<p>I am thinking of possibly applying to U of Chicago EA. I'm also considering a few others too. I am mostly determining my decision on the importance of SAT subject scores. I did quite well on reasoning test, but I didn't do so well on subject test math 2. I am going to retake them in October, but I was wondering if U Chicago requires subject tests. If so, how many? And how important are they to admissions? If I do badly which I don't hope, will it hinder my chances of admissions? THANKS!!</p>
<p>It’s not required.</p>
<p>They don’t even appear on the app the admissions counselors see, according to my high school college counselor.</p>
<p>Yeah, don’t worry about it. You have bigger fish to fry come pay day.</p>
<p>I thought U Chicago didn’t even consider them?</p>
<p>I believe that is what everyone has been saying. No SAT subject tests required or even looked at if sent.</p>
<p>If you’re worried about how a submitted SAT II test will look, just don’t submit it. It won’t count against you by any means.</p>
<p>does the same apply to ap test scores?</p>
<p>No, they look at AP scores, but they aren’t that important in the grand scheme of things. Your transcript, essays, rec letters and ECs are all more important.</p>
<p>They might look at your AP scores, but I highly doubt they put any importance on them. Looking at the credit they give for receiving 4s and 5s they don’t seem to care about them very much…But a string of 4s & 5s will probably add something to your application ^^</p>
<p>Colleges really don’t care about your AP scores.</p>
<p>Wait, so it’s useless to send scores even if I want them to see them? They’ll just toss them?</p>
<p>You have the option of self-reporting your AP scores on the common application, anyway. Since they aren’t a significant factor considered by the admissions committee, merely an extra garnish, it seems that self-reporting should suffice. Don’t spend the extra $15 or whatever to send official collegeboard AP stuff when you don’t need to.</p>
<p>The only time you should ever really have to send AP scores is when a college offers you credit for them. That won’t be an issue until you enroll in a specific school.</p>
<p>(If some school elsewhere tells you they look closely at AP scores and want an official report sent to them, well, that’s a different matter. But otherwise, why spend the money?)</p>
<p>If UChic really does’t look at SATII at all, my chance will be greatly dampened.
I am an international student.
The course selection in my home country is extremely rigid. I self studied 4 SATIIs to demonstrate my mastery in those subject disciplines.
If they are not to be considered, my knowledge will seem extremely narrow to the admission staff…</p>
<p>Well, what I did was… I put my AP scores and my SAT II scores in the extra information portion of the application. That made sure that they could see them. In fact, I think that increased my shot at admissions dramatically, since I had a poor SAT score but perfect APs and near-perfect SAT IIs.</p>