Are you taking the SSAT on Saturday, February 8th? The following information may impact you.
Due to the recent coronavirus outbreak, The Enrollment Management Association (EMA), makers of the SSAT, is taking preventative steps to ensure the safety of students, test center administrators and proctors, members, and employees. They are closing test centers in impacted areas and requiring a completed Travel Declaration from anyone entering their testing centers for the Saturday, February 8th test.
For an updated list of the test centers that will be closed for the Saturday, February 8th test and updates on rescheduled dates, please visit https://www.ssat.org/alerts.
If your test center is listed, please check your email as EMA will be contacting those affected by these closures. If you have not received an email yet, you can email them directly at info@ssat.org.
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