Bad SAT 2 scores.

Applying to College
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Hi everyone.

I have 2 decent sat 2 scores and 2 terrible ones which I would not like to report.
Math 2: 790
Bio M: 780
USH: 690
WH: 680

I don’t know what possessed me to take the history subject tests as I am interested in biology. Are these bad scores going to negatively impact my college apps? How do I limit the damage?
I plan to ED to UPENN and RD to the UC system, JHU, UChicago, and USC.

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Just send the top 2

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Many of the schools I am interested in ( for example UPENN) say that they want all my scores. Is it ok for me to just send in the 2?

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If they REQUIRE all of them then you should send them. It’s not hard to figure that out. For other schools just send the best two. And it looks like UPenn no longer requires all scores:

http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/whatpennlooksfor/testing

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Thank you so much @“Erin’s Dad”

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For any schools where you can hide your two lower scores, hide them. Otherwise, you just have to send them- but remember it is only one component of the application.

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thanks @yonceonhismouth.

I am very concerned about the way the UC system will look at my scores because I live in California. If anyone can help me, should i apply as a stem major instead of undecided ( which i was planning on doing) so that there is less of a focus on these history scores? Is there a way for me to emphasis that I only want them to focus on the two?

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Your “decent” scores are GREAT, and your “terrible” scores are still GOOD!

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Apparently I can do score choice for subject tests when applying to the schools which I am applying to so I am not as worried anymore. Thank you to everyone who responded to this thread or will in the future.