So I just got a 700 on my US HIstory and Chemistry subject tests. Are these good enough for SCEA Harvard or should I retake before then? I already have a 760 on Biology M. So I really just need one more good score.
The admission process is holistic.
Isolated subject test scores are but one
speck of the information considered.
@Questar Yeah, I understand that. I was just worried that these scores would negatively impact my application, especially in the SCEA round when it is ultra-competitive.
Without knowing anything about the rest of your application it is impossible to have an idea of what a 700 or a 760 means in the context of your personal application.
However, on its own, a 700 will certainly not negatively impact your application, particularly as you are demonstrating ability in a range of subjects, and I would recommend including it. If you do have time to improve on one of those scores before the SCEA deadline however, it would not hurt to try to improve it - but I would focus more on your essays and other aspects of your application at this point of the summer.
Precisely my point.
With those scores you could either:
breeze in, or get a relatively cursory look before being rejected.
If that is one of the high points of your profile, these scores won’t help, but than neither would 800’s.
If it’s one of the low points, it’s O.K.
If you meet the benchmarks for consideration, it really is about other things, which you might be better off spending time on