<p>It's early to ask this question, but I think it's good to think ahead. My son is starting 9th grade this fall. He will take honors Algebra II and honors Biology. Should he take the SAT tests for these subjects in June? I heard that it is best to take the tests when the subject matter is fresh. How many of these tests should a high schooler take? Is he too young? Do people retake these tests? Do you need to submit all the SAT 2 tests when college application time comes? As you can see, this is all new to me. Thank you for your help!</p>
<p>Your son should probably wait to take the subject tests: math until after a pre-calc or trig class, because even the Math IC exam has a little trig on it, and biology until after he takes an AP course. If he isn't planning on taking an AP biology class, this June would be the best time to try for the subject test. </p>
<p>A highschooler should take as many as he or she feels comfortable with. Some colleges have minimum requirements and of course those have to be met, but don't push too many. A few high scores are far better than lots of low scores.</p>
<p>Only he (and to a lesser extant, you) can judge if he is too young. Have him do some practice tests with the same rigid time limits and see how he feels about doing it for real.</p>
<p>Yes, people do retake subject tests, though it's advisable to make sure you do well enough on it the first time so a retake isn't necessary.</p>
<p>There isn't an option to only submit a few subject test scores. Any score report you send a college will have on it the results of every SAT or SAT Subject Test you've taken.</p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>
<p>If you live in New York and he takes the "living environment course" which is a sad excuse for biology, then definatly do not take the test with out a lot of prep. I just finished 9th grade, and am studying a lot for Bio sat 2, and was surprised on how much I didn't learn. Definatly do not take any sat 2 math course during 9th grade, that can wait until junior year at least.</p>
<p>Thank you for the information!</p>