<p>I'm sorry if this has already been discussed (if so, if someone could direct me there, that would be great). I have decent SAT Scores (2170) and good grades in school, but I'm worried that my SAT subject test scores will be an issue (650 Math 670 Chem 690 Bio) -- Should i retake the tests or take different tests or not worry about it at all? Also, what kind of emphasis do colleges put on SAT II's ( I know this varies by school but any insight would be nice)? What emphasis do the ivies put on SAT II's? Do schools look at your highest SAT II's or all of them (if you take more than they require)? If a college doesn't require SAT II's do they still look at them? Is there a way to "hide" these scores?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Those scores are nothing to be ashamed of... For ivies, it will make a difference, but otherwise not really...</p>
<p>Depends on the schools you are looking at. For Ivies, the lack of a 700 or higher score could hurt you...</p>
<p>I think SAT II's highly come into play when determining the rigor or the difficulty level of an applicants classes. Obviously, some high schools are a lot more rigorous than others, so if Applicant A gets straight A's in all of the honors classes that he or she takes, but takes the SAT II's in those subjects and get's a 400/500, the admissions people are going to take a closer look. As for Ivies, particularly HYP, there are thousands upon thousands of applicants with high gpa's, high sat's, and high sat ii's, so it's pretty hard to accept people when there are so many highly qualified ones. So they are going to use any score, or any detail to make their decisions.</p>
<p>As for hiding your scores, I don't think that's possible. When you send scores, I'm pretty sure you have to send all of them.</p>
<p>I hear that if you're applying next year (high school graduating class of '10), you can choose which scores you want colleges to see. However, you would obviously have to take other Subjects to fill in for them, because Ivy League schools require Subject tests. And if you're graduating '09, this is all totally irrelevant.</p>
<p>i know people in my grade who got those types of scores and got into good/great colleges; granted, none of them got into HYP, but you are probably good for most other schools</p>