Bluebook by College Board

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Last updated: Jan 10, 2024 by Kristin Harrison
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Bluebook is a testing application from College Board. Students use Bluebook to take the digital SAT and digital AP Exams as well as other College Board exams.

On test day, your device must be fully charged; it will need to stay on for 3–4 hours. We also recommend you bring your device’s power cord or a portable charger, but you might not have access to an outlet.

Minimum System Requirements for Windows:

Minimum System Requirements for Windows:

  • You need to be running Windows 10 or later.

  • Your device needs 250 MB of available disk space for 1 exam, plus an additional 50 MB for each additional exam.

  • If you’re testing with a laptop, external keyboards are not permitted.

  • External mice are permitted.

  • SAT: External keyboards are permitted for Windows tablets.

 Installing Bluebook for Windows

  1. Navigate to bluebook.app.collegeboard.org

  2. Click Download for Windows

     

  3. Open the download file Bluebook Setup 0.9.203.exe

     

  4. To verify your machine meets the minimum system requirements, click Test Your Device in the upper right corner.

     

  5. To pass the minimum system requirements, your machine should receive three green check marks next to Memory, Operating System, and Disk Space. Click Done to return to the login screen.

     

  6. At the Sign In screen on test day, click Use a sign-in ticket from your school which will be provided by your instructor.

Minimum System Requirements for Mac:

 Installing Bluebook for Mac

  1. Navigate to bluebook.app.collegeboard.org

  2. Click Open in App Store

     

  3. Your browser will prompt you to open the link in the App Store. Click Open in App Store.

     

  4. In the App Store, click Get

     

  5. Click Install

     

  6. Sign in with your AppleID and click Get

     

  7. Open the newly installed Bluebook app

     

  8. To verify your machine meets the minimum system requirements, click Test Your Device in the upper right corner.

     

  9. To pass the minimum system requirements, your machine should receive three green check marks next to Memory, Operating System, and Disk Space. Click Done to return to the login screen.

     

  10. At the Sign In screen on test day, click Use a sign-in ticket from your school which will be provided by your instructor.

     

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