I'm scared of putting these scores on applications

Test Preparation SAT Subject Test Preparation
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<p>Hi guys, I just checked my june subject test scores and this is what i got:</p>

<p>620 - Math 2
550 - Physics</p>

<p>I doubt that I will have time to take these again because I want to ED to Boston U. AND I have loaded up on AP courses for 12th grade
But the main concern here is that I was taking a look at the percentiles from the CB website and saw that a 620 on the Math2 was ~40% and a 550 on the physics was ~20%. This is what's making me haywire! </p>

<p>Is it a bad thing to be at those percentiles or is it only because a small number of students take it?</p>

<p>Also should I put these scores on the Common APP? why/why not?</p>

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<p>BU no longer requires SAT II’s…why are you submitting?</p>

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<p>it is optional though, is it not? I mean it wouldnt hurt to put them would it?</p>

<p>I am out of state too</p>

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<p>Do not put them if you do not plan to retake. You’ll just worry about them if you do. They aren’t required.</p>

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<p>Why did you take tests for which you were not prepared? </p>

<p>Just sayin’</p>

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<p>Don’t send those scores to BU.</p>

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<p>RahulKShah, why do you assume SonicCare didn’t score in the upper percentiles b/c of a lack of preparation? It’s a reasonable guess, but some students do not test well. </p>

<p>Just sayin’</p>

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<p>^ I’ve never understood ‘not testing well.’ If someone goes into a test with a comprehensive understanding of the material (ie prepared), what would prevent them from bubbling all of the correct answers?</p>

<p>Don’t send the scores if they aren’t required.</p>

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<p>Do not send scores to BU…what are your SAT/ACT scores and which school at BU are you applying to?</p>

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<p>Exactly, Napalm2013. Subject tests are CONTENT-BASED tests anyway. Just like a regular test in school. Know the material. Do well. </p>

<p>“I cannot help but laugh every time I see the bad test taker excuse. Seriously? Just because you work really hard on papers and do your homework diligently (=high GPA), this doesn’t make you smart. Tests tell a truer story. The only people who can claim they are “bad test takers” are those who literally have really SERIOUS anxiety/focus problems, because they don’t want to put in the effort at improving on a standardized test score. (that can be easily improved upon)”</p>

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<p>It depends on the teachers as well.</p>

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<p>@OP, don’t put those scores on your app. They wouldn’t help you, especially if they’re optional for BU.</p>

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<p>Ok thank you all; I will not put scores on app</p>

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<p>bump and what if i dont submit?? because i think colleges still see that i took them and didnt submit because i got a bad score. what about that sitatuion??</p>

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<p>^RahulKShah
Although I agree with your basic premise that how one does on a test relates back to their knowledge of the content, your statement about people with test taking anxiety/focus problems is completely unfounded.</p>

<p>“The only people who can claim they are “bad test takers” are those who literally have really SERIOUS anxiety/focus problems, because they don’t want to put in the effort at improving on a standardized test score. (that can be easily improved upon)”</p>

<p>^That doesn’t even make sense. If they have a serious anxiety/focus problem, then the amount of effort they put into knowing the subject would be irrelevant. They would either need to test under special circumstances(I forgot what the SAT calls it) that gives them more time. I just thought that sentence was cringe-inducing because of how erroneous it was. </p>

<p>I still agree with your main sentiment though. Way too many people claim “poor test taker syndrome” when they do poorly on a test. </p>

<p>In response to OP, don’t submit the test scores. They will definitely hurt your chances.</p>

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<p>but dont they see if i took it? without submitting</p>

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<p>Nope, most colleges have score choice, so you can choose which scores you wanna send, or none at all.</p>

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<p>I’m gonna bring this thread up one more, I just read an article on the NY times [Bogus</a> Candidates Sometimes Slip Through the College Admissions Screen - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/16/us/bogus-candidates-sometimes-slip-through-the-college-admissions-screen.html]Bogus”>Bogus Candidates Sometimes Slip Through the College Admissions Screen - The New York Times)
And colleges like honesty, sending in low scores, …?</p>

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<p>That article is 1995!!!
Notes Harvard had a record 18k applicants.
Think.</p>

<p>As it is, too many kids think adcoms are going to second guess them, the way hs teachers sometimes do, give them the benefit of the doubt, curve the grade, whatever. If you are STEM and got mid-range S2 scores and the college does not ask for them, think hard before sending them.</p>