<p>I would definitely advise you not to take the tests. You still have a whole year, and next spring or even the following fall you can put aside time to really prep for the tests. Bad scores can certainly hurt you, and Math 2 has a more lenient curve and is more well respected than Math 1 anyway so that will improve your application more than a shoddy Math 1 score now. There’s no rush, you’ve got a while until you need to worry about subject tests. Just don’t mess up your testing history and go relax! :)</p>