Submitting my SAT Subject Tests to Georgetown (+ other schools)

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I’m an international student and my school doesn’t offer AP and IB classes at all but since Georgetown strongly recommends 3 SAT II tests (I’m applying for Regular Decision btw) I decided to take all three tests.

I self-studied for all the three tests and I honestly don’t know what to feel about these scores.
Math I: 520
World History: 520
Literature: 540

I chose these three tests because this is what I felt like I was good at but my scores definitely do not show that… :frowning: I know these scores won’t match up to Georgetown’s standards but I just really want to impress them since this school is perfect for my dream major (I plan on going to Walsh School of Foreign Service :slight_smile: ).

With these scores, should I submit these to the other schools I’m applying to (ex: NYU, Columbia, Fordham, LMU ++)? Or should I not even bother to send these scores to the other schools I’m applying to because it might lessen my chances of getting in the certain school? :frowning:

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For Columbia and Georgetown SFS? Yes.

FYI, AP/IB classes are not needed to perform well on the Subject Tests. In fact, AP/IB classes for Math and Literature don’t align at all with the Subject Tests

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So should I still send in my scores to Georgetown? I mean I spent so much money on this to sadly get… nowhere. And do you think I should avoid sending my Subject Test scores to other schools because of its poor grade?

Thank you for the reply!

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@skieurope Thank you so much for replying to my post. So do you think I should still send in my scores to Georgetown? I mean I spent so much money on this to sadly get… nowhere. And do you think I should avoid sending my Subject Test scores to other schools because of its poor grade?

If it may help, I’m applying to these other schools: Fordham, Syracuse, SCU, NYU, Amherst, Williams, Notre Dame, Vassar, UMass Amherst, and Holy Cross.

Thank you in advance for your help. I really appreciate it! :slight_smile:

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For colleges that do not require/recommend Subject Tests, which would be every college on your list other than Georgetown and Columbia, I would not send them - they will not enhance your application.

Georgetown “strongly recommends” Subject Tests. Not sending them will put you at a disadvantage. Sending low scores will put you at a disadvantage. Flip a coin to decide which is worse. Good luck.

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I would not send those bad scores anywhere.I would also not apply to any school that recommends subject tests. International students usually do well on subject tests.

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Do you think you can take these tests again? Or is that unaffordable? How did you study? Math 1 and Lit are all repetition. Get as many practice tests as you can and try to fully understand every question. Poetry and prose in practice tests should be analyzed THOROUGHLY. Even though you won’t have time on the test to do this, the more you do it the better you’ll get. For world history, if that really is your strong suit, I would get a book like world history for dummies and look up every single question you don’t know easily. Try to put together timelines like if this persons the leader, what wars are happening? Social conditions? Years? Its all about connections. Personally I think science subject tests are easier to self study because the questions are literally all the same on every tests and after a few you’ll be used to every question. I received a mid 500 on my first chem practice test. After taking a bunch of tests and referencing chemistry for dummies for the questions (along with asking my chemistry teacher about some of them) I was able to break 700 but test day. Even if you only retake two to get stronger scores, you can only send Columbia 2 and Georgetown requires all anyway. They’ll see the improvement in the two scores and that’ll look better than 3 bad scores.

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I would definitely not send them to any of your colleges.

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@skieurope @a20171 Columbia strongly recommends applicants to send in their Subject Test scores as well? I thought they didn’t anymore? My subject test scores are awful I know but if I have a good GPA, class rank, list of extracurriculars, will that have any effect? Or I still have a very slim chance?

Thank you for the help

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Hardly anyone takes Math 1. Ivies are looking for scores in the 700s. I am not sure about the rest of your application, but tbh I would apply locally or look at a lower level of schools.