<p>Hey there! I'm an international student, currently starting my junior year. I'm going to give me SAT at the end of this year (2012) and plan on giving my SAT subject tests, around the same time or maybe at the start of 2013. I plan on applying to schools such as Yale, Harvard, Princeton, etc. I'm feeling pretty good about my SAT (confident of 700+ on Writing and CR, and almost certain of 750-800 on the math section), however, my problem is with the SAT subject tests. I plan on majoring in Economics. I know most colleges require only 2 subject tests, and I have decided that these will be - Math II and English Lit. However, I have heard that Harvard and a few others require 3 subject tests. Here's my problem. I can't figure which my 3rd test should be. I haven't done any of the sciences throughout High School (dropped them for commerce related subjects - eco, b.s., acc,etc.), so definitely not confident there. I do know a second language (French) but am nowhere close to being confident to even getting 700... since I struggled to an 'A' grade in french in 10th grade. NEED HELP!</p>
<p>None of the schools in your list requires 3 SAT subject tests. However, if you do want to take a science subject test, bio is your best bet. It is easier to self study for. Get a few test prep books (Princeton Review is a good one). There are lots of helpful info and tips in SAT forum on how to prepare for the test.</p>
<p>Yale, Harvard and Princeton only require 2 SAT Subject Tests. Please, before asking questions on CC, do your research: <a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/commonapp/MemberRequirements.aspx[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/commonapp/MemberRequirements.aspx</a></p>
<p>Thanks for your replies.</p>
<p>ivyfan2 - as I said I haven’t done any of the sciences for the past 2-3 years and so am really not confident there.</p>
<p>Gibby - Thanks for the link… I tried researching. [SAT</a> subject tests - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT_subject_tests]SAT”>SAT Subject Tests - Wikipedia) </p>
<p>Look in ‘Scoring and Admissions’ It says Harvard and Georgetown “Strongly Recommend 3 subject tests”… I also heard the same elsewhere before, and so was in 2 minds, since I wouldn’t want to risk it by taking just 2 subject tests if it is detrimental to my application. Do you guys think 2 shouldn’t have problems and be fine?</p>
<p>You should NOT rely on Wikipedia as much of the information is outdated – it’s a free encyclopedia and you get what you pay for. Go to the source. Here, let me google that for you:</p>
<p>[Harvard</a> College Admissions § Applying: Requirements](<a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/application_process/requirements.html#scores]Harvard”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/application_process/requirements.html#scores)</p>
<p>I believe Georgetown is the ONLY school in the US that recommends 3 SAT Subject Tests, but many students are accepted with 2 SAT Subject Tests.</p>
<p>haha I get that. Thanks. So just Math II and Eng Lit. should be fine? Man, am I relieved.</p>
<p>For the schools in your list, if you are not pretty sure that u will get 750+, no point to take the 3rd subject test. I mean a score below that mark won’t help anyway, a score below 700 likely will do more harm that good. Just my opinion.</p>
<p>Or you could take the ACT with writing and you don’t need any SAT subject tests (at least for Yale). 
That being said, my son took the ACT and Math II and Bio (M). :o</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, is it a viable option for an applicant without significant hooks (recruited atheletes, URMs, built an orphanage or whatever) to have only ACT with writing and no any SAT subject tests for schools like HYP? I personally have never seen anybody (no hooks) got accepted without subject tests. But then, I don’t live in an area that some elite feeder schools sent 10+ kids to HYP every year.</p>
<p>Well for P and H you need the tests, Yale is one of the few (Brown and UPenn also) that does not require them if you took ACT w/writing. Unless Yale is the only one you are applying to it’s a moot point.</p>