How to Take the SAT, ACT for Free –

Here is a great article from US New & World Report on how to take the SAT and ACT for Free for those that qualify (click here). In Wake County Public Schools, students are offered the ACT for free and typically take it during a regular school day.

Here is the fee waiver information from the SAT (College Board)

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/fees/fee-waivers

Are You Eligible?

SAT fee waivers are available to low-income 11th and 12th grade students in the U.S. or U.S. territories. U.S. citizens living outside the U.S. may be able to have test fees waived. SAT Subject Test fee waivers are available for students in grades nine through 12.

You’re eligible for fee waivers if you say “yes” to any of these items:

You’re enrolled in or eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
Your annual family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
You’re enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., Federal TRIO programs such as Upward Bound).
Your family receives public assistance.
You live in federally subsidized public housing or a foster home, or are homeless.
You are a ward of the state or an orphan.

What Fee Waivers Cover

The registration fee for up to two SATs, with or without the SAT Essay
The registration fee for up to two SAT Subject Test administrations (take up to three individual SAT Subject Tests on a single test day)
Four limited-time score reports plus four to use at any time (see details below)
Four college application fee waivers
Question-and-Answer Service (QAS) or Student Answer Service (SAS) if ordered at the time of registration (QAS and SAS aren’t available for SAT Subject Tests)
A fee reduction for multiple-choice score verification or essay score verification
Coverage of the SAT Essay if you are an SAT School Day tester whose school or district covers only the SAT but supports essay testing
Coverage of the non-U.S. regional fee for fee-waiver-eligible U.S. students who are testing abroad
Up to eight CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE^® fee waivers to use to apply online for nonfederal financial aid from colleges, universities, professional schools, and scholarship programs, for free.

Here are the breakdowns of income before last year’s taxes:

1 person family (including student)- $22,311

2 person family (including student) – $30,044

3 person family (including student) – $45,510

4 person family (including student) – $53, 243

5 person family (including student)- $60, 976

(for each additional family member after a 5 person family add $7,733)