SAT II - subject test

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<p>thanks. I did not know you could change your test type, but I called and for a $22 fee, in addition to the regular $29 subject test fee, you can change tests type, plus they refund the cost of the original exam. I will ask her what she wants to do. </p>

<p>Can’t wait until this is over!!!</p>

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<p>Just an update to this thread…AP scores in this week & she gets a 5 in Chem. She’s surprised and still feels like she doesn’t know it well enough to get a 700+ on the SAT2. Ugh - can’t wait to drop her off Sunday for a 3 week program so she can talk to other rising HS Seniors and get a reality check on herself!</p>

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<p>Congrats on the great AP score! I don’t know how AP scores in chem translate into SAT2 scores for chemistry. My younger son got a 5 on the Bio AP and took both the Ecology and Molecular versions, got a 720 on one and 730 on the other. Older son, just aces tests and cannot be used as a judge for test difficulty at all.</p>

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<p>If she has a 5 in AP Chem, and 2 good SAT II scores in other subjects, I see NO reason to take SAT II Chem what so ever (unless it is specifically required by the school)!</p>

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<p>For Cornell, if she is planning to major in animal science, which is offered in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, she needs a math test and a science test. (Technically, they’re only “recommended,” but she really should have them.)</p>

<p>If she is planning to major in biology, which is offered in both the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences, her situation is different. The former college “recommends” math and science tests; the latter college requires SAT Subject Tests, but will take any two in different fields. To the best of my knowledge, there is no disadvantage to submitting Subject Test scores unrelated to your major to Arts and Sciences; that college does not admit students to specific majors in any event (unlike Agriculture and Life Sciences, for which you have to declare a major going in). </p>

<p>So if she’s applying to Arts and Sciences, she does not need that chemistry test. If she’s applying to Agriculture and Life Sciences, she does.</p>

<p><a href=“http://admissions.cornell.edu/forms/FreshmanRequirementsChart.pdf[/url]”>http://admissions.cornell.edu/forms/FreshmanRequirementsChart.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Congrats on the 5. She shoud be able to do just fine on the Subject Matter. Just get the prep book and have at it.</p>

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<p>P-girl: the ‘send-all-scores’ schools (Yale, Cornell…) will look at all Subject Tests closely. A decade or so back, CB used to offer Score Choice on Subject Tests but canceled it due to cheating. It is extremely easy to sign up for two tests, take the first one, and then go back to it during the second hour after spending a few minutes randomly bubbling test #2. The proctor does not pay that close of attention to what test someone is on or what order do they take them. Think about what another ~30 minutes could mean on Lit or Math, for example.</p>

<p>I am definitely NOT implying that your D even thought of it, but it does happen; thus, adcoms are on the look-out for it.</p>