<p>I recently applied early action to Harvard, and I have a question about the role of SAT II’s in the Admissions Process.
Are the SAT II’s mainly used for placement or for admissions? How much do they weigh into the admissions decision?
I scored a 1490 on the SAT I and around 700 on each of the SAT II’s? Could this lower SAT II scores be seen as a disadvantage because we offer no AP classes at my school?</p>
<p>probably not. the SAT IIs are just an "ok, ok, you did them good." as long as you don't fail miserably at them, it doesn't matter that much...</p>
<p>i've also speculated on a treaty between CB and other colleges... cuase CB makes a load of cash off of the SAT IIs</p>
<p>They are used as an admissions tool. Your scores are in the low range of the (still) competitive spectrum. The non-numerical parts of your application (ECs, letters, etc.) need to be pretty strong.</p>
<p>uva james: that's a pretty silly piece of speculation. Colleges want as many tools as possible to help them measure an applicant's achievements and to aid the college in predicting their chance of success.</p>
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SAT & ACT Policies</p>
<pre><code>* SAT Reasoning or ACT Required
* SAT Subject Required
- SAT Reasoning or ACT results used for: o admission o placement o counseling
- SAT Subject results used for: o placement </code></pre>
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<p>is what collegeboard.com says. regardless, they probably still look at them for admission</p>
<p>In general, SAT IIs are admission tools, while the CollegeBoard's AP Subject Tests are relied upon for advanced placement. </p>
<p>Advanced Standing eligibility may be based on either AP tests administered by the College Board, or scores on international tests, but not on a combination of AP and other test scores. There is one exception, however. Students who enter with fewer than four AP credits may earn additional credits by passing certain Harvard Placement exams during Freshman Orientation. The College administers examinations in fields not included in the College Board Advanced Placement Program, namely Chinese, Ancient Greek, Modern Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Music (Harmony). These are the only exams that may be used in combination with AP tests. Students wishing to take any of these examinations should consult the Calendar of Opening Days for New Students for the exam schedule.</p>
<p>whats wit all da 1490's lol i got one too</p>
<p>There's a language requirement at Harvard. If you pass a language SAT II with a 600 (?) or above, you are waived from taking a language. If not, and you don't pass a placement test given during orientation, you have to take 1 year of language in your freshman year.</p>
<p>Elle, I think it's actually 650 for the language requirement. I remember because, when I was reading through the viewbook last summer, I realized that was exactly what I had scored on the Spanish one.</p>
<p>I'm kind of unsettled by the SAT IIs. I mean, I got the 650 on Spanish mentioned above, and an 800 on writing and American history, and a 660 on literature. Obviously, I'm very happy with all these scores, but is having a weak third one an overlookable red flag? (Clearly it's a red flag, but the degree is what I'm after. I know no one can say for sure, I'm just thinking-in-type.)</p>