Subject Tests

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Hi! I am a rising high school senior and I had a question regarding subject tests. Many schools say that they don’t want Math 1 and Math 2 as the two SAT subject tests. Is that the same with history? I want to submit US history and World history; does Harvard prefer different subjects (math, science, english, history) or can these two be considered different subjects? I understand that you don’t have to submit SAT subject tests, but if I wanted to, would these to be different enough? Thanks!

-Foodlover001

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World History and US History are different topics, so I think you’re fine.

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Thanks! That’s what I was thinking but I just wanted to be sure!

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Harvard, Yale and Princeton no longer require SAT Subject Tests. So, submit whatever ones you want (or none). See:

Harvard: https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply/application-process/sat-subject-tests

Yale: http://admissions.yale.edu/standardized-testing

Princeton: https://admission.princeton.edu/applyingforadmission/standardized-testing

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Thanks @gibby ! For Yale, I noticed that it said to submit all the subject tests that I’ve taken if I were to submit them. Is that for one sitting or for all of them? Since there isn’t score choice, do i still have the option of not sending any even if I’ve taken multiple? Thanks!

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^^ I don’t know . . . and that’s a great question. I would call Yale’s Admissions Office and alert them to this issue, and suggest they clarify it for everyone on their website.

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It’s for all of them. If you took the chem test 3X, you need to send them all.

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Okay, thanks!