I’m a rising high school senior, and I want to be an engineering student. Most serious engineering schools pretty much require a math and science subject test, and I am taking a the Math 2 and Physics test this fall. However, I am also very good at reading and U.S. history (I got a 740 SAT Reading and 5 on AP U.S. History test without studying for either/ I took AP English III and AP U.S. History II last year, taking AP English IV this year) and think I can do well on the English and U.S. History subject tests if I study.
My question is is it beneficial for me to take the English and/or U.S. History test in addition to the Physics and Math 2 tests. Would it increase my chances of being accepted at the schools I want to apply to (UVA, MIT, Princeton, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, UMD, Michigan State, VA Tech, Rutgers, Drexel) if I took those additional subject tests even though they are unrelated to STEM?
I’ve never heard this mentioned by anyone at my school or the colleges I’ve visited.
Thanks.