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SAT

To Register: sat.collegeboard.com/register/

SAT US

Test Date	Register By	Late Registration	Changes By
10/1/11	9/9/11	9/21/11	9/14/11
11/5/11	10/7/11	10/21/11	10/19/11
12/3/11	11/8/11	11/20/11	11/16/11
1/28/12	12/30/11	1/13/12	1/11/12
3/10/12	2/10/12	2/24/12	2/22/12
5/5/12	4/6/12	4/20/12	4/18/12
6/2/12	5/8/12	5/22/12	5/16/12

SAT International

Test Date	Register through a Representative	Regular Registration	Changes by
10/1/11	8/23/11	9/9/11	9/14/11
11/5/11	9/27/11	10/7/11	10/19/11
12/3/11	10/25/11	11/8/11	11/16/11
1/28/12	12/20/11	12/30/11	1/11/12
5/5/12	3/27/12	4/6/12	4/18/12
6/2/12	4/24/12	5/5/12	5/16/12

SAT II

To Register: sat.collegeboard.com/register/sat-dates

SAT II US

Test Date	Tests Offered	Register By	Late Registration	Changes By
10/1/11	U.S. History, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish, Mathematics (L1),Mathematics (L2), Biology E/M	9/9/11	9/21/11	9/14/11
11/5/11	U.S. History, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, French with Listening, Spanish with Listening, Chinese with Listening, German with Listening, Japanese with Listening, Koreanwith Listening, Mathematics (L1),Mathematics (L2), Biology E/M	10/7/11	10/21/11	10/19/11
12/3/11	U.S. History, World History, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish, Latin, Italian, Mathematics (L1),Mathematics (L2), Biology E/M	11/8/11	11/20/11	11/16/11
1/28/12	U.S. History, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish, Mathematics (L1),Mathematics (L2), Biology E/M	12/30/11	1/13/12	1/11/12
3/10/12	U.S. History, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish, Mathematics (L1),Mathematics (L2), Biology E/M	2/10/12	2/24/12	2/22/12
6/2/12	U.S. History, World History, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, French, German, Latin, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Mathematics (L1),Mathematics (L2), Biology E/M	5/8/12	5/22/12	5/16/12

SAT II International

Test Date	Tests Offered	Register through a Representative	Regular Registration	Changes by
10/1/11	U.S. History, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish, Mathematics (L1),Mathematics (L2), Biology E/M	8/23/11	9/9/11	9/14/11
11/5/11	U.S. History, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, French with Listening, Spanish with Listening, Chinese with Listening, German with Listening, Japanese with Listening, Koreanwith Listening, Mathematics (L1),Mathematics (L2), Biology E/M	9/27/11	10/7/11	10/19/11
12/3/11	U.S. History, World History, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish, Latin, Italian, Mathematics (L1),Mathematics (L2), Biology E/M	10/25/11	11/8/11	11/16/11
1/28/12	U.S. History, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish, Mathematics (L1),Mathematics (L2), Biology E/M	12/20/11	12/30/11	1/11/12
5/5/12	U.S. History, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish, Mathematics (L1),Mathematics (L2), Biology E/M	3/27/12	4/6/12	4/18/12
6/2/12	U.S. History, World History, Literature, Chemistry, Physics, French, German, Latin, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Mathematics (L1),Mathematics (L2), Biology E/M	4/24/12	5/5/12	5/16/12

ACT

To Register: www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html

Test Date	Registration	Late Registration Period
10/22/11	9/16/11	9/17-9/30/11
12/10/11	11/4/11	11/5-11/18/11
2/11/12 (Not available in NY)	1/13/12	1/14-1/20/12
4/14/12	3/9/12	3/10-3/23/12
6/9/12	5/4/12	5/8-5/18/12

GMAT

To Register: www.mba.com/mba/TheGMAT/ScheduleaGMATAppointment/?WT.svl=TheGMATScheduleAppt

Schedules vary by test center.

GRE

To Register: www.ets.org/gre/general/register

The GRE General Test is given year-round at computer based test centers in the United States, Canada and many other countries

Paper-based Test Dates and Deadlines

US

Test Date	Regular Registration Deadline	Late Registration Deadline	Scores by Phone	Score Mailing Date/ Available Online
2/11/12	1/6/11	1/13/11	3/12/12	3/23/12

International

Test Date	Regular Registration Deadline	Late Registration Deadline	Scores by Phone	Score Mailing Date/ Available Online
2/11/12	12/30/11	1/6/11	3/12/12	3/23/12

LSAT

To Register: www.lsac.org/JD/LSAT/test-dates-deadlines.asp

US

Test Date	Registration	Late Registration
2/11/12	1/10/12	1/17/12
2/13/12	1/10/12	1/17/12
6/11/12	5/8/12	5/15/12
10/6/12	9/4/12	9/13/12
10/10/12	9/4/12	9/13/12
12/1/12	10/29/12	11/5/12
12/3/12	10/29/12	11/5/12

International

Test Date	Registration
2/11/12	1/13/12
2/13/12	1/13/12
6/12/12	5/11/12
10/6/12	9/7/12
10/10/12	9/7/12
12/1/12	11/2/12
12/3/12	11/2/12

SSAT

To Register: www.ssat.org/ssat/test/test-reg-online.html

Testing normally begins at 9:00 AM for all test dates. Check your Admission Ticket for exact time.

Total testing time is 2 hours and 35 minutes plus two short breaks.

Test dismissal is normally between 12:00-12:30

Test Date
1/7/12
2/4/12
3/3/12
4/21/12
6/9/12

MCAT

To Register: www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/reserving/

Test Date and Time	Registration	Late Registration
1/27/12- 8AM	1/13/12	1/20/12
1/28/12- 1PM	1/14/12	1/21/12
3/24/12- 8AM	3/10/12	3/17/12
4/5/12- 1PM	3/22/12	3/29/12
4/13/12- 8AM	3/30/12	4/6/12
4/28/12- 1PM	4/14/12	4/21/12
5/12/12- 8AM	4/28/12	5/5/12
5/19/12- 8AM	5/5/12	5/12/12
5/24/12- 1PM	5/10/12	5/17/12
5/31/12- 1PM	5/17/12	5/24/12