<p>First thing first, I'm aiming for Ivy soo.....</p>
<p>When I first heard of the subject test I was under the impression they were like AP's, where you didn't have to submit your score if you did poorly. My "friends" convinced me to take the US History exam (even though they knew I was a very poor memorizer and that History was my WORST subject, which is basically sabotaging me, though my ignorance is not an excuse). </p>
<p>I got a 700, which is not bad, but at least 50 short of Ivy standards. I just wanted to confirm that you HAVE to submit your SAT subject test score? Retaking the test is out of the question... so do I just have to live with it?</p>
<p>*off topic, and a newb question but i'm too lazy to make another thread for it XD - what month of your senior year do you apply for early action/decision, and what month do you apply for a regular application?</p>
<p>Choi, I think if I were you I'd relax. 700 is a very good score and if your strengths are in other areas (math, science) that will be reflected in your application and other scores. </p>
<p>Retaking scores like 700 plus will convey a message to the admission reps and that message is that you are obsessing over grades/scores. I think they are more interested in finding people who are obsessing over creating something new (research, starting a business, creative art or inventive science projects) or helping people (passions in the area of volunteer work, community service). </p>
<p>Harvard rejects 1/2 of their applicants who have perfect SATs (and accepts many who have less than perfect SATs) - that should tell us that they are looking are more things than just numbers.</p>
<p>Nobody ever backs up this statement: "Harvard rejects 1/2 of the people who get perfect on their SATs"</p>
<p>You know why? Harvard doesn't do that. They reject half of the people who score perfect on the Math II SAT subject test. Now it doesn't seem so impressive, does it?</p>
<p>Excuse my mistake...less than 1/2 with perfect SATs are accepted.</p>
<p>"For example, among applicants who scored a perfect 1600 last year, 39 percent were admitted to the Class of 2007. But for those perfect-scorers whose family income was below $40,000, the acceptance rates soar up to 53 percent. The trend continues down to the 1200 mark, at which point acceptance rates level out at around 5 percent. "</p>