* Sept. 21, 2001 Nov. 2, 2001 Jan. 4, 2002 March 1, 2002 May 3, 2002	Sept. 22, 2001* Oct. 27, 2001 Dec. 8, 2001 Feb. 9, 2002** April 6, 2002 June 8, 2002

*(September test date available only in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Washington)
**(February test date not available in New York)

Source: College Board Online