<p>planning to apply to the UCs OOS and i have only done one of my SATIIs. (french w/ listening)
now i have a question. will they look down on me if i choose to take the SATII litterature instead of taking MathII? I'm planning on majoring in Art so i don't need much math but i heard that admissions officers like seeing the SATII mathII on it. </p>
<p>i KNOW that i will do significantly better in lit being that i got a 720(CR) 670(M) 710(W) on my SAT.</p>
<p>someone pleasseee...</p>
<p>Math and literature.</p>
<p>There you go.</p>
<p>im asking whether they will down on me for not taking mathII even though im majoring in something that has nothing to do with math. i already took the french sat II and plan on just adding on litt satII.
im wondering if i CAN even do so. im wondering if the math is REQUIRED...</p>
<p>I'm not an expert, but I don't think they would look down upon you at all. I have called colleges asking that same question. My son took the SAT I and got 800 cr, 800 writing, but 690 math in one sitting. His SAT II's in one sitting were 800 US History, 790 Bio E, and 780 World History. He might take the math in the Fall, but doubt it. His intended major will have nothing to do with math, so it is debatable if he will retake the SAT I or do the math satII.</p>
<p>okay, thanks a lot.
im just gonna go with french w/ listening and lit.</p>
<p>Math is NOT required. English Lit and a foreign language will work. From UC's website:</p>
<p>SAT Subject Test Requirements
Freshman applicants must submit scores on two SAT Subject Tests in two different subject areas of the students choice: English, history and social studies, mathematics, science or languages. The University accepts the following Subject Tests in partial fulfillment of the admissions testing requirement:</p>
<p>English
Literature</p>
<p>History and Social Studies
U.S. History (formerly American History and Social Studies)
World History</p>
<p>Mathematics
Math Level 2 (formerly Math IIC)</p>
<p>Science
Biology E/M (Special emphasis is placed on either ecology Biology-E or molecular biology Biology-M)
Chemistry
Physics</p>
<p>Languages
Chinese with Listening
French
French with Listening
German
German with Listening
Spanish
Spanish with Listening
Modern Hebrew
Italian
Latin
Japanese with Listening
Korean with Listening</p>
<p>Effective fall 2006, completion of SAT II: Writing or SAT II: Math level IC will not meet the fall 2006 requirement</p>
<p>calig:</p>
<p>between the two choices, retake Reasoning Test. Your S already has three excellent Subject Test scores, and, in different disciplines. Check out the xiggi method -- the math score is the easiest for which to prep.</p>
<p>So, you think he should retake the SAT I to try and get that math up. We just found out he got all 5's on his AP's (Bio, English (language), European History, US History, Environm. Science). He would love to be done with the standarized tests (until Ap's for next year), but I am still worried that the 690 next to the two 800's will really stand out.</p>
<p>In one respect, them thar test scores can't get much better, and no the 690 really won't stand out unless he's applying to a math heavy program such as engineering. While the difference between a 690 and a 700 is only one bubble and is statistically meaningless, psychologically, all 700's just look better to admissions, IMO. </p>
<p>But, more importantly, merit money is highly influenced by test scores. For example, when we toured Emory a year ago, the AdRep admitted that every Emory Scholar in '04 had a "1550 or better".</p>
<p>Definitely list those AP scores in the "Other" section of his applications.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks Bluebyyou!!</p>
<p>thanks all.</p>
<p>Math II for SATII is REALLY unneccesary UNLESS you are majoring in ENGINEERING. At almost any school thath has a name, you will most li kely need to take mATH II and do exceptionally well in it to be admitted into the engineering department in the university. However, For art, you'd better off taking a literature/social science SAT. If you are planning to major in any sciences, math is RECOMMENDED as well. But you really have nothing to worry about. The whole math II looks better is just an unsupported rumor. Especially important for SAT II's is that you take soemthing 1) that interests you 2) you have confidence that you will score high on. SAT II scores tend to be higher in general, so your goal in taking it is to reap up the points, not please some admissions person by proving to them you can be versatile.</p>
<p>I would suggest that the "goal" to both "reap up the points" AND "please admissions" by showing versatility in different disciplines. </p>
<p>Think about it: if you were an admissions reader for an engineering school, would you rather see 800's in math, chem and physics, or 800's in math, physics and lit/history? What app stands out more? The history and english departments want great kids, too, even at MIT. Conversely, what stands out more to a liberal arts school? 800's in different disciplines, or 800's all in hard sciences. </p>
<p>Schools like Stanford have given admission edges to kids with high scores from different disciplines.</p>