Should I take both the SAT subject test in World History and US History Subject Test?

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Hello everyone. I just took the world history subject test after taking AP World, and I’m pretty sure I did very well. Because I am extremely strong in history,I am considering taking the US history subject test after I take APUSH with Math Level 2 next year. Because I already took the a world history subject test, would it be a waste of time because colleges would see it as just taking a history test again?

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Potential college major? If it’s history there shouldn’t be any issue.

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Some colleges request two different subjects. Some say any two tests. Some do not require subject tests. (You might submit them to those colleges anyway, if your scores are awesome.) Check your potential colleges for what they request.
You also could do what my son did: take two history subject tests and a third subject test in something else. His third was biology.

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The OP indicates that the 3rd would be M2.

The question really becomes moot if M2 is the highest or second highest score. No college other than Georgetown requests/requires 3, and the others, unless the college specifically requests a STEM and a humanities, will just factor in the best 2.

If it turns out that the 2 history tests are your highest scores, then the question is different. But you’re a year away from asking that question. For now, it’s fine to take 2 histories, but ultimately, you may not want to submit 2 histories.

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Thanks for the help everyone. Major wise I’d like to do Economics or political science, probably a political economy or PPE (philosophy, politics, economics) major if the college end up going to offers it. Does it really matter to colleges if I go over the recommended number of subject sats? Also, Georgetown is one of the colleges on my list, so would it be okay to include the second history test as my third test or would it be better to replace it with literature? Most likely the history score would be higher.

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Up to a point - no, IMO. I think it’s fine to submit 3 if the college asks for 2. But sending 6, as an example, might have the AO wondering if the applicant is simply a one-dimensional drone with nothing better to do on a Saturday.