daijobu Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) AP exams and the PSAT must be arranged directly with the hosting school. Other exams such as the ACT, SAT subject tests, and the regular SAT can be scheduled online, so you don't need to use this list for that purpose. Additions and corrections to this list can be made in the thread and I'll update this post. UNITED STATES Arizona Chandler - Hamilton High School Gilbert - Learning Foundation Performing Arts High School California - Northern Albany - Albany High School Berkeley - Berkeley High School (open to non-area students, AP Exams) Campbell - Valley International Academy Campbell - Pioneer Family Academy (PSAT) Cupertino - Legend College Preparatory Dublin - Valley Christian School El Sobrante - El Sobrante Christian School (PSAT) Hayward - Moreau Catholic High School Hillsborough - Crystal Springs Uplands School Los Altos - The School for Independent Learners Menlo Park - Alto School Mountain View - German International School (PSAT and AP German) Mountain View - Mountain View Academy Oakland - Mentoring Academy Palo Alto - Gunn High School (no homeschool PSAT testing) Palo Alto - Kehillah Jewish High School Palo Alto - Meira Academy (women only) Palo Alto - Palo Alto High School Petaluma - Petaluma High School (extremely easy to sign up for PSAT that is offered on a Saturday and welcoming; said they would also do AP tests) Petaluma - St. Vincent de Paul High School Redwood City - Woodside High School (contact: Lupe Flores-Robles) Ross - The Branson School (AP Exams) San Francisco - Burton Academic High School San Francisco - Fei Tian Academy of Arts California San Francisco - Jewish Community High School of the Bay Area San Francisco - Mission High School San Francisco - Ruth Asawa School of the Arts San Francisco - Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Academy San Jose - Cambrian Academy San Jose - Lynbrook High School San Jose - Valley Christian High School San Mateo - Aragon High School Santa Cruz - Kirby School Sunnyvale - Fremont High School Tracy - Kimball High School Vallejo - North Hills Christian School Walnut Creek - Contra Costa Christian Schools Watsonville - Monterey Bay Academy California - Southern Altadena - Pasadena Waldorf High School Brentwood - Brentwood School Burbank - Providence High School Costa Mesa - Calvary Chapel High School (PSAT) Glendale - Herbert Hoover High School Huntington Beach - Liberty Christian School Irvine - Irvine High School Long Beach - Millikan High School Los Angeles - Harvard-Westlake School Los Angeles - North Hollywood Senior High School Los Angeles - Ribet Academy Redlands - Arrowhead Christian Academy (contact: Bonnie Gift) San Diego - Hoover High School San Diego - La Costa Canyon San Diego - Patrick Henry High School San Diego - San Dieguito Academy San Diego - Torrey Pines High School Thousand Oaks - Conejo Valley Unified School District Connecticut Wallingford - Choate Rosemary Florida Port Charlotte - Port Charlotte High School Tampa - Tampa Preparatory Georgia Atlanta - Vantage Point Education @ St. Columbia's Episcopal Church (PSAT) Hawaii Oahu - St. Andrews Priory (PSAT) Michigan Waterford - Oakdale Academy (PSAT only) New Jersey Basking Ridge - Ridge High School (district residents only) Belleville - Belleville High School Milburn - Milburn High School (district residents only) Maryland La Plata - La Plata High School Frederick - New Life Christian School Missouri Camdenton - Camdenton High School ("...has always been very good with allowing homeschoolers to do the PSAT and AP tests.") New Mexico Albuquerque - Albuquerque Academy New York Chappaqua - Chappaqua Library New York - Eleanor Roosevelt High New York - Stuyvesant High School Port Washington - Paul Schreiber High School Also: Catholic schools in NYC North Carolina Charlotte - District High Schools (PSAT) Charlotte - Providence High School (AP Exams) Raleigh - Ravenscroft School Oregon Lake Oswego - Lake Oswego High School (AP Exams) (district residents only) Lake Oswego - Lakeridge High School (AP Exams), Lake Oswego (district residents only) Portland - Portland Public Schools Pennsylvania Scranton - Scranton Prep Rhode Island Coventry - Coventry High School Portsmouth - Portsmouth Abbey School (AP Exams) West Greenwich - Exeter West Greenwich High School Texas Dallas - Fort Worth Independent School District (PSAT/AP for homeschool students - check for current year as testing rules may change) Houston - Humble ISD (easy online registration for the PSAT and AP deposit. They imply that they only serve home schoolers who are in district, but don't come right out and say it.) Under TEC Section 29.916, school districts are required to allow home school students the opportunity to participate in PSAT/NQMST and Advanced Placement (AP) testing that each district provides enrolled students. The statute also requires districts to notify the public via website or local newspaper: of the dates of PSAT/NQMST and AP tests; that home school students are eligible to take the test; and the procedures for registering for such tests. This public notice must be posted or published at the same time and with the same frequency as the notice given to students attending the school district. More info at Texas Education Agency. Virginia & Washington D.C. Washington D.C. - Gonzaga College High School (All boys) Section 22.1-254.1.F specifically states that school boards are required to make PSAT and AP testing available to all home instructed students. Wisconsin Verona - Verona Area High School INTERNATIONAL Morocco Tangier - The American School of Tangier The Netherlands The American School of the Hague, Wassenaar NL Spain Valencia - The American School of Valencia (Veronica Cinosi) (PSAT) Edited October 29, 2019 by daijobu 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) Advice for soliciting testing sites for your student: Do not restrict yourself to any schools on any list, because those lists are often out of date. Begin just after the start of the school year by calling ALL public and private schools and after schooling and tutoring centers, beginning with ones closest to your home. You can tell them: (1) Your student is taking a CB-approved AP class (if true) (2) Your student has experience taking other AP or standardized tests (if true) (3) You are happy to pay any registration or proctoring fees (4) Your student does not require accommodations (if true) (5) Your student will be using his own school code, so his score will not be counted in the host school's report. (6) If your student already has high test scores, feel free to mention them. You may receive a more favorable response. (See below, msg from dmmetler. Thanks!) (7) Be sure to inquire about any dress codes so that your student won't look completely inappropriate on exam day. (Thanks, dmmetler!) Edited August 7, 2019 by daijobu 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I have linked this thread on PAGE 2 of the "High School Motherlode #1" pinned thread at the top of the high school board. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Creek Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 In the state of Texas it is every public school. From the Commissioner of Education's letter: Quote Under TEC Section 29.916, school districts are required to allow home school students the opportunity to participate in PSAT/NQMST and Advanced Placement (AP) testing that each district provides enrolled students. The statute also requires districts to notify the public via website or local newspaper: of the dates of PSAT/NQMST and AP tests; that home school students are eligible to take the test; and the procedures for registering for such tests. This public notice must be posted or published at the same time and with the same frequency as the notice given to students attending the school district. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 5 hours ago, Clear Creek said: In the state of Texas it is every public school. From the Commissioner of Education's letter: Thanks, I'll add this info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) nm Edited August 2, 2019 by lewelma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAJinBE Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 The Netherlands - The American School of the Hague, Wassenaar NL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 4 hours ago, CAJinBE said: The Netherlands - The American School of the Hague, Wassenaar NL Thanks! I added it to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I agree with the previous comment that access policies change frequently. Sometimes it is a matter of needing to comply with College Board requirements for spacing and desk set up. Sometimes the change is because they don't want to deal with outside students. Don't limit yourself to just the locally zoned school. Call private schools too (we have gotten great support from private schools in Hawaii). Ask for a referral to another school that would have room. Contact district coordinators to ask for assistance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 My advice-have other test scores in hand when you call testing sites. My DD now has an open invite to take any tests she wants at a particular private girls’ prep school, and the demeanor changed dramatically when I mentioned her ACT score-suddenly, they wanted her to take the PSAT, AP, etc exams with them. (Or basically anything else she wants to do. I get the impression that should she fall in love with the school while taking the PSAT, they would happily set up a desk for her then and there 🙂 ). Make sure you know the dress code of the inviting school. I actually bought some school uniform style separates (skirt, blouse, sweater) DD for this purpose, because the school that she can take exams at has a traditional uniform, and DD’s clothing that is perfectly fine at the local community college would be extremely causal. She doesn’t match, but she looks a lot more like a visitor from a sister school as opposed to one from a different planet! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 College Board has several for Maryland. They have zero listed right now for Virginia as yet. This whole thing is a logistical absurdity. Anyway, the couple that I jotted down for Maryland were: La Plata High School in La Plata New Life Christian School in Frederick But there were others listed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Farrar said: College Board has several for Maryland. They have zero listed right now for Virginia as yet. This whole thing is a logistical absurdity. Anyway, the couple that I jotted down for Maryland were: La Plata High School in La Plata New Life Christian School in Frederick But there were others listed. Thanks, I added those! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 8:17 AM, dmmetler said: My advice-have other test scores in hand when you call testing sites. My DD now has an open invite to take any tests she wants at a particular private girls’ prep school, and the demeanor changed dramatically when I mentioned her ACT score-suddenly, they wanted her to take the PSAT, AP, etc exams with them. (Or basically anything else she wants to do. I get the impression that should she fall in love with the school while taking the PSAT, they would happily set up a desk for her then and there 🙂 ). Make sure you know the dress code of the inviting school. I actually bought some school uniform style separates (skirt, blouse, sweater) DD for this purpose, because the school that she can take exams at has a traditional uniform, and DD’s clothing that is perfectly fine at the local community college would be extremely causal. She doesn’t match, but she looks a lot more like a visitor from a sister school as opposed to one from a different planet! Great advice! I'll add it to my list above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Farrar said: College Board has several for Maryland. They have zero listed right now for Virginia as yet. This whole thing is a logistical absurdity. Anyway, the couple that I jotted down for Maryland were: La Plata High School in La Plata New Life Christian School in Frederick But there were others listed. My Virginia experience is a few years old, but it was low drama when my kids were taking PSAT there. State law says public schools must allow homeschoolers to test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, Sebastian (a lady) said: My Virginia experience is a few years old, but it was low drama when my kids were taking PSAT there. State law says public schools must allow homeschoolers to test. Virginians are so lucky! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 12 minutes ago, Sebastian (a lady) said: My Virginia experience is a few years old, but it was low drama when my kids were taking PSAT there. State law says public schools must allow homeschoolers to test. Yes, but not us. I’ve heard they’re not cool about letting non-Virginia folks in. I was hoping they’d give me some private school backups. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 On 8/4/2019 at 11:17 AM, dmmetler said: My advice-have other test scores in hand when you call testing sites. My DD now has an open invite to take any tests she wants at a particular private girls’ prep school, and the demeanor changed dramatically when I mentioned her ACT score-suddenly, they wanted her to take the PSAT, AP, etc exams with them. (Or basically anything else she wants to do. I get the impression that should she fall in love with the school while taking the PSAT, they would happily set up a desk for her then and there 🙂 ). Why does a school care if your kid is likely to do well? Isn't the separate testing code for homeschoolers specifically so that our scores aren't lumped in with the school's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I think maybe they wanted kids who were experienced in test situations and were likely to take it seriously, as opposed to homeschoolers who had never taken a standardized test before. Most homeschoolers here are not required to test, so many kids do not before high school. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) California sites provided by the College Board. Edited August 9, 2019 by daijobu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 6 hours ago, daijobu said: Here is a list provided by the College Board. This list appears to be limited to California. Or maybe there's a filter limiting it to CA that I can't figure out how to remove. Did you find this somewhere on the College Board's site? Maybe the original web source has links/lists for testing centers other states? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 2 hours ago, TarynB said: This list appears to be limited to California. Or maybe there's a filter limiting it to CA that I can't figure out how to remove. Did you find this somewhere on the College Board's site? Maybe the original web source has links/lists for testing centers other states? Thanks for catching that. It was posted on a CA FB group I'm on. I didn't look at it closely (obviously) before linking to it. Apparently, someone had contacted the College Board asking for the sites in the state. I'll relabel my post to make it clear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 2 hours ago, daijobu said: Thanks for catching that. It was posted on a CA FB group I'm on. I didn't look at it closely (obviously) before linking to it. Apparently, someone had contacted the College Board asking for the sites in the state. I'll relabel my post to make it clear. Well, darn, I was hoping there was something like that for all states, and I was just having a hard time finding it. Thanks for posting yours though! I'm sure there are many here who will use it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 On 8/7/2019 at 1:24 PM, daijobu said: Virginians are so lucky! Thank you. Yes they are. In Hawaii it has gotten more difficult to find test sites in the 4 years we've been here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Humble ISD, northeast of Houston, has easy online registration for the PSAT and AP deposit. They imply that they only serve home schoolers who are in district, but don't come right out and say it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 I just need to gripe. None of our schools are back yet. A few early birds go back next week, but most are the week after and some are the week after that. Getting this done by September 4 may be a heck of a lot easier if your schools have someone present and working at that point. Did the CB’s research show that it was better that they get your money before you can even register for the class? 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 34 minutes ago, Farrar said: Did the CB’s research show that it was better that they get your money before you can even register for the class? 🙄 Surely "Yes", because if you pay and then can't find a place to take it it is going to be on you to get your money back. <feeling sharp and cynical today> 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 3 hours ago, chiguirre said: Humble ISD, northeast of Houston, has easy online registration for the PSAT and AP deposit. They imply that they only serve home schoolers who are in district, but don't come right out and say it. Thanks, I added it to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigid in NC Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, Farrar said: I just need to gripe. None of our schools are back yet. A few early birds go back next week, but most are the week after and some are the week after that. Getting this done by September 4 may be a heck of a lot easier if your schools have someone present and working at that point. I think the Sept 4 date is a suggested date to begin contacting the College Board to ask about possible test sites. We have never ever found this process helpful ourselves. We've just called around to local public and private schools and asked for the AP Coordinator and inquired that way. The AP Ledger always worked best for us to find local school possibilties. All you have to enter is the AP class name and city, and you will see a list of schools that have an approved syllabus for that class. That's usually a good indicator that they will be hosting the test for their own students. I have seen different registration deadline info/recommendations published, including HERE. And there is still a lot of incorrect "spring registration" info floating around in cyberspace, so, sadly, some folks who do a quick Google search will be in for a shock when they start inquiring about exam registration in the spring. 😳 I think early October is the recommendation for homeschoolers to have secured an exam seat. Registration deadlines are going to vary, school to school. In the past, some schools registered their students and closed registration way before the CB guidelines. So jumping on this in September seems like the way to go. I am sure that there will be a lot of stressed out AP Coordinators at high schools across the country. It's not just the exam registration timing that has changed. AP Coordinators are helping teachers set up--and troubleshoot--the new MyAP class resources. I imagine many AP Coordinators are feeling a bit overwhelmed. I know a lot of AP English teachers are feeling that way--since so much is changing in the framework and test rubrics for those classes. 18 hours ago, Farrar said: Did the CB’s research show that it was better that they get your money before you can even register for the class? 🙄 I don't think that CB or a school will collect your $ before you actually find a school that agrees that your student can test there, and then you will pay the school directly for the test as part of the registration process. So no money will change hands until you actually find and confirm a test site. Edited August 17, 2019 by Brigid in NC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 19 minutes ago, Brigid in NC said: I think the Sept 4 date is a suggested date to begin contacting the College Board to ask about possible test sites. We have never ever found this process helpful ourselves. We've just called around to local public and private schools and asked for the AP Coordinator and inquired that way. I have seen different registration deadline info/recommendations published, including HERE. And there is still a lot of incorrect "spring registration" info floating around in cyberspace, so, sadly, some folks who do a quick Google search will be in for a shock when they start inquiring about exam registration in the spring. 😳 I think early October is the recommendation for homeschoolers to have secured an exam seat. Registration deadlines are going to vary, school to school. In the past, some schools registered their students and closed registration way before the CB guidelines. So jumping on this in September seems like the way to go. I am sure that there will be a lot of stressed out AP Coordinators at high schools across the country. It's not just the exam registration timing that has changed. AP Coordinators are helping teachers set up--and troubleshoot--the new MyAP class resources. I imagine many AP Coordinators are feeling a bit overwhelmed. I know a lot of AP English teachers are feeling that way--since so much is changing in the framework and test rubrics for those classes. I don't think that CB or a school will collect your $ before you actually find a school that agrees to accept your student, and then you will pay the school directly for the test as part of the registration process. So no money will change hands until you actually find and confirm a test site. No, I understood all that. It still means that if your schools start after September 4, you have a shorter window than folks whose schools start in early August. Like, they're saying that you need to have contacted the CB and have the list of schools to contact and have begun that process by then. I'm saying some schools haven't even started and the first week is a stupid time to try to get hold of anyone at a school for any reason. And the AP coordinators, as you point out, have even more burdens this year. My understanding is that Oct 4 is the deadline for most schools now, not just for homeschoolers. And, yes, obviously they're not taking my money until I have a test site. I was employing a mild exaggeration that all the students with post Labor Day start dates will barely have even begun their class before having to pay for the AP exam. I'm sure the CB would love to have people pay before their class even starts. I'd love to see how many kids get sucked into paying for an exam they don't even take. Because obviously that number is about to go way up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigid in NC Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Farrar said: No, I understood all that. It still means that if your schools start after September 4, you have a shorter window than folks whose schools start in early August. Like, they're saying that you need to have contacted the CB and have the list of schools to contact and have begun that process by then. I'm saying some schools haven't even started and the first week is a stupid time to try to get hold of anyone at a school for any reason. And the AP coordinators, as you point out, have even more burdens this year. My understanding is that Oct 4 is the deadline for most schools now, not just for homeschoolers. And, yes, obviously they're not taking my money until I have a test site. I was employing a mild exaggeration that all the students with post Labor Day start dates will barely have even begun their class before having to pay for the AP exam. I'm sure the CB would love to have people pay before their class even starts. I'd love to see how many kids get sucked into paying for an exam they don't even take. Because obviously that number is about to go way up. Agree completely. Sorry--I misunderstood. 👍 Edited August 17, 2019 by Brigid in NC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Oakdale Academy in Waterford, Michigan has been more than welcoming of homeschool students for the PSAT. Unfortunately, they do not offer AP exams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 DD will be taking an AP exam with the students from Verona Area High School in Verona, WI. They have been very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Thank you, @Mom2mthj and @Lisa in the UP of MI. I added those schools to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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