<p>I have seen a number of posts and on the JHU website that "up to 3 SAT Subject Tests are recommended".</p>
<p>Should I translate the "recommended" realistically to "required" if you want any chance of admission?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your guidance.</p>
<p>See here: [Questions</a> About SAT II Subject Exams](<a href=“http://forums.hopkins-interactive.com/topic/563112/3/]Questions”>http://forums.hopkins-interactive.com/topic/563112/3/)</p>
<p>"As has been explained multiple times on this discussion thread, the Admissions Committee prefers that applicants submit three SAT II subject exams with their application, but this is not a requirement. </p>
<p>There is no official advantage or disadvantage to submitting SAT II scores. It is the choice of each individual student whether they want to submit SAT II subject exam scores and how many exams they want to submit. However, we want applicants to consider our recommendations as strong recommendations, therefore submitting SAT II scores will make a difference in the application review. There is no way to predict whether submitting scores, which scores, and how many scores will impact the review of the application positively or negatively, as they are part of the comprehensive review of an applicant’s file."
-Admissions Daniel</p>
<p>I took recommended as required. I wanna get in :'(</p>
<p>[Johns</a> Hopkins University Office of Undergraduate Admissions - Apply - Standardized Test Requirements](<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/testreqs.html?main]Johns”>http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/testreqs.html?main)
The Admissions website says “strongly encouraged” … it does not say “required” and it does not say “recommended.” Each applicant can interpret “strongly encouraged” in whichever way they choose and when they apply they can submit 0,1,2,3, or more SAT subject exams. </p>
<p>The Admissions Committee sees it as we would prefer to see subject exams from all of our applicants and we would prefer to see scores on three different exams. This is a strong preference of ours but not a requirements because we understand that circumstances may be different for each applicant. We would understand why a student without the financial means of taking extensive standardized exams would not send in subject exam scores. We would understand that a student with multiple AP exam scores prior to their senior year may choose to send the AP scores instead of subject exams. Every case is different therefore we do not set a requirement, but in the end our preference is stated and is clear.</p>
<p>My D took 2 (Chem & Math II) & was admitted. No real reason she didn’t take a 3rd, just “Didn’t feel like it”.</p>