SAT is still hard to get in some places

admmda
Sat, 08 Jun 2024 15:35:16 +0000

I’d say no the school did not let us down, because it was a subject that the high school did not and never has taught. They didn’t have the facility to administer it but they were super helpful in connecting me with other district schools. So my kid’s school wasn’t the issue. It was that we found ourselves in a weird situation of trying to sign up for a subject that simply wasn’t taught in our district and was not administered widely because of the language lab requirement. (The school does teach AP languages but this one language AP had different requirements than the French and Spanish APs).

At the end of the day the AP was a cherry for my kid. She speaks the language fluently and figured why not just take it. I had no idea that for AP subjects there are no “community-wide” testing centers, they are all administered through high schools.

So if you’re a student at a private school that has dropped all APs (for example) you’ll have to find the spots yourself. And high schools prioritize their own students and often fill up the tests so depending on where you are it can be tricky.

I had a friend in the same situation with his son that year who was looking for a spot to take the music theory (I think?) AP. It was a specialized subject that the high school didn’t offer, but his kid was highly skilled and wanted to take it. They never found a spot anywhere.