<p>I saw somewhere that applicants to Penn engineering are strongly encouraged to take SAT physics subject test. Does anyone know if this information is correct? </p>
<p>Assuming it's correct, noticed that a number of other engineering schools, including MIT, do not have this recommendation, as long as there is a science subject test - eg, Chem or Bio. Any idea why Penn is focused on physics specifically?</p>
<p>I didn’t take it. I took bio m and math II. </p>
<p>I’m Penn c/o 2017 Bioengineering.</p>
<p>I guess it’s just because how you do in physics determined whether you can handle the basic courses that a first year engineering student takes. I took a physics course at a community college and sent Penn the transcript, so they knew I don’t suck horribly at physics. If you’ve done something like this or if you’ve taken AP Physics, then I believe you can skip the physics subject test. </p>
<p>I didn’t take the test bc I didn’t have enough time to prepare. It was cutting close to deadlines and I was stressing, so I backed out last minute and used by decent bio m score.</p>
<p>[Required</a> Testing for Freshmen - Penn Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/freshman-admission/required-testing]Required”>http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/freshman-admission/required-testing)</p>
<p>“Strongly encouraged”</p>
<p>I took a basic physics course at school, but I’d have to teach myself everything over the summer if this really is “strongly encouraged”. I took math level 2 and chem but i dunno</p>
<p>Thank you for this information. </p>
<p>@myraven11 - was the physics course you took at community college in addition to high school physics? or instead?</p>
<p>“Any idea why Penn is focused on physics specifically?”</p>
<p>If you are going to be an engineer (i.e. electrical or mechanical), physics is the most important of the three basic sciences. MIT is more than just an engineering school. It’s tops in math, sciences and economics.</p>
<p>Son didn’t take it, took Bio, Math II and Chem, Also the ACT Bioengineering c/o 2017 Penn</p>
<p>I took a college physics course 2 years after I took an honors physics class at my high school</p>
<p>I took chem/math 2/lit, and I’m chemical engineering '17. I was taking AP physics my senior year, so I didn’t feel comfortable taking the physics subject test when I hadn’t covered all of the material yet.</p>