SAT Subject Test score reporting REQUIRED or OPTIONAL?

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<p>Tried to clarify with NW Undergraduate Admissions their take on SAT subject test score reporting, and got this email from them yesterday which confused me even more!!!!</p>

<p>"Thank you for contacting the Office of Undergraduate Admission. We apologize for any confusion we may have caused, but we recently changed our policy regarding our SAT Subject Test recommendation. We now require applicants submit results from two SAT Subject Tests. In addition, yes, it would be beneficial to submit results from SAT Subject Test scores, but it is not required. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions.</p>

<p>Sincerely,</p>

<p>Office of Undergraduate Admission
Northwestern University</p>

<p>The way I read their email </p>

<ol>
<li>"We now** require **applicants submit results from two SAT Subject Tests", implying it is not optional, but is compulsory to submit two SAT Subject Test scores. </li>
</ol>

<p>and </p>

<p>2, "it would be beneficial to submit results from SAT Subject Test scores, but it is not required", implying it is optional, and applicant may not submit SAT subject scores if he so wishes.</p>

<p>Does anyone have any definite answer about whether one should submint SAT Subject scores or not?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Taken from the Northwestern website:</p>

<p>“Northwestern recommends that all applicants take two SAT Subject Tests but requires scores from SAT Subject Tests only for applicants to the Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME), the Integrated Science Program (ISP), and applicants who have been educated at home.”</p>

<p>So no, I do not believe they are required unless you are doing one of those programs or were homeschooled. Hope that helps.</p>

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<p>My, what a confusing email. ebrentar is right - just refer to the website for clarification.</p>

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<p>Regarding the Integrated Science Program, it is correct that they require score for certain SAT Subject Tests. Further, it’s a separate application for ISP. One can be accepted to NU but not for ISP. ISP does it this way since it is a honor program that runs at an accelerated pace, so they need to ensure the students have the right preparation to succeed in it.</p>