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SAT test dates for 2021-22, the first year without the essay

College Board set seven SAT dates for 2021-22, from 28 August 2021 to 4 June 2022, in the first year after it dropped the optional essay and the Subject Tests.

SAT test dates for 2021-22, the first year without the essaySAT test dates for 2021-22, the first year without the essay

College Board published seven SAT test days for 2021-22. It was the first full testing year without the optional SAT essay and the SAT Subject Tests, which College Board ended in 2021.

Key facts

  • Test days 7, from 28 August 2021 to 4 June 2022
  • Essay No longer offered (ended June 2021)
  • Deadlines Registration about 4 weeks before; late about 10 days before

Dates and deadlines

  • 28 August 2021: late registration by 17 August
  • 2 October 2021: register by 3 September, late registration by 21 September
  • 6 November 2021: register by 8 October, late registration by 26 October
  • 4 December 2021: register by 4 November, late registration by 23 November
  • 12 March 2022: register by 11 February, late registration by 1 March
  • 7 May 2022: register by 8 April, late registration by 26 April
  • 4 June 2022: register by 5 May, late registration by 25 May

What this means

This testing year is over, and these dates are kept here as a record. In 2021-22 the regular deadline came about four weeks before test day, earlier than in later years. Always check the current year’s dates on College Board’s page.

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