SAT Subject Tests

[verizonwireless]

@radmadeline , thats different… your from an extremely rural area… you were never “supposed” to take subject tests

[gibby]

FWIW, am I technically first gen (mom went to college when I was 6 and dad didnt go?)

@Verizonwireless: The National Center for Education Statistics defines first-generation students as
“Undergraduates Whose Parents Never Enrolled in Postsecondary Education.” Harvard’s definition: https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/hear-our-students/first-generation-students

We consider you a first generation college student—or “first-gen” for short—if neither of your parents graduated from a four-year college or the equivalent.

FWIW: On the Common Application student’s list their parent’s names and the college they went to (if any) and the date of graduation. Then, the university determines if you are a first-generation student based upon their own institutional definition.

[skieurope]

The reason I didn’t take them is because my school doesn’t offer any APs, so I didn’t feel like I was strong enough in any specific subject that I should test for.

Despite when some posters incorrectly state on CC, AP classes are not required or recommended preparation for subject tests. The fact that your closest testing center was hours away is more valid.