<p>Next year will be the first year that subject tests will not be required for admission. How are they factored into the acceptance equation? Is it a waste of time/money to send them, or worthwhile with high scores?</p>
<p>Here is a link to info on this per UC campus:</p>
<p>[University</a> of California - SAT Subject Tests](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/examination-requirement/SAT-subject-tests/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/examination-requirement/SAT-subject-tests/index.html)</p>
<p>Thank you SLO pop, </p>
<p>I still find the recommendation confusing. In the intro it says " You will not be penalized for failing to take the SAT Subject Tests. On the other hand, submission of test scores may add positively to the review of your application." </p>
<p>But then for Davis it says, “SAT Subject Tests will not be recommended in any area.” So I am still wondering if Davis considers the tests at all, or if they are only taken into consideration by the campuses that recommend them for certain majors.</p>
<p>Its like the high school requirements they have for UC. Foreign language 2 years required, 3 recommended.
You are better off taking it because even if you have your heart set out for Davis you will apply to other colleges as well and it can be good plus on your application. I mean let say you have one bad semester in a subject but then one good one and the bad semester occurred because you had some drama or something in your life. If you take the SAT subject test in that subject and do well at least its some way of showing that you can do much better than the one semester bad grade. That’s just how I see it. If they say recommended then do it. You never know it might just give your application that push to get you in.</p>