<p>Okay, let me just preface this a little bit. My school's supposedly really challenging compared to a lot of high schools in the area. I have pretty good grades (~3.57 UW/4.04 W/3.79 UC GPA) w/ basically all honors and AP classes, but my SAT scores don't reflect that. I think my actual SAT's fine, but my subject test scores literally make me wanna cry. I got 480 in French with Listening and 520 in Bio (to be fair, I didn't study much). But I definitely knew what I was doing in my Honors French classes and Honors Bio class, and I aced them, but I feel like colleges won't take them into account and just assume that my school's really easy (even though it's the complete opposite... like it's a nightmare). Can I omit these scores from my UC app or ANY app? Or should I just be on the safe side and send all of my scores so I won't get penalized later? Will these bad scores kill my chances of getting into any college (I especially care about the UCs)?? I don't know what to do; I can't retake them in December!</p>
<p>It depends upon each UC and how competitive the major you are applying. UC Davis stated that the subject tests can only help not hurt your chances, but I am not sure about the rest. I would assume if the UC does not recommend SAT subject tests for your major, they could only help you with a good score and you would not be penalized for a bad score.</p>
<p>Omit them for now but indicate you’ll retake in December, this time STUDY for them, and send those scores directly. You’ll have a late fee or may have to go as a standby.</p>