<p>I realize SATIIs are not required BUT they will be considered in the application process if submitted. DD took 3 subject tests and scored 760/690/670. So we are debating just submitting the 760 or we could send just the top two or all three. Any thoughts on what we should submit??</p>
<p>You can look up your percentile ranks for each subject test ( <a href=“http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/SAT-Subject-Tests-Percentile-Ranks-2012.pdf[/url]”>http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/SAT-Subject-Tests-Percentile-Ranks-2012.pdf</a> ) and decide from there.</p>
<p>I’m in the same position 780/720/660. Obviously sending the 780 but i can’t decide on the 720</p>
<p>All good scores. I’d send them all.</p>
<p>I’d just send the top 2 scores, i.e. those over 700. Vandy doesn’t require them and of the schools that DO require subject matter tests, don’t most just want 2 subject matter tests anyway? (Or am I showing it’s been a few years since my child applied?)</p>
<p>I agree with LHSCary. They are all good scores. The 720 may or may not be in the top quartile for a particular exam but it shows that the student has good rote learning and testing skills which is one component of success at Vanderbilt.<br>
the 690 is also a good score but I would drop it.<br>
Our son made a perfect math score on the ACT and a 690 on his subject test math level 2. He retook it in January of his senior year, made a high score and sent it to Vandy in January. A bit OCD of him but he was simply exhausted and out of sorts when he took it in October. Be forewarned that October is a very hard season for seniors re too much to do and too many adults to please and too many activities where they are now the leaders. </p>
<p>If your student is a prospective engineer or scientist and has no math level 2 score to prove it, you have the October sitting to do it. The book is short and sweet and has to be used in prep because the math covered is early math and not really the math most seniors are taking. Unless your son or daughter is a super-person, I do not believe in taking more than one subject exam at one sitting. The whole point is to show mastery and to be prepared. </p>
<p>lastly…good job! she done good!</p>
<p>Commonapp now asks how many tests you have taken, and then gives you that many spaces to fill out with the scores. I’m not sure if the commonapp will let you leave a space blank, but I doubt doing that would look good to an admissions officer. Of course, your other option is to lie about the number of tests you took, but that might not be a good idea either. I forget the collegeboards policy on sending scores, but I would look it up because your application will get sent straight to the trashcan if you are caught lying. The bottom line is that the one bad score wont really matter if you have 2 good ones (especially if the bad score is in a foreign language), but trying to withhold information can screw you over in a big way if you aren’t careful.</p>
<p>Philosophically, Kstrida makes a valid point. In 2008-9, when you sent in your SAT, ALL subject tests were shared and there was no score choice option. I believe score choice was offered to the next class of seniors. To clarify, our son sent in every test score he took including his 690. And the Common App did ask for all your test scores back then , which son filled out fully and honestly.<br>
Consult with your guidance counselor if you have score choice as an option for the Subject exams. I believe the Common App has question and answer pages and you can pose this question. And I agree that the 690 is neutral/positive and not a negative to be concerned with. I would not retake the subject exam unless it is a subject test that has bearing on a career path.<br>
Veracity is the most important thing in an application in scores and in essays and in ECs.</p>
<p>Ok, so I did a little research and it turns out I misspoke above. Although it says in the commonapp to “number of tests you have taken or plan to take”, in the Knowledgebase section it clarifies that instruction to mean “please indicate the number of tests you wish to report”. I am very confused as to why the commonapp wouldn’t just say that in the first place, but it seems like they are trying to give students more freedom so I guess that’s a good thing.</p>
<p>Personally, I would just send the 760.</p>