<p>I hear that highly selective colleges require applicants to take three SATII's. I also heard that it's recommended that one of them be a Math test. Does this pertain to us students who don't plan on pursuing math (or any math relation to our major)?</p>
<p>Short answer: yes. Regardless of whether you plan to major in math/engineering/science, most top colleges will require a Math subject test to demonstrate mastery of advanced (i.e. up to pre-calc) math skills.</p>
<p>Make sure that you take the correct Math subject test. Many schools require Math 2 and will not accept Math 1.</p>
<p>I know Harvard, Princeton, and Georgetown require three subject tests, and Northwestern “recommends” three, but I thought most others only require two… even if they say they require “any two,” does this mean it’s better to have three? If I submit three will they only look at the two best ones?</p>
<p>Princeton no longer requires three, btw; only two. So that leaves Harvard and Georgetown as the only schools for which you need three.</p>
<p>Percyshelley, where did you get that information? It still says on the Princeton admissions site that you still need 3 SAT IIs</p>
<p>[Princeton</a> University | Standardized Testing](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/standardized_testing/]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/standardized_testing/)
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When applying for admission to Princeton, you must submit official scores for either the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT. All applicants must also take three SAT Subject Tests. </p>
<p>If you intend to study engineering (B.S.E.), your three SAT Subject Tests should include one test in either physics or chemistry, one test in either Level I or Level II mathematics and a third subject test of your choice. </p>
<p>If you choose to take more than three subject tests, we will consider all your scores, giving the greatest weight to your three strongest scores."</p>
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<p>Most schools accept either Math 1 or Math 2 and are very explicit about it. It’s primarily engineering schools that require Math 2.</p>
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<p>Are you sure thats right? I thought one of my friends told me that out of the colleges he applied to (Harvard, Stanford, UChicago)…none required a math subject test and he never took one. Maybe I am wrong?</p>
<p>Here is the link on requirements for SAT II: [Ivy</a> West: SAT Subject Tests Requirements](<a href=“http://test-prep.ivywest.com/sat-subject-test-score.aspx]Ivy”>http://test-prep.ivywest.com/sat-subject-test-score.aspx)</p>
<p>Demiitasse: I got that information from a Princeton admissions officer during a campus visit. He said that although it has not yet been updated on the site, it is indeed true that Princeton will only be requiring 2 sat IIs</p>
<p>Yale requires applicants to submit the following testing:</p>
<pre><code>* The College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) SAT I and any two SAT II Subject Tests
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* The ACT with Writing</p>
<p>Maybe Princeton just changed its policy, this past year my nephew received a letter from Princeton about missing the third SAT II test.</p>
<p>Yeah, that info session was this year, talking about changing the long-standing policy.</p>
<p>Oh wow! That sounds great! Yayy, because I did horribly on math (asian fail.)
Thanks percyshelley!</p>
<p>None of the places I’ve ever looked into have ever required a math subject test, and since I knew I wouldn’t do well on Math I or II, I went ahead and took ones I knew I could score well on.</p>
<p>Demiitasse: Oh, I did too. That’s why I was ecstatic when I heard that Princeton was only requiring 2. Happy day!</p>
<p>I think University of Virginia requires math, but that’s the only school I’ve heard of that specifically asks for it if you aren’t engineering or something.</p>
<p>I recommend, no matter the school requirements</p>
<p>1 math (preferably level 2)
1 science
1 humanity (history, lit, language)</p>
<p>Doing well on all three shows that you can excel in three different areas, and going above and beyond testing requirements (within reason) can only help you.</p>
<p>I still maintain that if you despise math and science and are no good at them, it’s much better to take ones you excel at.</p>