<p>I'm taking three subject tests tomorrow (Lit, Math II, physics), but I'm much better prepared for Lit and Math II than I am for physics. So if I don't think I did well on physics, can I cancel JUST that score? Would it look better to send 760 lit/800 math or 760/800/720 physics? To clarify, 720 on physics is 65th percentile, 760 lit is 96th.</p>
<p>So yeah, could I cancel just physics if I don't feel good about that, and would it be best to not take it all if I'm not confident in an 800?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure if you decide to cancel one test you must cancel all tests you have taken that day.</p>
<p>^The only exception to that rule is CD player failure on Language with Listening or calculator failure on Math I/II. You’re not allowed to cancel only physics.</p>
<p>720 on Physics isn’t bad at all, OP (unless you did well in your physics classes and AP Physics tests (if applicable), as in A’s and 5’s).</p>
<p>Well I’m applying to a lot of schools that are hard to get into (and, honestly, a bit above my league), such as N’Western, Brown, USC, UChicago, etc. So I don’t think 65th percentile is really what they’re looking for.</p>
<p>Apparently when you go to give a subject test they give you a booklet and you can chose to do up to 3 tests. If you’ve already paid for 3 you can just not do the physics, but you wownt get your money back.</p>
<p>Just take the test…I’m sure you’ll do fine</p>
<p>Those schools will not require you to get all 800s… no school will. Anything in the 750 range is competitive, and 720 is still a pretty good score. It’s dumb to not take a test just because you aren’t positive you can get an 800. A majority of the people that take these tests don’t walk into the testing room knowing or even feeling confident that they’re going to get a perfect score.</p>
<p>Schools don’t really care about percentile. Any score better than 700 shows that you can do the work, to quote my MIT interviewer, and they take into consideration how much of the relevant course you completed.</p>