<p>Hello everyone,</p>
<p>Today I received my SAT Subject Test Scores from the January examination. </p>
<p>They were 670 US History and 770 Spanish Language. Are these good?
Should I mail them to all my prospective transfer schools? (Besides the ones that require them?)</p>
<p>I was expecting an 800 on the Spanish one, albeit I'm not a Native speaker. I haven't taken US History since 2 years, so maybe the admissions people will consider that? (Eek, I did study before the test, though.)</p>
<p>Any advice? Will it help or hurt to send these to Ivies that didn't ask for them? I called admissions offices and they generally said to send in the scores if I feel they make me or my abilities stand out. I wonder if this is such a case, or rather, if the admissions officers will be annoyed at the extra information (or again, delighted to have more standardized testing from my end?)</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your help!</p>
<p>Spanish score is really good, especially for a non-native speaker. Definitely send that one in.</p>
<p>History score is OK, but not really standout; subject tests tend to have higher scores than the regular SATs. A 700 is mid 70’s percentile for the US History test, if I remember right. </p>
<p>What major are you looking at? Also, Ivies require 2 SAT-IIs, and some need 3.</p>
<p>History and Cognitive Science major. The Ivies I’m applying to either require 2 scores or none (I’ve already sent them to the ones which require the scores.) The thing is, I’m wondering if they’d appreciate at all the fact I took these exams just this past January, without exactly the typical high-schooler preparation. </p>
<p>My high school ACT scores are just average, so I was hoping that in this standardized-testing-score age these SATs might supplement my application. Now I’m not so sure, about the History score, at least. I don’t want to come off as a mediocre student.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s low enough that you should just throw it away-it’s still a good score, just not exceptional. You should still retake it if you have time, though, just in case; I went up over a hundred points in my Writing score, for instance, the second time I took the SATs.</p>
<p>Ah, I’ve absolutely no time to take the SAT (never took it!) and no time to retake the Subject Tests. 
Just wondering if the History score will do anything for me.</p>
<p>If the rest of your particulars are good, I don’t think it’s low enough to hurt you. </p>
<p>If you are a squeaker, it might. </p>
<p>Sorry if I sound vague, but this stuff is honestly very fluid and there aren’t very many absolutes, especially with Ivies.</p>
<p>Thank you for the insights. I would appreciate some more opinions, if anyone’s willing to pitch in.</p>