<p>My D was not planning to take any SAT subject tests but then saw the "recommendation" for two on the UDel website. How important are they for oos? Her stats: SAT 1970, ACT 28, weighted gpa 3.6 unweighted 3.3. Strong ECs. 1 AP junior year, 3 AP senior year. Please chance her.</p>
<p>My D did not take SAT subject tests. Had no idea they suggested it. With lots of effort and demonstrating tremendous interest, was accepted with less stats than your D. We may have had geography on our side. Visit the school, go for an interview, and hope her GPA improves a bit.</p>
<p>subject tests are not necessary but if you are interested in honors they are recommended.</p>
<p>Many schools suggest taking at least two subject tests to go along with the SAT I score. If your daughter plans on submitting her ACT score, then I don’t believe that the subject tests are as important.</p>
<p>I think it also depends on the intended major and the other schools on her list. Many of the schools on my daughter’s list either required or strongly recommended the two subject tests. And since she was applying for engineering, it was recommended that the tests be in math & science. For reference, my daughter’s SAT I score was about the same as your daughter’s and she did very well on the two subject tests. I believe that her scores made her a more attractive candidate.</p>
<p>My son was accepted, and had only taken one subject test. His SAT score was good, GPA 3.92, and had a great essay and resume. I don’t think that the subject test weighed in. If you are applying for the honors college, it might.</p>
<p>I understand that most if not all Honors students get some form of merit aid, and you will need Subject tests to apply to UDs Honors Program. Most highly competitive colleges require at least one or two Subject tests, but some of these also participate in Score Choice, so you can elect whether or not to send the scores. Some schools require that you send them all SAT or ACT sittings but allow you to Score Choice the Subject tests. Just remember if you opt out with Score Choice that your guidance office does not send the scores along with the transcript.</p>
<p>Here is a link to the Score Choice practices of colleges:</p>
<p><a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf[/url]”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf</a></p>
<p>My D is a sophomore in honors and did not take subject tests. However, I think in the two years since it’s become much harder to get into honors without them.</p>
<p>They don’t seem necessary unless applying for honors.</p>
<p>S had similar gpa and higher scores and did not get in. If she really wants to go, she should take the SAT II to help her acceptance there. however, I do know of many who were accepted with lower SATs and higher Gpa’s who did not take the other test and got in. We are OOS which makes acceptance much more difficult since this year UDel had a record number of applications.</p>
<p>I don’t know enough to chance you, but I’m OOS (engineering) without any subject tests and made it into honors, so it’s definitely not required. I also got as much by way of scholarship money as anyone else with similar stats who did take subject tests.</p>
<p>So my suggestion is to just take it if you feel that she’s borderline, but in my experience, it’s not going to have any significant impact either way.</p>
<p>If Honors is what your D is looking for then subject tests are probably recommended. My D did not take subject tests, had similar stats to yours with more AP’s and got in. She is a Freshman this year and loves it!!</p>