According to the College Board website, the SAT is $55 to take. Some students are eligible for a waiver.

• The past two years, West Virginia has offered a handful of free SAT testing days to public high school upperclassman students.

• The West Virginia Board of Education says that “The SAT School Day is the state’s general summative assessment for high school. It is administered on paper to all grade 11 students, except those who take the West Virginia Alternate Summative Assessment. The SAT School Day is given during a regular school day in the spring of each year. It is a nationally recognized college and career readiness assessment administered by the College Board and is accepted at colleges and universities throughout West Virginia and the nation for both college admissions and placement. It also can be used to qualify for the Promise Scholarship.

• The ACT costs $52.50 but, in March 2021 West Virginia became the first state to offer one free on-campus ACT test to each high school student because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 country might also be eligible for fee waivers.

• You’re enrolled in or eligible to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

• Your family's annual income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service.

• You're enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families, for example, TRIO programs like Upward Bound.

• Your family receives public assistance.

• You’re homeless or live in federally subsidized public housing or a foster home.

• You’re a ward of the state or an orphan.

The waiver covers two tests!