Harvard Now Requires Only Two Subject Tests

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<p>According to Harvard's Web site, the school has joined its fellow Ivies in no longer requiring three Subject Test scores; now only two are required for consideration, though more are considered if an applicant sends them.</p>

<p>From Harvard</a> College Admissions § Applying: Frequently Asked Questions:</p>

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To satisfy our application requirements, applicants must take two SAT Subject Tests. Students should not submit two Subject Tests in mathematics to meet this requirement. Candidates whose first language is not English should ordinarily not use a Subject Test in their first language to meet the two Subject Tests requirement. . Applicants may wish to convey the breadth of their academic interests by taking tests in different subjects. All students are encouraged to submit additional Subject Tests (which may include one in a student’s first language), Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test results, or any other evidence of the breadth and depth of their academic accomplishments.

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<p>(Georgetown is now the only school that comes to mind which still requires three Subject Test scores.)</p>

<p>This will make more students eligible for consideration and should, in turn, cause the already-low acceptance rate to drop further.</p>

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<p>“Students are encouraged to submit more subject tests.”</p>

<p>I never understood well the role subject tests play at top colleges. Do more subject tests look better? (provided the scores are 750+). I previously thought that colleges wouldn’t want students to spend too much time on testing.</p>

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<p>if this is true, it is merely a method harvard is using to boost its already record-breaking application number (which, in turn, raises its acceptance rate), and to make more money through its expensive application fee.</p>

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<p>in other words, its not gonna make the admissions process any easier. probably just more difficult.</p>