Should I take another subject test?

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<p>I already took Chinese (800), US History (780 --without studying! woo! i was very happy) but I did terribly on math (below 650) --I CANNOT do m/c math for my life. anytime I have m/c on Calc tests, those are the sections I miss the most at... </p>

<p>Should I take another subject test though? I was thinking of taking Lit but not sure, as I was originally only applying to schools that only want 2, but now I'm thinking of applyng to a school that wants 3.... I'm not planning to major in science/math anyway (I want to do poli-sci ) so if I do take the Lit test, will the schools just ignore my terrible math score? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>From what I've heard it sounds like they just take the highest three subject scores, but I could be wrong.</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, I don't think they will ignore that math score. But yes, you can improve your application by taking another test and doing well on it.</p>

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<p>Most schools say that they consider all subject test scores but put the most emphasis on the top two/three (depending on how many they require.)</p>

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<p>hmm ok. Guess I'll be doing Lit then.. just to be safe. Thanks !! </p>

<p>Any way to prep for Lit?</p>

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<p>Practicing gets you accustomed to the types of questions on it and how to analyze passages and stuff... if you took the English Language AP test, it's basically just like that. And I mean, it helps to know vocab but they don't throw much obscure stuff on there. The Barron's book is wayyy overkill as far as the stuff they say you'll need to know. I kinda skimmed and was like "nawww." (Also, their practices are really harsh and not representative of what you'd actually get.) I dunno about the other companies' books.</p>

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<p>hmmm k I took APEL so im hoping that'll do the trick! :D</p>

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<p>If you are applying to a school requiring 3 sub tests then it is a very competitive school to get into. Doesn't sound like you currently have a high enough math score if it's one of the schools I'm thinking of. Did you take math 1 or 2? Are you a senior?</p>

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<p>I took Math 2 as a junior, currently a senior.
I'm currently undecided if I should apply to that school or not, so :/
haha yeah, the score sucks majorly... m/c math + me = bad results. There's only 1 school I'm thinking of applying to that has 3 subject tests though, so I was wondering if they disregarded the low scores and only look at the high scores if a school only wants 2 subject tests...</p>