SAT II and Colleges . . .

Applying to College
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<p>This is a list from the Parents' forum:</p>

<p>Schools requiring 3 tests
Georgetown University 3
Harvard 3
Princeton University 3
Yale University 3</p>

<p>Schools requiring 2 tests
Amherst College 2
Barnard College 2
Boston College 2
Boston University 2
Brandeis University 2
Brown University 2
Bryn Mawr College 2
California Institute of Technology 2
Carnegie Mellon University 2
Columbia University 2
Connecticut College 2
Cooper Union 2
Cornell University 2
Dartmouth College 2
Duke University 2
Franklin Olin College of Engineering 2
Harvey Mudd College 2
Haverford College 2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2
McGill University 2
New York University 2
Pomona College 2
Rice University 2
Swarthmore College 2
Tufts University 2
University of California System 2
University of Pennsylvania 2
University of Virginia 2
Vassar College 2
Washington and Lee University 2
Webb Institute 2
Wellesley College 2
Wesleyan University 2
Williams College 2</p>

<p>But the thing is many colleges require specific SAT II(s). Stanford requires IIC and I heard MIT requires a math and a science, so this leaves practically no room for other SAT IIs such as a social science or language. For example, MIT's requirement of a math and science fulfills their requirement of an applicant sending in two SAT II scores. So does this mean EVERY applicant to MIT has a math and science SAT II? Yeah, I'm dumbfounded right now.</p>

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<p>Yes, all applicants must have a science and math SAT II scores, though if I remember correctly that at least when I applied to MIT last year that you could also list a third score which for me was Spanish though I hear things have changed, but yeah pretty much you need a math and science SAT II to apply to MIT, but what type of student other than a math or science major would even bother to apply there, but yeah...</p>

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<p>I don't understand the "making room" problem. You can take as many SAT IIs as you can schedule and care to take. You can also report them to colleges -- if there isn't room on a application for something, you make room.</p>

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<p>Why not? I thought MIT had a politcal science major too..? But yeah, it is very focused on enineering and science.</p>