Guest Students and Technical Readiness
Here’s how to prepare if your school administers AP Exams, PSAT-related assessments, and SAT School Day to homeschooled and other guest students. Important: This content does not apply to SAT Weekend test centers.
Technology Considerations
If you’re wondering whether your school’s Wi-Fi and power can support guest students as well as your own, keep these facts in mind:
An internet connection is required at the start and end of the test, but students can keep testing if their connection drops momentarily.
Demands on the network are greatest at the beginning and end of testing.
You don’t have to provide every student with access to power throughout the test, but you can set up an extra desk near an electrical outlet in each room.
You can give students access to the internet without giving them access to your main network. Talk to school or district technology staff about using guest Wi-Fi.
Communicate with Students
Let students know whether they must bring a testing device, whether they must use a device you provide them, or if the choice is theirs. They can learn what else to bring by visiting the Bluebook website for students.
If you’re providing a device, find out if assistive technology needs to be installed or configured to fulfill a College Board–approved accommodation.
If the student is bringing a device, send them to Approved Testing Devices for Bluebook requirements.
Tell them to ask for help at their home school if they’re bringing a device managed by their school. They can direct their school technology staff to Device Readiness.