<p>I am a sophomore in high school and am wondering which subject tests to take. I will most likely be taking Math II this year because I am taking trig and pre-calc. As for the second one, I am not sure what to take. Due to scheduling conflicts I won't be able to take AP Bio until my senior year, but I know a lot about biology. Would you recommend I take the bio sat subject test at the end of my junior year after studying, or should I choose one that corresponds to an AP class I take that year?</p>
<p>What other AP classes are you taking this year and next?</p>
<p>I’m taking AP world this year, but I’m horrible at history. Next year I’m taking AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP US, AP Spanish, and AP English Language.</p>
<p>My kid is also horrible at history, so I understand. You can take World history this year. Next year you can take Physics, US history. I don’t recommend Spanish unless it’s your native language. Literature test is usually hard for most students.
World history has a really generous curve, you might want to try that this year. US history curve is not as generous, missing 3-4 questions will not give you a 800. Physics and Math have generous curves, if you are a science/math person, you should be able to score high.
Collegeboard has published an official book on all subject tests. You might want to purchase the book and see what score you get before actually taking each test. If you do poorly at home, then don’t take the subject is my suggestion.</p>
<p>If you know biology extremely well and can pass an AP exam without taking the AP Bio class, the subject test should be a breeze for you. You just have to choose which version you want to take, E or M. </p>
<p>The most subject tests I’ve heard colleges ask for is 3. With math and bio done you should be betting safely to take a 3rd. I would recommend taking the World SAT II only if you learned and know things you were taught in class. Otherwise it’s honestly a waste of time. Don’t take a language SAT II. I had a friend who was a native speaker and he didn’t even get an 800. Physics would be good after you took AP Physics B, but only math and sciences would not make you look balanced.</p>
<p>Alright thank you guys. I think I might take the World History one after I study for my AP test. One more question. If I do badly on a subject test, can I choose not to send it to a college I apply to?</p>
<p>It depends on the college, some specific states in its website to send all scores, ie no score choice. I wouldn’t stress out too much on the subject test. I’ve seen students with perfect 800s in many subjects were rejected and some with 560 in physics were admitted to MIT and UPenn engineering. So obviously it does not matter that much. If you get 700 and above you are in the ballpark.</p>
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<p>That’s nuts! How do you fail the Physics Subject test that bad and manage to major in engineering?</p>
<p>also, I have heard that getting a score above 750 in subject sats is considered excellent. can someone please add to that?</p>
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<p>Well my school is really competitive and on the science/math subject tests so anything lower than an 800 isn’t good. For an average student I guess 750 is fine, but if you want to apply to top colleges and compete with the top notch students around the nation, you should get the 800. Except for languages of course. Those are really hard…</p>
<p>Post #8, here it is. Female engineering.
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<p>Post #8, Male Engineering, Physics 660, MIT.
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He could be going to Sloan for business though.</p>
<p>Ahh well, I guess there are those exceptions!</p>
<p>Take the SATIIs that correspond to your APs - you have to study for those anyway.</p>