<p>I'm going to be a senior and I have a question about the different SAT's. During my junior year, I took the SAT twice and my superscore was 1950 (600 CR, 700 M, 650 W) and as you can do the math, it's a 1300 score with just CR+M which is the scale a lot of schools use. I want to be a business major and apply to the business school of most of the colleges I'm applying to. Some colleges I'm probably apply to are: Rutgers, University of Maryland, Penn State, Villanova, Fordham, University of Delaware, and UConn and maybe a few more. With my 1950 SAT score (1300 out of 1600), should I retake the SAT 1 for a third time this coming October and try to raise my score a little bit, especially on the Critical Reading and Math portion, or take an SAT 2? The SAT 2 would probably be a math one because I'm pretty good in math. Would those schools for business rather me have a higher SAT 1 score with no SAT 2's, or have the same SAT 1 score with one or two SAT 2's under my belt which I would take in October? Also, I don't have time to do both, I want to apply Early Action so the deadline is November 1.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t do SAT subject tests unless they are required by the college you want to apply to, however the SAT II’s show you have strong knowledge in that area (if you scored high)</p>
<p>Honestly, I wouldn’t do anymore anything; your scores are pretty good for those schools. If you have a decent GPA and took a couple of higher level classes, then you are almost certainly fine. Since you’re considering taking an SATII in math, it would be redundant. Taking the SATI a third time is not a guarantee that you will do better. In fact, unless you’ve been doing CR practices and consistently getting above a 620, I’d leave it alone.</p>
<p>thank you medicsz and leyland</p>
<p>Can you afford all those out-of-state public Us?</p>
<p>I agree with @Mentorsattic, improving the SAT I will probably make the biggest impact on your application. SAT II’s matter significantly less, especially if they are not required. I personally think if you score a 800 on SAT I Math it will help you more than scoring a 800 on the Math II subject test, even though scoring a 800 on the SAT II is probably more challenging.</p>
<p>I would definitely look into application requirements of all the schools you are considering applying to. I was surprised to find that a lot of mine required three SAT subject tests (I have only taken two) and so now I have to take another subject test in the fall instead of retaking the SAT I. </p>
<p>If no subject tests are required by the school, I would advise taking the SAT again (although for the schools you are applying to its probably not required, with a strong GPA and extracurriculars you have good chances of acceptances)</p>
<p>Yes do check on whether subject tests are required but know that only a relative few school do require them.</p>
<p>Check the policies of the schools you want to apply too. If they require subject tests, than absolutely take those as you can’t apply without it. Some selective universities will list them as “recommended,” but if they’re very selective odds are this is just to accommodate disadvantaged students and the expectation is that you will take them. If you don’t have to take subject tests, the question should be whether or not to take the SAT at all. Unless you seriously believe you have a plan to raise your score by at least 50+ points, it’s not worth it. Despite what others have said, the SAT IIs are weighed very heavily in your application and scoring well is important. Also, when you say you plan to take “a” math SAT II, make sure you take the second one. Math I is considered a joke by most colleges and will not help you at all. </p>
<p>Also, your score report on collegeboard show’s how many people with your score do better on retaking the SAT, if you want an idea of your chances for improvement.</p>