<p>I’m going to take the October SAT although I haven’t registered. Someone I know told me to take it at a far-away place so I could get an empty slot. But how do I know how far I should go? Has anyone ever done this before?</p>
<p>You can go standby, and I wouldn’t recommend doing that at a really busy test center. Maybe someplace more rural, but I wouldn’t go even an hour out of your way unless you REALLY want to take the SAT and won’t get overly annoyed if you drive that far and end up not being able to take it.</p>