<p>I've sat the ACT with Writing, so for Brown and Yale, I don't need to submit subject tests, but I sat them anyway. I got 630 in Math I and 680 in English Lit, which I understand aren't the greatest results (especially the former one). However, I am an international student so have sat external examinations in a variety of subjects, all of which I have received As in, including SQA Higher Mathematics, which has material that is far more complex than even the math 2 subject test. Indeed, one problem I found was that a lot of the material in the subject tests I covered when I was about 13 or 14, and haven't revisited it since, so was really rusty. My declared major would be English Literature or history.</p>
<p>well your 630 in Math 1 would contradict your external examinations (hint: red flags for admin officers- this applicant is seemingly capable of higher level mathematics yet has weak basics?) and I don’t think the 680 in English literature is good as well since it is along the lines of your declared major. </p>
<p>@blu5959 It’s not that I have weak basics, it’s that things such as box plots, stem and leaf diagrams, etc, I studied when I was 12/13 and I haven’t revisited them since because they’re not exactly concepts which have any great potential to develop. In addition, the style of test is very different to any external examination I have taken. The questions are multiple choice, and are quick-fire (lots of questions, little time and little depth) whereas I am used to written papers with fewer, more in depth questions over longer periods of time. </p>
<p>In light of your advice, I don’t think I’ll send them off.</p>
<p>However, keep in mind that the colleges you are applying to may have subject test requirements that have to be satisfied (usually two). The exam style should be easy to get used to with some practice, so if you have time to resit the subject tests, do it cause you may get a much higher score. </p>