Can someone please suggest me which Subject test I should take other than Math level 2? I’ll be applying for major in Economics. Can I take Biology Subject test even if I don’t have Bio as a subject in 12th. Won’t the universities be skeptical about it?
They won’t be skeptical! If you think you are prepared for the test, then go for it.
Sure? Because I didn’t have Biology in my 11th and 12th. And what significance do subject tests have?
A typical one would b be us history.
I wouldn’t jump into a Bio SAT Subject test if you haven’t studied it for two years. Even if you try to brush up and self-study now, you really need to have recent common knowledge in your head so it can come at a moment’s notice. What courses have you taken this year? That will help make your decision.
A safe route is Literature, if you’re not comfortable taking a history. Literature is basically reading passages I heard.
Significance: It depends on the college. Some colleges require it. Others highly recommend it. They’re not used for college credit but are used by adcoms to see how proficient you are in a subject.
Other than Math 2 which some engineering programs and Wharton ask for and science tests which are also specified by some programs, the colleges do not care which subject tests you take. I agree with @TheDidactic that it doesn’t make sense to take a science subject test if you haven’t taken the class recently (unless you are prepared to do a lot of self study). I also agree that Literature might make more sense.
Is there another science you have taken more recently? Chemistry or Physics. I would base how many subject tests you take based on your college list.
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I’m comfortable studying Bio than English Literature. I hardly read any books and not well versed with the literature. I want to apply for Cornell, U Mich and such colleges.
What if I can study Bio? How is the Literature test?
Have you taken a class in Biology before? If so, I guess you could buy the Princeton Review book and read it and take the practice tests over the summer and take the test in October. What about a foreign language? The reason that I suggested Literature is that it doesn’t seem to be based on having taken a specific course like Bio, Chem, Physics and US History where you need to know a lot of facts.
Whichever one you think you will do well at, if the colleges wanting subject tests or intended majors at those colleges do not ask for specific ones. However, heritage* foreign languages are best used as additional tests beyond those recommended or required, since some colleges do not want to see applicants using their heritage foreign language tests as part of the recommended or required set.
*Meaning a foreign language that you learned at home from infant or toddler age, rather than one learned as a foreign language at school.
Why would you take a subject test in a subject you haven’t studied in 2 years, that sounds like a sour plan. Subject tests to take would be in a course you are taking that year, or in a language you feel proficient in. Basically, in something you don’t have to go back and study again because the material is fresh in your mind. It could be in anything. There’s a list of them on the college board site.
The reasons why I wish to take Bio subject test are; I’m not good in English; I can study Bio in a month and then take the test; Literature is very hard for me to comprehend.
Also, I don’t have any other subject test other than Math to take. What should I do now. I atleast need to have 2 subject tests to improve my profile. What should an Economics student do when she isn’t intetested in English?
As I said above, a typical choice for future social science majors including Economics would be Math2 and USHistory (or World History).
Before you start studying, have you checked the websites of the colleges you are interested in to see if they require SAT subject tests. http://www.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/subject-test-requirements-and-recommendations/ But if they do, I would take whichever one you will get the highest score with the least amount of work.