<p>What I am wondering is what is the relative importance of SAT II's in one's application? My son took two on June 2 -- he doesn't have much of a clue how he did. His SAT I's are pretty strong (he'll retake them in Oct.), but how closely do schools really look at the subject tests?</p>
<p>I'd like to know that also..i was not prepared for them at all..and expect terrible scores.</p>
<p>depends. some colleges actually require SAT II's, but even if they do, the admissions people might not look very closely. They're really more useful for placement.</p>
<p>What if you have very strong ACT/SAT/GPA/etc?? What would they make of a lesser subject test score?? (like, 700-750, for example)</p>
<p>I think subject tests are mostly just to see whether you're on par with other applicants and would not be a make-or-break part of the application.</p>
<p>On A is for Admissions, it says that the scores are important. If you do really good in school but mess up the SAT tests, you'll still get rejected.</p>
<p>OK, so is a 730 on the Chem messing up? for HYP? And how would it look if I then got a 5 on the AP?
thanks</p>
<p>wxmann, who publishes "A is for Admissions"? The College Board?</p>
<p>I don't know who publishes it but the book is "A is for Admissions" by Michelle Hernandez - about $11 on Amazon. (I had totally forgotten about this book)</p>
<p>Don't ever say a 730 is messing up - you're a different applicant just like how everyone else should be, it depends on you, not the score you make.</p>
<p>well said</p>
<p>ahahahah i just laughed because i think what you said was true and...well, eloquent and your ID is eloquence.</p>
<p>ok sorry</p>