5 SAT II Subject tests????

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<p>I am beginning to think that maybe, just maybe, that GC is aware of things that CC has not heard of yet :wink:
Is it even possible, though ? :)</p>

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<p>Just lately on CC Iā€™ve noticed more students worried about their SAT IIs, and more students who have taken more than 4 tests, and retaken some of these several times. They seem to determined to not believe what the colleges say ā€“ that if the colleges say they want 2 SAT IIs, they really want to see 3 or 4. Also, Iā€™ve seen several students say that if they donā€™t get 750+, that kills their chances of acceptance.</p>

<p>I think the SAT IIs are important, but does performance on them make or break an acceptance?</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the answers!! My DD just got the scores, world history- 730, English-730, and math 2 - 700.</p>

<p>Somehow she thinks the math is too low and wants to take it again but I think itā€™s not necessary. She did get 720 in SAT I on math, 800 in reading and 740 on writing.</p>

<p>Well, itā€™s not me who has to sit through another test. Itā€™s up to her and itā€™s alwasy been the caseā€¦</p>

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<p>Hereā€™s a link from a year-old article. I havenā€™t noticed any more on this in the news :</p>

<p>[The</a> Harvard Crimson :: News :: SAT May Someday Be Optional, Dean Says](<a href=ā€œhttp://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=524170]Theā€>http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=524170)</p>

<p>IMO it would not be such a bad idea to require 5 SAT-II tests, preferably in five separate core disciplines. High school transcripts are just too unrelaible and non-standardized.</p>

<p>In practice, I donā€™t think this is likely to happen because it would scare away a lot of applicants, and getting a large number of applicants is key to having a very low acceptance rate, which is key to ranking high.</p>