Are my Subject Test scores worth it?

Applying to College
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<p>Hey CC!</p>

<p>I'm applying to schools for an undergrad CS Major. SAT 1970, ACT 29.</p>

<p>I took the Math2 and Physics Subject tests, and I'm not happy with the results. 630 and 610 respectively.</p>

<p>Would sending these scores do more harm than good?</p>

<p>I'm applying to schools like UC, CSU, SUNY, RPI, Rutgers, and Drexel.</p>

<p>Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>Bump? Kind of urgent. Sorry!</p>

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<p>If your college does not require them, do not send. The subject scores are low. If your college is asking for subject testes, you have to send these scores and it will have negative impact on your admission.
Either take ACT or the subject tests again. Your act and sat score is also low. Look for schools which best fit to your scores.</p>

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<p>Alright, thanks. I won’t send my subject test scores unless they absolutely require me to.</p>

<p>Thanks :)</p>

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<p>I disagree with mnomno regarding your ACT and SAT I scores. I think they are fine, especially for most of the UCs and CSUs. Although the SAT subject tests are not great, they are not bad, either. They are okay. I probably wouldn’t send them if the CS major is under “Letters and Science” (thinking of the UCs). It’s another story if applying under Engineering.</p>

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<p>@Thanks, tasmom, it makes me feel a little better, though you can be as harsh as you like: it’s better to be realistic.</p>

<p>CS Major is under engineering! What’s the “other story”?</p>

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<p>bump. Id like to know this as well. What is the “other story” for engineering majors. If a 630 math II is too low, how is a 690?</p>

<p>Hope I didn’t hijack this thread.</p>

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<p>No worries, we both want to know :)</p>

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<p>That’s is the reason I thought to avoid sending the subject tests. For engg, the math subject should have more than 700 which looks good.</p>

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<p>@Mnomno is very wrong. Both scores are good enough for those schools.</p>

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<p>Alright, I’m confused now.
I don’t mind sending the scores, I just don’t want to leave a bad impression, after touching 700 in SAT 1 Math, right?</p>

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<p>For those schools, I would think they add the scores up and rank the applicants (all number based), no bad impression whatsoever. I would send them.</p>

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<p>Most universities require that you take SAT II subject exams if you are applying to their Engineering school. In those cases, you will have to send the SAT II results. You did take the correct two: Math II and a science.</p>

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<p>A Math2 score of 630 translates to the 27% of College Bound Seniors who opted to take the test. A Physics score of 610 also translates to the 27%. You can find the data here:</p>

<p><a href=“http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/SAT-Subject-Tests-Percentile-Ranks-2013.pdf[/url]”>http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/SAT-Subject-Tests-Percentile-Ranks-2013.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Remember that the students who take Subject Tests are generally only those applying to highly selective universities. Also, they tend to only take tests in their strongest subject area.</p>

<p>Make your own decision about whether or not to send them. However, if I was near the bottom quartile of scorers in tests that I had selected, I would not send them.</p>

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<p>I think rmldad sums it up. Thank you. Yes, I did see those ranks, and that was the main reason why I decided not to send it. </p>

<p>Thanks everyone!</p>

<p>I think what I’ll do is, I won’t send it to anyone, unless they absolutely require it for admissions. Cool?</p>

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<p>I m happy that you are doing so. That’s what I also thought and posted.</p>

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<p>thanks mnomno!</p>