<p>My school is telling me that "colleges" (not specifying names though) expect applicants to take at least two SAT II Tests, one in math or science and one in humanities.</p>
<p>My question: is it true with engineering schools in general and with MIT in particular? May I instead have both SAT II tests in math and science? I love math and science and these are the areas where I can demonstrate my potential and abilities at their best.</p>
<p>MIT requires one science and one math SAT anyway.</p>
<p>My question: do I need to take SAT II History or English? Is it adding value or not?</p>
<p>You do not need to but Im sure if you do good on any SAT II it would help. You are only required to do 1 math and 1 science SAT II test.</p>
<p>No, you’re not required, although it does show diversity and breadth. It sounds like you don’t want to take history unless absolutely necessary, and you can do that, since MIT doesn’t require a humanities SAT 2. </p>
<p>A lot of people who want to be competitive at the best schools often take more than 2 or 3 SAT 2s though, and just list them all on the app. I think there’s 6 spaces on the common app.</p>
<p>I took 4 SAT IIs, because I had to take three and didn’t realize that MIT required science for a while. But even if I had realized that, I would have still had to take 4 (actually 6 with retakes) because my science scores were going to suck since I hadn’t taken science for a year. Meh.</p>
<p>For MIT, it’s totally fine to have just science and math SAT Subject tests. For other schools, I, personally, would take a history or English.</p>
<p>If you’re doing engineering take math and sciences. I don’t think any other SAT II test is going to add any value to your application.</p>
<p>For MIT specifically, it won’t add anything to take SAT IIs other than the one required math and the one required science. They won’t consider those scores.</p>
<p>For other schools with different requirements, it may be useful to have a humanities SAT II.</p>