<p>Looks like you won't make the cut. Oh well, should've spent some of that brownie baking time on USH.</p>
<p>what if we have both math subjects??is this bad??for example math 1 math 2 and physics??</p>
<p>Similarly, D's sat II's will be Math II - 790, biology - 780, chem - 720. Will the lack of diversity be a problem? Note: She did also take Math I (the same day as Math II) and got a 740, but I assume that that will not be part of her "3 sat IIs".</p>
<p>If is makes a difference, she applied indicating biological sciences (she is interested in neuroscience/biochemistry).</p>
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Most schools don't consider math1 and math2 as 2 different subject tests b/c they are from the same subject area. It's not bad, you can just take one more test in a different area.</p>
<p>so will they disregard the app??</p>
<p>From Harvard's FAQs:</p>
<p>To satisfy our application requirements, applicants must take three SAT Subject Tests, and students may choose any three subjects, with the exception of the English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT). Applicants may wish to convey the breadth of their academic interests by taking tests in different subjects.</p>
<p>If you are concerned about how they will interpret the double math. I would probably give them a quick call. They still accept the Jan SAT date (though I didn't look up last registration dates for it) should that be what you need to do.</p>
<p>You should give them a call to confirm. But I think that math1 and math2 counts as one subject... Still never hurts to call.</p>
<p>while some schools' purpose for SAT IIs is just to give another numerical value to your application, i think at schools like harvard they just want to see incredibly high scores to show that you are incredible in certain areas.</p>
<p>in other words, i think a large number of applicants have all 800s or very high 700s, and i don't think this even helps their application that much. on the other hand, if someone has low scores, this could definitely hurt.</p>
<p>because the subject of the SAT IIs is entirely up to the applicant, harvard assumes that its applicants are excellent in certain areas and will be able to show that in their choice of SAT II subjects.</p>
<p>i took 3 in one day (definitely not a good idea... especially when two of them are different languages!!) but was still really happy with scores: 800 (math II), 790 (french), 780 (spanish)</p>
<p>and yeah all the language test grading is kind of ridiculous. something like 50% of people who take the spanish one get an 800 (because of native speakers), 75% of the chinese/korean ones, etc... so all the curves are ridiculous.</p>
<p>i think harvard and georgetown are the only schools that still require THREE subject tests, right?</p>
<p>Couldn't find the answer to this question elsewhere. . . Have applied to Harvard at the last minute in fact got the application in on 01/03/09 and have only taken two SAT subject tests so far, Physics-780 Math 2 -720. Other tests SAT Crit Read. -800, Math - 800, writing- 720, ACT - 34 Lots of college credits, National Merit Semi-Finalist with potential for Finalist.Will take another one Jan 24, if acceptable with Harvard. Any comments?
Thank you for your input.</p>
<p>January test dates are timely for Harvard's single-deadline admission process.</p>
<p>Thanks for the confirmation Token Adult. I finally found this info in Harvard's admission booklet a moment ago.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information tokenadult.</p>
<p>Yeah, Spanish is kind of ridiculous, I'm pretty sure I only got maybe 2, max 3 wrong (because one of them asked for the word for dry cleaners... yeah I had no idea. to make matters worse, all four choices for that question ended in "eria" like sastreria, ferreteria, tintoreria, etc).
I think I indicated a Spanish major, I don't quite remember.
I actually wanted to do their Social Anthropology concentration but I didn't indicate that on the app ><</p>
<p>What if you do very well in three SAT subject tests: Physics, MathII, Spanish, but you wish to major in a completely different subject (biology)? (I didn't take the Bio one cuz I'm taking AP Bio this year) Does this look kind of sketchy?</p>
<p>from what i've heard, adcoms put absolutely NO weight on your intended major. like, very rarely do people end up actually choosing that major. and lots of people list Undecided, which obviously won't tell them anything. so i don't think it would matter that much if your intended major isn't one of your SAT II subjects</p>
<p>k sounds good. thanks, plumsnow</p>
<p>SEVERAL URGENT QUESTIONS. . .
about SAT Subject Tests for Harvard. . . Will Harvard even consider an applicant if only two SAT II's are present? To date, we haven't heard from them about concern over a missing SAT II score. They have set up an interviewer already. Other stats include: Physics-780 Math 2 -720. Other tests SAT Crit Read. -800, Math - 800, writing- 720, ACT - 34 w/Lots of college credits, National Merit Semi-Finalist with potential for Finalist. Have a very serious conflict with the Jan 24th SAT test date though have signed up for it anyway. I am wondering if there is any flexibility or if it is a take it or not be considered for Harvard, issue. Honestly, Harvard is not the first choice. Very strong intention of a Physics & Computer Science double major.
ANOTHER QUESTION: are there majors at Harvard that are easier/harder to get accepted into?</p>
<p>THANKS for anyone's information and help.</p>
<p>to your second question, laurenm5- </p>
<p>f you're asking how much will your "intended major" listed on your application affect your decision...
harvard doesn't accept people "into" a certain major. on the application, they ask for an intended major but very rarely does that end up being someone's actual major. they just want to know a subject you're interested in, and adcoms say this choice will never affect your admissions decision. however, they might find it bizarre if you've never taken a course in italian and you wrote italian as your intended major. lots of people (myself included, and my sister, who got into harvard) just listed undecided as our major.</p>
<p>if you're asking whether it's more difficult to choose certain concentrations (harvard's name for "majors") over others once you're already a student at harvard, then i'm not sure.</p>
<p>So how would 750 Latin, 730 World History, 730 Math II, 720 Math I (taken some others, but they're lower) look? </p>
<p>Prospective Classics major, by the way. Indicated "Humanities" on the Harvard supplement.</p>
<p>Ummm yeah.</p>
<p>Math I - 700
Spanish - 700
French - 700 (Took the two languages together, rough option. Studied for French since I'd only had 2.5 years of it, didn't study at all for Spanish---bad choice.)
Chem - 640 (which is strange... I got a 4 on the AP so I was hoping for something even just a little bit higher... :-)</p>
<p>I don't test well... end of story. Harvard is a major reach for me, unless my essays carry me through. I'm pretty confident in them.</p>
<p>corretto- i also took spanish/french on the same day... DEFINITELY not a good idea haha. i ended up doing fine (790 french, 780 spanish) but it was just so confusing/overwhelming to have too much language-related stress in one day...</p>
<p>and afterwards, everyone was talking about the tests and i couldn't keep straight which readings were from which language and it was just not good</p>
<p>luckily i did math II (800) in the middle... back-to-back languages would probably be way worse!</p>