<p>I agree that they’re important, but not the end all be all in decision making. It also depends I think on your major, was the low score in your field? That may look suspicious. Generally, I doubt it would hurt to send in anything over 700, especially if that low 700 score is on a test with a tough curve (like the language exams). Even the high 600 might be worth sending if, like others said, it was taken a while ago or has a difficult curve. Personally I got 740 USH, 720 lit, and 710 Bio E and sent them all (despite not being great scores), and got a likely letter from Columbia. My high SAT I’s (2390 single sitting) and perfect GPA probably meant my subject tests didn’t need to be phenomenal. I think there is some relativity to it, it’s all reviewed in the context of your application. </p>