SAT scores/retake?

Applying to College
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<p>I want to apply for a Liberal Arts program, and am almost 95% certain that I'll be majoring in Economics. There's also a chance I might apply to a couple business schools this coming fall.</p>

<p>I have already decided that I want to take the SAT Math Level 2 and Bio Subject Tests, and am almost certain I'd like to take a third one as well. My main question here is: considering that I am equally capable of taking either, which would colleges LIKE to see better: Spanish or Literature?</p>

<p>Which is taken lesser by students? Which is harder to score in?</p>

<p>Also: I'm not trying for Harvard/Princeton/Yale, but I want to apply to UPenn, Columbia, and UChicago, so is an SAT score of 2300 good enough (taken only once) or should I take it again? I'm almost positive I can bring it up to a 2330 for sure, and perhaps even higher, if I get lucky.</p>

<p>Thanks sooo much! :) :) :)</p>

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<p>An SAT of 2300 is fine for Penn, Columbia, and Chicago. Actually, it’s sufficient for HYP as well. </p>

<p>After you get 2300+, the rest is all essay quality, recommendations, and extra-curriculars.</p>

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<p>2300 is good enough for any school include HYPMS. As for Spanish and English SAT IIs, there are several considerations. Some schools will let you out of the foreign language requirement if you score above a certain level on the SATII. Not sure if the same might exist for English. It might be worth doing both if you are equally comfortable - knowing that you can submit your highest score as the third score. There is nothing inherently more impressive about English vs. Spanish that I know of, since you will be evaluated on the basis of your entire transcript and all your scores.</p>