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These statements can be misleading. A significant percentage of selective colleges (the ones that many students dream of attending) either require or recommend that applicants submit at least 2 Subject test scores. (For home-schooled applicants, colleges may also specify additional Subject test requirements to demonstrate proficiency in various disciplines.) Check the admissions webpages for each specific school for details.</p>
<p>For those who want to view a shortened list of the colleges in question…
**<em>**Starred schools accept the ACT+Writing in lieu of the SAT+Subject tests.
#Georgetown requires 3 Subject test scores.
[ul][li]Schools that require 2 Subject test scores: Amherst</em>, Barnard<em>, Brown</em>, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia<em>, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke</em>, Harvey Mudd, Haverford<em>, MIT, Pomona</em>, Princeton, Rice<em>, Swarthmore</em>, Tufts<em>, UPenn</em>, Vassar<em>, Wellesley</em>, Williams, Yale<em>.[/li][</em>]Schools that recommend Subject test scores: Carleton, Emory, GW, Georgetown#, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Stanford, USC, UVa.
[li]All of the UCs will consider Subject test scores. UCs used to require Subject test scores but in recent years the UC Admissions Committees revised the policy.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Footnote: As other posters have mentioned, a fair number of strong engineering programs specify Subject test requirements.</p>