<p>NYU requires the ACT w/ writing or the SAT</p>
<p>however, whichever you take you still need the subject tests. so the ACT can’t be used in lieu of subject tests.</p>
<p>i think math 2 would be beneficial, take a history as well.</p>
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<p>i went to an NYU open house and they said that they’ll only look at the highest two scores on the subject tests</p>
<p>so even if i submit the act to nyu, i still need to submit 2 subject tests? weird. and if i give them 700,700,690. they will only look at the 700s even if i want them to look at the 690?</p>
<p>yes you still need subject tests.</p>
<p>you’d want them to look at a lower score?
besides, there is virtually no difference between a 690 and a 700.</p>
<p>I would want the college to look at my 690 if my two 700s were both history, and my 690 was math</p>
<p>Your GC can also tell you which exams are appropriate for the schools & majors you’re considering. For example, S took Math I subject test & did so-so. The GC said he really needed to take Math II & fortunately he took it in the fall when both his AP Physics C class & his AP Calc A/B class were reviewing the material for that exam so he got a 800 on it. Since he wanted to major in engineering, the GC recommended a science (especially Physics). S did well on it also. He was also told to take some social science or english SAT II to show he was “rounded.” He submitted ACT & SAT II scores – they were all roughly comparable.</p>
<p>He didn’t mention how he did on practice exams. Some of the classes had the kids take exams throughout the course of the term that were similar to the SAT II subject exams, so that was helpful to him & his classmates.</p>
<p>As others have said, don’t freak out–you are not supposed to know the material NOW, just as long as you learn it/review it prior to the exam.</p>
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<p>Thanks a lot hlmom, kind of reassuring i guess. so just study like CRAZY is what your saying. the problem is, my school does not teach for the test, so i am pretty much on my own. i think i am going with</p>
<p>math 2
world history
literature
physics
us history
math 1</p>
<p>and see how i will do.</p>
<p>now another importnat question. any suggestion on which ones to take in the first sitting (may)?
and which ones to take in the second sitting (june)?</p>
<p>You don’t like listening to sound advice and enjoy doing silly things, don’t you? Fine, go ahead and try to take all the exams. You’ll do “okay” on all of them and you won’t have anything that’ll shine. </p>
<p>Fine with me.</p>
<p>i am in no way ignoring your advice, but whats the harm in using up the 3 possibilities i have for taking the sat 2 tests in may? i will only study for one of them in may, and one of them in june. my question is, which ones? since standardized tests dont stress me out, i figured i would just take 2 others on each test date to see how i did.</p>
<p>you can instead invest the time that you would have spent studying for a third exam, studying for your other two exams.</p>
<p>i dont think you should take three at a time. you don’t want to be a jack of all trades master of none.</p>
<p>My statement was obviously confusing. i plan to study for 1 in may, and 1 in june. thats all. but, why not take another 2 tests on each date without studying just to see how i will do. with score choice, it doesnt matter.</p>
<p>agh, i always forget about score choice.</p>
<p>still, i think you should pick the two you wish to send and work on those.</p>
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<p>Score choice won’t work for some top universities. Most universities that require SAT IIs need two. Some need 3. Take 3 tests and no more. Work hard to do well on those. If your score is at least 50 more than average, then pick that subject. Math II, a science and a non-science would be your best bets to cover all.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/education/31sat.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/education/31sat.html</a></p>
<p>^that is true as well.</p>
<p>Why wont score choice work for top universities?</p>
<p>Go to the link I posted above.</p>
<p>thats an interesting article, but it is not very informative. all it says, is score choice annoys some colleges, but the colleges wont know that i took a test if i dont send them my score.</p>
<p>some schools will require you to send your entire score report.</p>
<p>how will they know whether its entire or not? not that i would purposefully lie to a college, but seriously, how can they enforce it?</p>
<p>I would take: Math II; US History; and a science (what are you taking for science this year?)
Are you taking AP’s-take the SAT II’s that correlate with the AP courses and study for both.
If you are taking a language, that could be a good option as well.
I don’t think you should take 6 tests-too much</p>
<p>I am taking a high biology course which is known to not prepare us for the sat 2. i took physics earlier, and enjoyed it a lot, so i am thinking of taking it. also self studying APUSH and AP lit. does that help?</p>
<p>the general consensus is math 2, a science (has to be physics, i suck at the other 2), and a history.</p>