<p>My question will be fair and easy. As you know the SAT II deadline is tonight and I have to register. My problem is, I am planning JHU, Georgetown SFS, UChicago or sort for a major on ir/politics. But I don't want to take IC and rather take US History or Lit. (my other two SATs are World History and Biology E). Do you think that not taking the IC would have an effect on my application. Or would it be just OK to go with the history and lit. Please answer a.s.a.p. Thanks in advance</p>
<p>but most colleges dont approve of Math I, take the math II if any. If it's gonna be a math 1, go with lit, but if it's gonna be a math, go with math 2</p>
<p>Take the subjects you're good at, and save the math for the SAT I. If you don't want to take math, don't take it. They're really essential if you're going into science/math/engineering, but since you're going into politics, go with the lit.</p>
<p>Georgetown and Johns Hopkins are among the relatively small group of schools that ask for three SAT subject tests. You need to be aware of this when you make your choices. Most other schools of their caliber only ask for two.</p>
<p>Don't worry so much about choices, at least not now. IF you want, the day of the test you are allowed to switch to which test you want (w/ the exception of Spanish w/ Listening). Thus, even though you're still concerned, just make sure to register for three tests, and you'll still have more time to think about it to make sure that you're comfortbale with your choices as well as looking over what you feel you can study for.</p>
<p>UChicago neither requires nor recommends SAT II's and for that college you should consider your essays to be more important than your test scores. Hopkins actually does not require them anymore but does recommend 3 and that one be math IIC if applying for engineering but otherwise it is not needed. Georgetown wants any 3 and they should be "appropriate to your area of interest" -- example given is that you need a foreign language test if you intend to continue on with that foreign language and it implies you should submit a math if you intend to major in math or science but otherwise not necessary.</p>
<p>My suggestion: take Lit. or U.S. History. You already have a science/math SAT II. I would only recommend taking math if you're putting down something science or math oriented as your major of interest. If you feel stronger in Lit. or U.S. History, take those over Math IC or II.
I applied somewhere that needed 3 SATs, too, and I did Bio E, Lit. and Japanese, and it worked out. Play to your strengths.</p>
<p>play to your strengths, but, yes Hopkins would like to see Math 2. But, as the other posters mentioned, you can sign up today, and take any 1-3 tests you want when you get there.</p>
<p>Actually I will be applying for politics. Since it is not science or anything, I registered for US History, World History and Biology E/M. I will also be mailing to the admission officers of these schools and talking with my counselor about this choice but it seems like there won't be too much problems since neither int.relations nor politics directly involve maths as in engineering majors. Thanks a lot for your kindness.</p>
<p>Actually I will be applying for politics. Since it is not science or anything, I registered for US History, World History and Biology E/M. I will also be mailing to the admission officers of these schools and talking with my counselor about this choice but it seems like there won't be too much problems since neither int.relations nor politics directly involve maths as in engineering majors. Thanks a lot for your kindness.</p>
<p>bluebayou:
Even if they liked breadth, it doesn't make sense to send two math/science SAT IIs and only one non-science/math when you're not interested in science or math. I really think one should do the trick. </p>
<p>I agree in principal, but WH and USH are so close in subject matter, two strong scores would not be so much a wow factor as a strong score in one history and, say, Lit (or Math).</p>