<p>Some very competitive colleges like Berkley and Stanford require that I have two SATII scores...</p>
<p>so question, If I took 3 SATII tests, bombed one but got really good scores on the others, how will colleges see this??</p>
<p>Yesterday, I took Biology E, Math IIC, and US History.
I'm pretty sure that I got 800 on MAthIIC and 800 on Biology E, but I don't think I even broke the 600 mark for the US history test... </p>
<p>Since colleges only need 2 SATII scores, how much will the third score impact my application?? Is it disregarded, and the colleges take the higher 2 of the 3? or are all factored into my application?</p>
<p>Also, my proctor wouldn't let me change my tests for some reason. I wanted to take math IC instead of US history, but she wouldn't let me... will this excuse help??</p>
<p>Oh, and in the future, I will take Math IC, and if I get these scores:
Math IC: 780
MathIIC: 800
BiologyE: 800
US history: 540
How exactly will colleges see this??</p>
<p>That's strange. Your proctor shouldn't have been allowed to do that. How did he/she know what tests you signed up for in the first place?</p>
<p>Anyways, my friend is applying to Cornell, which is a 2 Sat II school. He says they will only look at his top 2 scores. I believe he recieved this info from his private college counselor, who used to work in Cornell admissions.</p>
<p>Math IC is a waste of time. Both Stanford and Berkeley do not accept it. Stanford requires three SAT IIs, btw., and does not accept Math IC, so maybe you should take another SAT II next time and do better?</p>
<p>Stanford, in fact, does not require SAT II's. It "strongly recommends" submitting two (if you submit new SAT or ACT with writing) or three (if you are relying on the old SAT or ACT) and "recommends" that one of those be math IIC. Nevertheless, it does not decline to take the Math IC. It also has no rule that says it will consider only the two highest scores. In other words, all of your SAT II scores will go into the mix at Stanford as matters it will consider.</p>
<p>Berkeley and all UC's require two SAT II's, do not accept the math IC, and consider the highest two scores. Moreover, if you submit two tests in the same subject matter, they count that as only one, and thus your math IC would not have been considered even if they accepted it. As to other colleges that require SAT II's, whether you need two or three depends on the college (e.g., Harvard, Yale, Princeton still require three but other ivies require two if you submit the new SAT); likewise as to whether they will consider all scores or just two (or three if required) highest; ivies assert they consider the highest.</p>
<p>I would add that althouth Stanford may only "recommend" Subject Tests, good luck getting in without ST's unless you're a heavily recruited athlete or have some other very strong hook. Basically you should intrepret "recommend" to mean "required" if the school is selective.</p>
<p>Olin, Georgetown, and MIT are the other schools that require 3 Subject Tests. At Yale, Penn, and quite a few others, Subject Tests are not required if you submit the ACT instead of the SAT, but there's a lot of debate as to whether submitting just the ACT is really a good idea if you don't have to.</p>
<p>this topic has been the subject of much discussion on CC, and its one that's taken me some time to figure out....at least I think I've figured it out somewhat.</p>
<p>Bottom line.....many selective colleges that require SAT II's say they will only "count" the top 2 or 3 out of however many an applicant has taken. As GPA's, SAT I's & other numerical data are tallied up on a cover to an applicant's folder, I Do believe what the admissions folks are apparently saying: that only those top-scoring 2 or 3 are included. </p>
<p>However, the ultra-elites have carefully worded their standardized testing web statements to say that they look at the highest of "each test".......meaning to me that yes, beyond the number crunching that presumably categorizes applicants into academic buckets (e.g., using a school-specific AI....see CC's main page on the subject of academic index), ALL test scores may be viewed as a modifying factor later in the admissions review process.....nobody has ever said this to me first hand, its just what I'm reading between the lines for the Harvards, etc.</p>
<p>I would NOT lose hope however, as strong SAT II scores for the nominal amount required by the college will weigh favorably, and I just have to retain the faith that a 1 hour test amongst other solid scores can't be viewed as a failure.</p>