Can SAT subject test scores make up for low grades?

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<p>I made a C in physics this semester, my senior year. I really slacked off, messed up, and I know I've significantly lowered my chances of getting into a good college. However, could a good score (750+) on the SAT physics subject test maybe cancel out the C somewhat? Physics at my school is notoriously hard, so much so that the counselor is willing to attach a note about it on my midyear report, and it's college level (taken at a university). Would a good SAT subject test score be able to convince adcoms that I'm ok at physics?</p>

<p>Or would my app be rejected even before they got to look at the test scores because I got a C? Or because adcoms view my C as laziness more than incompetence, so a subject test wouldn't really change anything?</p>

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<p>Anyone? 10 Char</p>

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<p>No, grades are just as important, unless your school has an inflated or deflated system.</p>

<p>However it will help nonetheless.</p>

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<p>Nothing “cancels out” anything else. As far as I know, grades/GPA/percentage average are always more important than scores from standardized tests, unless your school as a reputation for inflated averages.</p>