i had to take two subject tests for some of the schools i ranked
unfortunately i did poorly on them… 630 US History and 710 Literature.
so the question from the title remains… how badly will this hurt my chances at these QB schools? I am a finalist.
Those scores actually aren’t that bad
I talked to the Emory admissions counselor about subject tests and they said don’t send any under 600. So I would guess anything in the 600s won’t hurt you much but won’t really help either. The lit one is pretty good actually, I took it and a lot of others I know did too and it’s one of the hardest ones.
It depends on your school. Revisit the app requirements and see what they say. I’d include them (I did poorly too, 620 USH and 690 Math II) just to show that you made the effort, but if your schools don’t require or recommend them I wouldn’t worry about it.
My son was matched a couple of years ago even though he didn’t think his subject tests were any good. I just looked them up again. 610 on Math Level 2, 680 Chemistry and 740 Literature (so one was really good). I think the SAT or ACT scores matter more than the Subject tests.