<p>I will be taking SAT II in June and two of the tests are definitely going to be biology and math. </p>
<p>I probably won't go into heavy/strict sciences so I am thinking about taking more 'balanced' SAT IIs. On the college application I will probably put down undecided. </p>
<p>I can't take languages/history, so the only option left is literature.</p>
<p>Despite of my interest in literature, I do really bad on my prep tests (It is now already February and my score is not even 700). </p>
<p>Should I give literature up and take chemistry instead? I am confident that I can get 780+ for chemistry. Could my CR in SAT I 'replace' the 'humanity' component?</p>
<p>If the chemistry exam provides an alternative that will be of greater value to your application, I would definitely consider it. For universities that require the Subject Tests, many may prefer to have a test from the humanities, but unless it is required, it certainly isn’t essential to sacrifice a potentially better-quality score.</p>
<p>Don’t be discouraged with a sub-700. It depends on what books you are using for practice tests–sometimes your score is artificially low (for example, b/c the curve is inaccurate). If you consider yourself a pretty good English student in school, I would stick with it and take it in June. If you do really poorly, you can always take Chem in the fall.</p>
<p>Another option is to self-study for World. Euro (if you took it) gives a good foundation; the rest is basically more memorization and if you put the time in I bet you can get a good score on that. I’d be careful not to weight it entirely to the sciences/math. Good luck!</p>
<p>I am thinking about taking Chem, bio and math in June, spending the summer studying lit or WH and taking it in June. I just feel that I need to fill in the requirements first. The admission officers won’t really care about the order (what subjects were taken first), right?</p>