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Extra time on the SAT, ACT and AP: your timeline

Accommodations on college entrance and AP exams are approved by the testing agency, not the school, and approval takes weeks. Build a timeline from your test date and see what documentation to gather.

Which tests?

Date of the first test you want accommodations for Does your student have an IEP or 504 plan and use the accommodation at school?

School type

General information from Caveat Academic Services, not legal advice. Testing agencies, colleges and states set and change their own rules; confirm with each one. SAT and AP are trademarks of the College Board and ACT is a trademark of ACT, Inc.; neither is affiliated with Caveat.

Want help with this part? Your Caveat advisor, a special education teacher, can gather the documentation and coordinate the request with your school.

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This tool is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Each college decides admission, aid and how credit counts, and requirements change; check each college's own pages. Examples are examples, not promises. Caveat Academic Services is an independent college preparation company. Students do all of their own work.