<p>I am beginning to think that maybe, just maybe, that GC is aware of things that CC has not heard of yet 
Is it even possible, though ? :)</p>
<p>Just lately on CC I’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 – that if the colleges say they want 2 SAT IIs, they really want to see 3 or 4. Also, I’ve seen several students say that if they don’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>
<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 it’s not necessary. She did get 720 in SAT I on math, 800 in reading and 740 on writing.</p>
<p>Well, it’s not me who has to sit through another test. It’s up to her and it’s alwasy been the case…</p>
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<p>Here’s a link from a year-old article. I haven’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=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=524170]The”>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 don’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>