Oh no!!!! What did I just get myself into?

Test Preparation SAT Subject Test Preparation
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<p>OK here's the deal:
I have to take subject tests in order to even be considered for admission at some colleges (e.g. Columbia, Harvard, Cornell, etc).
I've already taken US History and got an 800.
HOWEVER
Last June I signed up to take Hebrew and Math IIC but after finishing Math IIC i realized i bombed (skipped like 20) and didnt even bother with the hebrew. just cancelled the scores.
Now I've signed up for two tests in December:
Math IC and Lit
I'm pretty good at math but am freaked about the harsh curve and even if Math IIC has a good curve im not a math whiz by any measure
Lit I have no idea cuz I'm good at english and like to read but i've never really had exposure to poetry in class and have a lot of trouble with it. i just took a ridiculously hard REA practice test and scored a lovely 540 :(
im kind of nervous that ill score poorly on both of them and be royally screwed. now i know world history is in december as well but my parents advised me not to take it b/c i havent covered all the material and would have to spend time (that i dont have) this month reading through barrons and then reviewing what i learned, plus my world history class this year is just awful. im not really sure i actually learned a whole lot just b/c the teacher skims through he book and doesnt cover anything in depth.</p>

<p>phew.</p>

<p>so, with all that said, should i add on world history? should i not take lit? i m studying prep books for lit and math1 now cuz i wasnt familiar with certain lit terms. i have no idea how to brush up on poetry b/c i enjoy reading it but have a lot of trouble finding the deeper meaning. </p>

<p>HELP!!!!</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>After you recover from your heart attack, take the lit and math. You already have a good history score.</p>

<p>Poor performance on one or two SAT II's will not "screw" you, unless you believe everything you're told on this board and nothing that is said by the college admin people. They look at the whole package, and probably messed up on an SAT II or two themselves.</p>

<p>Practice tests are the best guess a publisher can make. They're not the real tests.</p>

<p>A test with a harsh curve is an easy test. A test with an easy curve is a hard test -- the idea of curving is to make test scores equivalent, adjusting for the difficulty of the test.</p>

<p>One way to add 100's of points to your scores would be to relax more, focus on the test stuff, and contact your colleges of interest if you have questions regarding which tests to take, what scores are "bad," and what they look for in an applicant.</p>