<p>So I took the SAT twice.. 2090 and 2210
I took the ACT once and have finally convinced my mom to let me take it again
first time 32 though</p>
<p>I was just planning on possibly taking the SAT again or just sending both as is.
However, I just got my SAT 2 scores and basically bombed them. To the point where I shouldn't even post my scores on here. I got in the high 600s on the math2 and then like 500s on bio which I really should not have signed up for considering my track record in that class. Anyway, its done now so should i bother retaking bio and maybe lit and sending them or just pretend none of this SAT business happened and work on improving my ACT??</p>
<p>yeah I know what you are feeling, you want colleges to see the SAT, but not sure if the horrible SAT II's will outweigh the benefits of the SAT score...and what about schools where the SAT II's are "optional"? will they hold it against you? All of these questions. What I think I am going to do is retake some SAT II's in October (not sure which ones yet...) and then just go ahead and send both my SAT and ACT as it seems that doing well on the SAT is more of benefit than doing horribly on the SAT II's is harm? but please, anybody, confirm or deny my last statement....</p>
<p>I had a 2220 and a 34 ACT...SAT 2's were ok but one of them I took after freshman year....alot of people do the same...it is too time consuming to go through all of the SAT 2's and determine which year they were taken...etc</p>
<p>and if you do, it would be expedient to have higher SAT Subject Test scores (although you could take tests in new subjects, if you like, rather than retake SAT IIs in the same subjects).</p>
<p>I have had the privilege of having several meetings with college admission officers from various colleges fairly recently. The main use of admission tests in many admission offices today seems to be threshold-clearing: ensuring that the applicant is up to a reasonable standard for likely success at that college. Beyond that, perhaps test scores are one factor for breaking ties among very similar applicants, as the admitted class gets filled up as the admission office builds the class. So a high SAT I score is pretty much always helpful, and the harm of a low score (on whatever test) comes mostly from not matching or exceeding the score of some other applicant on the same test. If a college requires or recommends taking SAT II tests, it is a REALLY GOOD idea to take those tests and do well on them. But in the end all you can do is submit your whole admission file, whatever it looks like, and then see what happens. Everyone posting here as a member of high school class of 2008 has a few more testing dates to choose from in deciding among retakes of the SAT I or ACT, and new or retaken SAT II tests. Do what you think will help you put your best foot forward and then work on your essays, lining up your recommendations, and deepening your participation in your school classes and extracurricular activities. Good luck.</p>
<p>I'm not sure what to make of an "achievement" test that requires eight weeks of preparation. If you get a low SATII relative to your SATI I assume you have ability, but leave not learned enough (for whatever reason; i.e. no AP classes) of some subject. What does it mean when you prepare on your own for those tests? I'm motivated; pick me? I don't need to take certain classes? I'm better prepared for a given curriculum? I don't belong at this school? The data sets sometimes say when subject tests are used for placement vs admission, and some sites say which scores place you out of which classes. Of the schools our family is looking at, only UCLA mentions actual scores of students admitted. UCSD says how they are used in their admissions formula. Has anyone seen anything else specific?</p>
<p>okay, but my weird situation is that I got a 5 in US History AP and a 5 on Spanish Lang AP but a 640 and 660 respectivley on the SAT Subjects...how will college admissions officers view that?</p>