URGENT Question: Should I take SAT Subject tests or SAT or neither?

Applying to College
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<p>Ok here's the situation, I took the SAT in June and got an extremely crappy score of 1950 (560CR/740M/650W). I went in completely cold which probably didn't help. My ACT score is 33 (I got a 36 on math and reading-doesn't make sense why I didn't do well on CR on SAT). Now here's the problem the school I want to apply early to requires the SAT or ACT and strongly recommends 2 Subject Tests. This upcoming October test date is the last chance I have to take the SAT/subject test in order for them to the school in time. So do I take the subject tests and let them see my crappy SAT score too? or do I retake the SAT and try and do better? or do I not take either so I wouldn't have to submit anything from the collegeboard? I'm in a jam here can someone please help me out.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>You should definetely take the SAT subject tests if you've taken the classes before and performed well, and think you can get a good score. </p>

<p>You should look at your schools average SAT percentiles before you decide whether or not to retake it.</p>

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<p>Take the SAT 2 and if ur Transcripts Recommendationa are essay along with it are good you will stand a chance.</p>

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<p>Colleges are not supposed to hold a lower SAT score against you if your ACT is high. Therefore take the SATIIs and let them see everything.</p>

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<p>Colleges are not supposed to hold a lower SAT score against you if your ACT is high. Therefore take the SATIIs and let them see everything.</p>

<p>-I hope you're right but it still kinda makes me nervous</p>

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<p>princessbell said "You should look at your schools average SAT percentiles before you decide whether or not to retake it."</p>

<p>I've never heard that before, How does that relate?</p>

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<p>I am in the same situation expect with a higher SAT and slightly higher ACT score. My scaled ACT is still more than 200 points higher than my SAT, so I asked the same questions to my counselor and three college admission officers (Duke, UPenn, Stanford) . Assuming that they are not lying to me, they all said they only take the highest scaled testing profile, a lower SAT will not detract from a higher ACT score. If your subjects are great, I see no harm in sending them along with the dreaded SAT.
This is what they all say at least......</p>

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<p>Duke -
see if the following would work, timing-wise. Take your subject test but do not submit to any colllege until you see the results - then do a rush delivery if this will work at the college. You only want to send your subject scores if they will help you. </p>

<p>I don't think you need to worry too much about the SAT - your low CR score may have been the result of mis-bubbling. Colleges know that people have bad days.</p>

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<p>ohio_mom:
Do you think I would receive my scores in time so that if I decided to send them they would reach the school by Nov.1? btw I think you may be right about the mis-bubbling because I scored highly on the english and reading sections of the ACT and also the CR section of the PSAT.</p>

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<p>You need to check the collegeboard site to see when the on-line scores will be up. </p>

<p>If you have taken a practice test for the subject tests and are pretty sure of your ability, you will probably be fine with just sending.</p>

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<p>anyone else care to comment? btw if i want to send ap scores does that mean i have to send the SATs too?</p>