The SATs have been cancelled through August and could be administered remotely if schools stay shuttered through the fall, officials said Wednesday.
The College Board announced Wednesday that the admissions tests scheduled to have been taken in June have been called off due to the pandemic.
While calling the scenario unlikely, officials said they would offer a digital SAT test should school shutdowns persist.
“We know students and educators are worried about how the coronavirus may disrupt the college admissions process, and we want to do all we can to help alleviate that anxiety during this very demanding time,” College Board Chief Executive Officer David Coleman said in the statement.
More than 2 million kids sat for the SAT exam from the class of 2019. Roughly 770,000 students who were slated to take the test during this cycle have been unable to do so.
The remote SAT option for future test takers would be unprecedented.
“The College Board would ensure that at-home SAT testing is simple; secure and fair; accessible to all; and valid for use in college admissions,” the College Board said. “Like the pencil-and-paper test, a digital, remote version of the SAT would measure what students are learning in school and what they need to know to be successful in college.”
