question about retaking subject tests?

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<p>Okay so I took subject tests in June...bad idea.
I didn't study and was so tired of standardized testing after a month of AP's (6)...I knew I didn't do well walking out. I probably should've just cancelled, but I didn't.</p>

<p>Now I'm wondering if I'll be penalized for retaking them in october? Will colleges that do not honor Score Choice really consider my better scores? Or would it be better for me to apply to schools that will let me hide those first ones?</p>

<p>I'm considering applying ED to Columbia, btw. Otherwise it wouldn't be sucha problem...</p>

<p>710 chem
680 math (retaking)
620 lit (retaking)</p>

<p>chem is actually my worst subject. haha. i'm lucky i got a 710 and i'm not going to bother with that one again.</p>

<p>math i'm okay at...i should def improve studying. i also got a 680M on the SAT reasoning which i'm retaking in november...so i really do need to crack down on that and up those scores. hoping to break 700 on both retakes.</p>

<p>literature is my best subject. i got a 5 on AP english language and an 800CR and 750W on the SAT. my only problem was that i was unfamiliar with the timing of this test and had to leave 12-15 blank (there was no clock in my room!!!! what!).</p>

<p>so any thoughts? do retakes with dramatic improvement help? or are those first scores gonna kill me...? </p>

<p>thanks for your time.</p>

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<p>I think retakes w/ improvement help. I believe Columbia superscores, so they’re only going to count your highest scores.</p>

<p>If it helps, I got a 700 on Math2 last June and pulled it up to a 800 this June. So, you can def. pull up your SATII Math by a decent amount.</p>

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<p>If you’re set on applying ED to Columbia, keep in mind that it does not honor score choice. Nonetheless, I strongly recommend that you retake the subject tests. It only requires two SAT IIs, though. I recommend focusing on improving your math score. It might counter the less than 700 SAT I math score.</p>

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<p>Yea…i saw that they don’t honor Score Choice :frowning: quite a bummer.</p>

<p>But since I have good AP test scores, high GPA, pretty good SAT reasoning (2230 but retaking), and if those subject test retakes are solid…I was hoping they’d see that first test date as a fluke. But will they?
I’m hoping to get that SAT I math score up too…that way I’ll be at least over 2250 for the reasoning and have subject tests X3 over 700.</p>