I’m a second year engineering student in Ireland and I’ve been thinking of transferring to universities in the US.
Unfortunately, I was late for registration and ended up not being able to sit subject tests.
From my research, all the universities I’ve wanted to transfer to, recommend taking two subject tests (Only one university does not require, Columbia).
So my question is, how important are they?
Say, I got almost 1600 points in SAT and didn’t do subject tests. What would be the chances of me getting the place and does anyone know any instance in which a person got the desired course without sitting the subject tests when they were recommended to be taken??
Btw, the universities I’ve had in mind are Cornell, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, Columbia, U Penn.
Thank you in advance.
Edit : In first year, there were 11 modules and over 70% is first class. I got everything over 70 except the two in which I got 69. My overall result was 80%.
@TomSrOfBoston So you reckon they won’t seriously take into account the fact that I didn’t sit the subject tests or is it a well-known fact? Also do you know if other universities I mentioned give financial aid to international students? Thank you very much for your help!
@Sybylla I can get a financial aid based on my calculation. My classes transfer. I’m a top student in the best college in Ireland. I’m capable of getting 1600 in SAT. I didn’t ask for my eligibility to transfer so please stay on the topic. I need a genuine answer.
SATs and SATIIs are tests meant for HS students, not college students. You need to research each college on your list and find out if they even will look at scores for these exams if taken while you are in college.
@happy1 I’m not trying to be rude but have you looked at my question? I wrote ““From my research, all the universities I’ve wanted to transfer to, recommend taking two subject tests (Only one university does not require, Columbia).”” So basically they recommended us (transfer students) to sit subject tests. It’s not obligation. So my question was how important are they. I did all the research and know each college’s requirements.
@Sybylla Bro stick to my question. I already got the calculation and I’m not applying for the UCs because as @TomSrOfBoston pointed out already, they don’t provide financial aid to international students.
First of all you are.being pretty obnoxious. If you don’t want people’s opinions and advice you are in the wrong place. Believe it or not people who post here are trying to help you. Even if a poster doesn’t answer a question to your exact specification or liking you should appreciate that strangers are taking time from their day to try and give you some guidance.
Secondly I stick by my comment. When the college’s ask for standardized test scores for transfer students they generally assume the tests were taken while a student was in HS. IMO it is worth inquiring if SAT and SAT II exams taken while in college are necessary/considered. These tests are written for HS students and getting high scores as a college student may not add to your transfer application.
But do as you wish. I don’t plan on posting here again.
Maidin mhaith @Jason1951 - My son had the same question as you a while ago, so he called Northwestern admissions - which indicates that “SAT IIs are recommended, not required” - was told that SAT IIs were for those students that wanted to show competency in an area that grades and other testing did not reveal. Since son had 4.0 GPA and all 5s on his APs he did not take any SAT IIs and was an ED Admit. (Since you are an International, allow me to point out that NU admission requirements are equivalent to the schools you mentioned.)
To really nail this, you could also call and/or email each uni regarding their take on the subject.
IMHO - Save your time and money and skip the SAT IIs. BTW - I think @happy 1 is right, and as the old adage says, you catch more flies with honey than vinegar… Good to see you learned from this! Adh mór!