Should I send my mediocre subject tests?

Applying to College
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<p>Hey guys, so I just took the subject tests for the first (and last) time, as a senior. Although subject tests are supposed to fortify one's application, I fear mine my end up hurting me more than they would help. I didn't have much time to prepare and really just winged them. Also, only 2 of my schools "strongly suggest" sending 2+ subject tests (UVA and Northwestern,) if that's of any relevance. </p>

<p>My others schools are: UCLA, USC, BC, BU, NYU, uMich, GWU, and American</p>

<p>What I'm afraid of is the scores hurting me, as I think the rest of my application is stronger than what they would suggest.</p>

<p>Here is my resume:</p>

<p>GPA (upon submission of my app): 3.8 weighted
Freshman GPA (all CPs): 3 (explained why in my app)
Sophomore (1 honors): 3.7
Junior (4 AP, 1 honors): 4.4
Senior (4 AP, 1 honors): 4.4 (predicted)</p>

<p>ACT: 31, 32 superscored</p>

<p>Strong ECs</p>

<p>Good recs</p>

<p>AP Scores: 5,5,4,3 </p>

<p>And now the subject tests:</p>

<p>US History: 670 (got a 4 AP)
Math I: 630
Literature: 690 (got a 5 on AP)</p>

<p>So what do you think, should I submit them or just leave my application as is?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>Bump, please help out guys</p>

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<p>Send US Hist and Lit. They’re really not that bad and can’t hurt. As a sidenote, whenever a university “strongly recommends” something, I think it would hurt if you DON’T send it, even if it is optional.</p>

<p>I think a 630 in Math I is quite low, but this may just be my opinion so I’m a little skeptical of whether or not you should send that (maybe if your major isn’t engineering-related it may not hurt). But by all means, send the other two.</p>

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<p>If the school does not require SAT2 scores, you may not want to send them in. The 50% for SAT2s are usually around 650. For schools that require them, you do need to send them in. NU does require 2-3 SAT2 for certain programs while only recommend for the rest. You should send the SAT2 to NU only if it is required or if you get good scores. It is not so “strongly” recommended as Stanford.</p>