<p>is it good to take a bunch of random sat ii's to send to colleges? i have almost zero ec's so i was wondering if i should take as many tests as i can. i will be a senior for 2006-2007 so kind of late to start any ec's. i already took chem and iic. i'm planning to take physics, ush, bio, and korean after summer. is this a good idea?</p>
<p>Taking too many SAT IIs might actually be bad for you. All this proves is that you are someone who is obsessed with test taking, which is definitely not the impression you want to send. You can look at some past people who took like 12 APs and 8 SAT IIs and were rejected for evidence of this.</p>
<p>suppose this person can guarantee an 800 on every test by a magical method?</p>
<p>If they say they want 2 or 3, do 2 or 3 (unless you're making up for a bad score). They don't have time to wade through additional SAT II scores; the "summary sheets" that go to the committees will probably contain only your 2 or 3 best scores. Put your efforts elsewhere.</p>
<p>The score report sent to colleges only shows your 6 MOST RECENT sat IIs, and six most recent SAT Is. So I would only take the suggested amount of 2 or 3, depending on what the college requires. Retest if you get a bad score, but don't risk having a good score pushed off the list just so you can waste the college's time reading through the list.</p>
<p>Besides, colleges don't want to see that you take a bunch of tests, even if you do well. The colleges want you to show them you understand the subjects through testing, but more importantly they want to see that you have determination and interests. Case and point, my good friend made around a 1900 on the SAT I, 700 on Math IIC, and a 760 on Bio. He also had a 3.75 GPA, but because of the type of person he is, he got a full ride to Princeton. :p he turned it down though, hah.</p>
<p>Turned down a full ride to Princeton? That takes skill.</p>
<p>It also is probably a lie, but whatever. Don't take a million SAT II'S, there's no need for it.</p>
<p>omg I hate people who take 10 SAT II's and get 800's on all of them, and I'm sure colleges do too :)</p>
<p>Besides, colleges don't want to see that you take a bunch of tests, even if you do well. The colleges want you to show them you understand the subjects through testing, but more importantly they want to see that you have determination and interests. Case and point, my good friend made around a 1900 on the SAT I, 700 on Math IIC, and a 760 on Bio. He also had a 3.75 GPA, but because of the type of person he is, he got a full ride to Princeton. he turned it down though, hah.</p>
<p>Princeton doesn't give merit scholarships, full-rides at princeton are determined by income.</p>
<p>Regardless of Princeton's scholarship policy, my point still is that he got in without a million SAT IIs. For what it's worth, I don't care...</p>