<p>Is it better to have more than 3 SAT IIs? I have Writing, Math IIC, Physics, Chem (800 on all), but Writing doesn't really count since it's on the new SAT, so I have 3, the bare minimum for most colleges. Is it beneficial to have more than 3? I am thinking about US History (I could get around 700-750), or Biology (not sure what I could get). Should I take them in Oct/Nov/Dec? They would take a LOT of self studying though :(</p>
<p>No. Why should you take more? You have perfect on three. Surely, there are better things to do than take more SATs. ;)</p>
<p>I think I read that colleges usually only consider your top 3 SATII tests.</p>
<p>now adays they only want the top 2 anyways</p>
<p>HYP, Georgetown & a few others want 3, many other "very selectives" are down to 2 if you have taken the new SAT 1 w/ writing. Suggest you look on websites for each target school to confirm. Also, there's a handy website posted on some other similar threads (<a href="http://www.compass%5B/url%5D">www.compass</a> something) which provides a nice summary table of which schools want various #'s of SAT 2's.</p>
<p>Your 3 existing look good to me, but you may want to check how use of the old writing SAT 2 may be affected relative to whether you took the new or old SAT 1's. My very uninformed concern is that if all you have is the new SAT 1, which has writing, then perhaps you can't use your old SAT 2 writing as one of your 3. I could be dead wrong on this supposition. If all you need is 2, then you are fine no matter what.</p>
<p>yeah i would take another one because the writing probably won't count</p>
<p>Even if the writing didn't count, he still has three. My advice: Don't take any more.</p>
<p>forgive me, gxing is right.....you now have 4 with writing included. I agree w/ gxing, only exception being if you did NOT plan to go into sciences, math or engineering, but rather some non-math/science area to a school that specifically likes to see a non-math/sciences SAT2. If the school does not specify, then you are just fine.</p>
<p>Is this a brag thread or something?</p>
<p>No it's not. I do plan to go to the math/sci field, just some kid who went to my school last year and got into JHU and cornell took 3 extra ones on the last possible date (January) because he heard/thought it was important to fill all 6 lines they give you for SAT IIs.</p>
<p>Your friend was misinformed.</p>