Does Yale only look at the top 2 sat 2's?

[DannyNobel]

<p>Hypothetically, Lets say student X has the scores</p>

<p>Physics: 800
U.S His: 800
Math 2: 800
Math 2: 690
Physics: 710</p>

<p>Will Yale only consider 2 of the 800's, 3 of the 800's, everything?</p>

<p>I heard that they only consider the highest of your scores even though they want you to send everything, can someone explain to me why please? Thank you. :]</p>

[T26E4]

<p>I don’t know explicitly about SATIIs but I know they want all SATs and ACTs because they want to know if the applicant is a test-retaking machine. A 2340 in one sitting is much more impressive than a 2340 after the fifth sitting.</p>

<p>Basically, they want to steer students away from excessive multiple test re-takes. They that a student can better use his/her time on other areas of self-improvement rather than spending every waking hour trying to get 80 SAT points – as if that will significantly increase the chances of acceptance.</p>

[DannyNobel]

<p>My main question is: </p>

<p>Is it true that Yale considers only the top 2 or 3 scores on ANY of the SAT IIs you take.</p>

<p>I heard arguments for this as well as against it so I am a bit confused.</p>

[lillymom]

<p>Read this :
[Frequently</a> Asked Questions - Standardized Testing | Yale College Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.yale.edu/faq/standardized-testing]Frequently”>Standardized Testing | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions)</p>

<p>Some colleges will consider only my highest scores. Why does Yale require a full testing history?</p>

<p>An applicant’s testing history provides useful contextual information to the admissions committee. With a full testing history, the committee is able to look at a student’s highest officially reported score on each section of the SAT, the highest individual SAT Subject Tests, and/or the highest ACT Plus Writing composite score.</p>

[entomom]

<p>Also, from j. brenz:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2009/jan/16/no-choice-on-score[/url]”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2009/jan/16/no-choice-on-score&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Brenzel said the Yale admissions office benefits from seeing all scores in order to make a fair assessment about an applicant, adding that standardized testing is part of a holistic process.</p>

<p>When asked whether Yale looks only at a student’s best standardized testing scores, Brenzel said in an e-mail: “We do give primary consideration to the top scores attained. It can be helpful, though, to know how many times it took to achieve those scores.”</p>

<p>He added that a large number of testing sittings will not necessarily have a positive or negative impact on a student’s application. Rather, each piece of information in an applicant’s file is considered in the context of all other information about him or her, Brenzel said.

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