<p>Hello, I have a bit of an issue, my SAT score is: CR: 750 W: 750 M: 650 my SAT II's are Math IC: 620 US Hist: 640 Spanish: 660 and my ACT Composite is: 32. I would like to send both my SAT I scores and ACT scores to schools that I apply to as I think they are pretty good, but I was wondering what I should do about colleges with SAT II's as recommended or optional. If I send my SAT I's to those schools would they just not consider my SAT II's as they are horrible or would they assume that I was sending my SAT score bank because I wanted them to see my SAT II's? My follow up question to that is, how much will my chances be hurt at schools that have SAT II's as recommended or optional if they see my SAT II's? My third question is, when a school says that the SAT II's are recommended or optional what are they really saying? Is recommended virtually mean required and, in my case, only sending my ACT scores hurt my chances? and, besides the obvious, what does optional mean (like only send them if they are good?)?. Basically, if you do not feel like answering any of the above questions answer this, have I screwed myself at schools that have SAT II's as optional and recommended because I did so poorly on them and because they will be sent with my SAT I's they will see them?</p>
<p>You haven't said what schools you we applying to, but I cant seem to find anything about how to think about subject tests in non-very-selective schools, except where scores @ 500-600 allow you to test out of certain intro classes.</p>
<p>some schools that interest me: Claremont Mckenna, Tufts, Northwestern, Cornell, Wash U...when a school sends recommended would it better for my chances to send my SAT scores (SAT I and SAT II's) or just my ACT...in other words what hurts more, not sending the "recommended" subject tests or sending bad "recommended" subject tests?</p>
<p>I don't have an answer for you. I'd be cautious about calling something "bad" based on comparing it with what you see on" CC" or the ivies.</p>