<p>say you have a particularly difficult teacher/grade deflation in a class and lets say you get a "bad grade"(whether that be a C/B). would a 700/750+ Subject Test score in that area help them overlook that grade?</p>
<p>No - GPA is one of the most important things on your transcript.</p>
<p>Subject tests, to be honest, are one of the less valued things. I.e, BU requires subject tests, but they don’t even list the average score from them. </p>
<p>A lot of schools that require subject tests just glance at them</p>
<p>Also, high SAT scores, or high Subject Test scores, and poor grades tends to look bad - makes you seem smart but lazy</p>
<p>You didn’t really answer his question. He asked if good subject test grades can help alleviate bad grades by suggesting that the bad grade was earned because the teacher or class was hard. And it’s not always the case that a high test score coupled with a low grade = lazy. In my AP Chem class, not a single kid got an A. However, most people got 5s on the AP test and 800s on SAT II chem.</p>
<p>Some schools like Middlebury accept 3 SAT II’s instead of SAT I’s, so high SAT II scores can be helpful. If you had a low GPA, of course, you still might not be admitted, but if your grades in the subjects that your too the SAT II’s in were reasonable, you might be OK. Colleges are aware of how competitive grading is at some high schools.</p>
<p>I would think it helps.</p>
<p>bump </p>
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<p>Well, a lot of colleges like UChicago don’t look at SAT IIs.</p>
<p>I guess a score of around 750 or higher is usually considered as mastery for the SAT Subject, or an AP score of 5, so this might help “redeem” bad grades (as long as its not like a C or a D in a class).</p>