<p>I have a 750 Math but only 640 in US History.</p>
<p>I have December left to re-take as my final chance but I don't really have an subjects that I'm good at. What should I do? I'm trying to apply to ivy-league tier schools.</p>
<p>Since you already have a baseline score in US History and an idea about what is covered / required on the exam I would get a good review book and possibly a tutor and study like crazy for the next few weeks. Maybe ask your history teacher about good reference material to prepare for the exam.</p>
<p>It’s hard to advise you without knowing what the rest of your application looks like. If everything else is strong, I wouldn’t beat yourself up over the 640. Move on.</p>
<p>I think it’s a waste of time, energy and money to try to cram for the US History test in hopes of beating 640 by a lot, and even 100 extra points on a subject test isn’t going to matter much in the total picture…</p>
<p>My SAT I score is 2140. I don’t think it really makes it for it. Although I got a 4 on AP US History.</p>
<p>Well, it seems to me that a 2140 is a little too low for “ivy-league tier schools.” Even an 800 on a subject test won’t make up for it. So, if you’re only retaking this test in order to increase your chances at Ivy League schools, I think it’s a waste of time and money. A high subject test score won’t compensate for a low SAT, and you’ll need something else, like outstanding ECs or an amazing essay, to have a realistic chance at top-tier schools.</p>
<p>Qualifying this to start with, I am an athlete.</p>
<p>Some schools require subject tests for admissions only. Like you just have to take them because you have to. I bombed mine. (significantly less than 600 in all three). None of the admissions for schools who were recruiting me cared at all (1 Ivy, 3 nescacs, 2 elite CA schools), no one. My SAT and ACT scores, though, did count. (AP scores, again no. No one cared.)</p>
<p>Did you just not send your scores if they didn’t ask? Or did you just send them in even though you bombed them?</p>