<p>Is it better to take fewer SAT 2 tests or is it better to take a lot of tests and just hope to get a better score.
Do colleges only consider the top 2 or 3 scores or do they want everything to be good?</p>
<p>It's better to take only the tests you can do well on so you can get your best scores. Most schools only ask for three SAT IIs so you're wasting your time taking tons of them. Take ones related to (or loosely related to) your intended major and kick butt on them.</p>
<p>It's much better to take 2 (UC schools) or 3 (Privates) SAT subjects and get 750+ on all of them, rather than take 5 and get mediocre scores that float around the 680-710 range.</p>