Poor SAT Subject scores, potentially damaging?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>so i am applying to these schools:
UT-Austin
Baylor
Johns Hopkins
Rice
Columbia
NYU
Rice
Emory
Washington St. Louis</p>

<p>but my sat subject scores were terribly disappointing:
first time: Bio 600 Math II 630
second time: Bio 600 Math II 580 US History 720</p>

<p>which scores should i send? can i combine from different months? how damaging will this be to my application?</p>

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<p>It will depend on the school’s policy. For example, Rice requires your entire testing history- All SATs taken, including subject tests, and all ACTs taken along with any other pertinent tests you’ve taken.
As for how damaging they are, they probably won’t help you. However, if they correlate with what you got on the SAT or are a little below, with higher AP scores in the subjects if you’ve taken them, they might be neutralized. If you’re going into engineering or Bio major, they will definitely hinder your chances though. Once you’re in, these scores will not matter at all for grad school, if you plan on continuing.
Remember to check each schools individual policy and if you have time, try to retake them or take other subject tests. Hope you get in to somewhere you fit well.</p>

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<p>i am going to major in a bio-related field, so yes i guess they will hinder my chances then. Im taking ap tests in bio, calc, and stats at the end of the year though so i cant use em for college apps. Would having good ec’s in science help though? Like participating in science olympiad and being an officer in hosa. advancing to state in the science fair as well as state in a hosa competition. would that do anyhting to offset these bad score?</p>

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<p>If the schools require SAT 2s then its damaging but if not just dont send them</p>

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<p>Also report the higher ones</p>

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<p>so should i not send any of these to jhu or emory?</p>

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<p>buuuuuuuuuump</p>

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<p>bummmmmmmmmmmp</p>

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<p>Since no one on this website seems to consider this concept, I guess I’ll be the first to say it: It’s all in context. For public schools, that’s not as much the case, but for any private school with enough applicants that they have the luxury of being able to turn down qualified ones, it’s all about how you perform compared to those in similar circumstances. If the typical student at your school is performing better than you on these tests, then that’s a very bad thing. However, if you’re performance is far above the typical level at your school, then you should feel less worried. That said, either way, several of these schools are probably reaches, though its hard to say knowing very little about your application as a whole. Good luck though. And do me a favor and comment on my post at: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1435283-chance-me-cornell-penn-northwestern-rice.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1435283-chance-me-cornell-penn-northwestern-rice.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;