<p>Last month, I experienced a 4-hour long brain malfunction during the SAT 1 and ended up getting a 680 on the math section. I'll be taking subject tests in WH and math 1&2 this saturday, and I'm wondering how colleges will consider my math abilities should I get two 750+ on the math subject tests.</p>
<p>Taking both math SAT subject tests is a waste of time and money; colleges will only consider 1, and it will not be in lieu of the SAT Reasoning score.</p>
<p>Agree with skieurope… take Math 2 subject test only and since it is a completely different kind of test, no luck on “replacing” the SAT. Also - check the curves on the SAT 2. An 800 is 85th percentile and a 750 is probably high 60th or perhaps low 70th percentile. That information is online at college board web site. </p>
<p>yeah, I’d retake the SAT I. </p>
<p>My reasoning regarding why I take both math subject tests is as follows:
Since I’m an international student (Sweden) with a stupid school system, I have had no classroom experience with any trig, conic sections, advanced functions, limits, matrices, vectors, complex numbers, etc, so I 'm not sure if my self-studying will suffice on test day (though I have gotten ~800s on mock exams, but if I relied on those I would’ve scored 800 on the math on SAT 1)</p>
<p>Because of this, I figure my math 1 score will be able to at least prove that I am proficient in math on a “basic” level, if I were to screw up math 2. FYI, I am taking the SAT 1 again in January (scored 740 CR 680 M 770 W on my previous test)</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter that you’re an international for this</p>
<p>Since you can take 3 subject tests in one sitting I think you should take both. Nothing to lose except the money, and a good score on math 1 is still a good score.</p>
<p>Thanks for the insight everyone. @skieurope So if I were to bomb math 2 but score 800 on math 1, would colleges still disregard the math 1 score?</p>
<p>Its not an issue of disregarding scores - SAT math and subject test math are simply different assessments. Depending on the schools you are applying to and the types of majors you are considering, the Math I subject test may or may not be important since it tests students on math that a large portion of students completed in middle school or perhaps freshman year of high school. If you were planning on majoring in some humanities and didn’t take a lot of high school math - then a Math I subject test might be fine. Time is a valuable commodity. My recommendation is to figure out which level of math make the most sense based on your background and college interests and focus on preparing for that test. </p>