<p>How much are your SAT II scores weighted in college admissions? I'm not entirely sure my scores will be the strongest because i have had little time to study for them and im worried about the outcome</p>
<p>This depends on the college. Some colleges are starting to regard SAT Subject Test scores as more important than SAT Reasoning Test scores, but some colleges don’t look at the subject test scores at all.</p>
<p>For those that require IIs (most high ranks) you should assume they are just as important as the SAT. Note however that majority of colleges do not use IIs in admission and will ignore them even if sent.</p>
<p>According to the academic index, they weigh less than regular SAT’s and as long as they’re around 750 (for Ivies), you’re good.</p>
<p>For schools that require them, they’re highly important and try to do well on them. Also, their weight depends on your circumstances…if you’re from a small or new school, then they probably matter more so that they can get an idea of how you stack up.</p>
<p>If you’re homeschooled, then they matter a whole lot more. Pomona and Columbia both required 4 SATIIs of me, so I took that as a sign that they were pretty important to those schools, studied hard, and got 800/800/800/780. I was admitted to both.</p>
<p>wow way to go with the 800s. </p>
<p>Yes, try to do your best on the SAT subject tests.</p>
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<p>Agreed. Congratulations.</p>
<p>^^ wow</p>
<p>how do u study for the subject tests?
i took college level courses in english & bio but i still had trouble doing well on the SAT IIs
i over stress over them and i think it hurts my scores pretty bad
any advice?</p>
<p>For top colleges they have significantly more weight.</p>
<p>If we choose to send our ACT scores over our SAT scores, we aren’t required to send SAT II then correct?</p>
<p>^check with the college.</p>
<p>You can get into schools like Brown and many top LACs without ANY SATIIs. Many of the best schools will take the ACT with the writing component as alternative to both SAT Is and SAT IIs. This way you only need one test.</p>
<p>Ufcollins: Most schools will take the ACT in lieu of the SAT I AND SAT II, but only IF you take the ACT with the writing component. Only one or two top colleges will take the ACT without the writing component as a substitute for the whole SAT I & II. Some schools like Haverford require SAT IIs no matter what. But unless you’re dying to go to Haverford, you can easily apply and be admitted to a top school without taking any SATs.</p>
<p>Like 1232cricket says, check each college/university for requirements. My D was admitted to seven excellent schools solely on the ACT with writing.</p>
<p>do UCs, Cornell or UMich look for IIs?</p>
<p>UCs require at least two with the SAT I.</p>
<p>wait, Columbia only asks for 2 subject tests. </p>
<p>also, when it asks for two scores, do you just send the two scores or do you send your entire score report with all tests. i’m taking like 3 this saturday without studying much because i already have good scores in two from last year…</p>
<p>Further for the UCs, if you take a subject test in math, it must be Math 2. However, the UCs are dropping the subject test requirement starting with the HS class of 2012.</p>
<p>Also, some special programs at certain schools require that certain subject tests be taken.</p>
<p>@chasingstarlight
Lolcats was a homeschooler, that is why s/he had to do extra SAT IIs. Some schools will ask for extra hoopjumping from homeschoolers, like Pomona’s 4. Georgetown is infamous for this, as well.</p>
<p>Hey do they usually look at the SAT II score or percentile?</p>
<p>Because percentiles are way different for different tests even with the exact same score (e.g. Math II 800 is 90%, US History 800 is like 98%ish?)</p>
<p>BUMP wanna know the answer too</p>
<p>also do colleges know the percentile? is that sent with the score?</p>