<p>So I'm not sure if this is just a theory or whatnot, but I have heard that October is a bad time to take the SAT tests because mad people cram during the summer, do super well on the test and then make the curve worse? And also since your score is based on how well everyone does in comparison to you, right? </p>
<p>Or am I just hearing this from unreliable sources?</p>
<p>Any advice? I don't know if I should take the SAT chem test in October, I just took it this June and I canceled it because I think I did pretty horribly. I pretty much disregarded the SAT chem test for for my AP and started studying a week before ):</p>
<p>It’s posted on the College Board that scores on the subject tests are significantly higher than the regular SAT. Colleges that require subject tests usually accept nothing less than 700, so it definitely makes sense that people would cram for this. Honestly speaking, I’ve already started studying and plan on studying every day until the day of my subject tests. My best advice is to just study every day until the date of the test. If you want to study as little as possible each day, start now. If you don’t want to study every day, start in August. You’ll just need to spend more time on it each day if you start later. And about three or four weeks before your test date, take a practice test on the College Board website. Evaluate how well you did, decide how much you want to improve, and keep studying. That’s the best advice I can give, because that’s exactly what I’m doing. If you go to the Spark Notes website, they have an area of their website that has online textbooks specially designed for exam studying. I’m studying for the Biology E/M and US History there, and they also have one for Chemistry. All of this is free, so if you’re worried, take advantage of it.</p>
<p>I took Math II and Physics in October…</p>
<p>My advice, take the subject tests that you’re best at. Review a couple trouble spots, and you can get 700+ easily (perhaps 800).</p>
<p>You are acting under a misconception. Your score is not determined by a comparison to those with whom you take the test. Scores are determined by comparing you to the cumulative scores from tests taken by the high school senior class that graduated before any particular test is given. So your test score for any tests taken next school year will be determined by comparing your scores to the scores of seniors who are graduating this month on tests they took during the last three years. Thus, whether you take it in Oct, Nov, Dec, or any other month really makes no difference.</p>