What to Bring to the SAT

• Your testing device, fully charged, with Bluebook installed and exam setup done
• Your admission ticket from Bluebook. College Board prefers a printed copy.
• A physical photo ID. A picture of it on your phone is refused.
• Pencils or pens for scratch work
• Your College Board username and password
• A calculator, if you want your own. Bluebook also has one built in.

Source: College Board: what to bring on SAT test day

Bring an original, unexpired photo ID issued by the government or by the school you attend now. A school ID from last school year still works through the end of December. The name on your ID has to match the name on your admission ticket exactly, so a nickname on one and your full name on the other won't work.

Source: College Board: SAT ID requirements

No school photo ID? At U.S. test centers, students under 21 can use an SAT Student ID Form instead. The school you attend prepares it, or a notary does if you're schooled at home. If you'll be 21 or older on test day, only a government-issued photo ID is accepted. Testing outside the U.S. has its own rules, so check College Board's ID requirements for the country where you're testing.

Source: College Board: SAT ID requirements

These are refused as ID:

Source: College Board: SAT ID requirements

• Credit or debit cards
• Birth certificates
• Social Security cards
• Temporary IDs
• Any ID shown on a screen

Source: College Board: SAT ID requirements

Keep your ID with you all day, breaks included.

Source: College Board: SAT ID requirements

• A watch with no alarm
• A charging cable or portable charger
• A bag or backpack
• A drink and a snack for the break
• A backup testing device, if you have one

Source: College Board: what to bring on SAT test day

Unless College Board has approved an accommodation for you, phones, smartwatches, fitness trackers, earbuds and separate timers aren't allowed during the test or the break. A plain digital or analog watch is fine. If a phone makes a noise or you're seen with it, you can be dismissed and your scores canceled.

Source: College Board: prohibited devices

Exam setup opens 1 to 5 days before the test. Do it on the device you'll bring. Bluebook downloads your test and creates your admission ticket. On Saturday morning, close and reopen Bluebook to check for messages and changes to your test center.

Source: College Board: SAT device readiness

Most test centers open at 7:45 AM and close their doors at 8 AM. Check your admission ticket for your own center's time. No one is admitted once testing has started.

Source: College Board: what to expect on SAT test day