Is it worth it to take SAT Literature subject test??

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<p>I have to take the SAT in October, and I know I'll likely make around an 1870 ballpark (750CR, 680WR, and 440M) cumulative score, judging by having consistently scored at least that much on every practice test. I know my math score sucks, I'm working on improving that, but I have no desire to raise it more than to a 500, just so that it <em>looks</em> a little better. I'm not applying to a math-involved major (in fact, my major-- a BFA in photography-- doesn't require a single college math class at all, thanks to a highly specialized curriculum), so from I've been told by admissions, my low score in that one area won't hurt me that much, as they use "differential admissions" and req's for acceptance differ from major to major. </p>

<p>For <em>my</em> major, at my only-choice school (ED application, it's do or die), the average SAT score is 1560-1840.</p>

<p>My question is this-- I know I could pretty much nail the SAT Subject Test for Literature, but will it even be looked at? How much weight is really given to SATII's that aren't math/science based? Should I bother?</p>

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<p>Well, SAT subject tests usually are taken by those who need them as requirements to their application or for placement into a higher level college class. Does this “do-or-die” school of yours require subject tests? Do they offer placement for high scores? These are the questions you should ask the school’s admissions office before deciding to pay for and take a test unnecessarily. Also, unless a school is a technology school or someone is an engineer major of some sort, it usually doesn’t matter which tests you take (although some don’t like native speakers to submit foreign language tests in their native tongue or for students to submit both math I and II, but neither of those applies to you).</p>