<p>Ok i have pretty good stats, especially SAT scores (Im a national merit semi-finalist as of now and got 800 Math and 740 CR on the SAT I) and im taking SAT subject tests next weekend. Im very confident about the Math 2 test (750+) but not so much the biology one. How much would it affect my chances at Rice if i got say a 600 on the test? I mean they say either take the SAT and 2 subject tests, or the ACT with writing, so the subject tests cant matter too much can they?</p>
<p>Wow, 56 views and not a single reply. 56 people viewed this thread knowing EXACTLY what it would be about, and decided not to waste 3-4 seconds of their time.</p>
<p>The National Merit Semifinalist title will definitely help. It would be best if you got about 700 on all subject tests for Rice. GPA is a big factor as well.</p>
<p>It’s not that most people didn’t want to waste their time. It’s that they don’t know.</p>
<p>Oh ok, well im planning to major in math and never take a bio class if i dont have to, so i assume the math will be weighted more than the bio right? But say i get an 800 math and a 600 bio, will that hurt my admissions chances even thought my major will have nothing to do with bio?</p>
<p>yes, it will hurt you. will it kill your chances? no. will it decrease them? yes.</p>
<p>Hmm wow. Bummer.</p>
<p>Ok well i am in my third year of IB biology, and i make As and Bs in it every year, but for some reason I cant seem to get a score over 600 on a practice test. My friend from class says he made an 800 on the Biology subject test, and although he is admittedly slightly better than me in the class, its not a difference between a 500 and an 800. Why is this?</p>
<p>Maybe take another subject? Maybe something like lit or history?</p>
<p>Simply don’t take bio. On the test day, you actually choose which ones you take regardless of what you signed up for.</p>
<p>Maybe you’re taking tests from a prep book where the practice test is harder than it really is. I was prepping from Barron’s for Math II. I started a week before the test. Time and time again the scores I was getting from the book were between 550-600.</p>
<p>On the actual test, I got an 800.</p>
<p>It was Barrons that i was getting bad scores in! And the reason im taking bio is that some schools require a science and a math, and i would take physics, but im in my first year of it now. And while i appreciate all the help, do any of you guys have an idea of how a 600-650 in bio would affect my chances of admission?</p>
<p>You already got your answer: it’d be adversely affecting your admission. Ideally, if you still have time, you should take multiple subject tests to have a higher probability of scoring well on some of them (schools generally take the highest 2 or 3 scores depending on how many they require)</p>
<p>No way, PR is a cinch. I think it really depends on each subject.</p>
<p>Which bio test are you taking? There are 2 I believe.</p>