<p>This question is specific to my situation.</p>
<p>I've already taken three subject tests last May:</p>
<p>Math 2 - 600
Chemistry - 640
US History - 740</p>
<p>I'm planning on taking the subject tests in November 2013, but I'm having difficulty deciding which ones to take. I'm considering:</p>
<p>Math 2 - retake obviously because a 600 sucks.</p>
<p>Physics - my chemistry score was pretty awful as well, but I'm taking AP Physics next year. Do you think I'll be ready for 700+ on the subject test after a semester of AP? (and self study)</p>
<p>Literature - supposedly similar to the SAT CR section, on which I scored a 770.</p>
<p>World History - I just really love world history and I feel like I would totally ace this. </p>
<p>Should I even be trying to take three subject tests again? If so, which of the four should I be take?</p>
<p>Also I'm looking at applying to more selective colleges for architecture, many of which require a math and a science subject test.</p>
<p>Try to get good scores on math 2 and physics. If you feel you can improve chem take that as well.I’m not sure if literature and world history will help you that much in admission.</p>
<p>Do a practice test of Math I, Math II, Literature, and World. Then take the 3 that you do best on. I wouldn’t bother with physics because self-studying would be very time consuming amidst the fall of senior year (unless you are applying to schools of engineering). Not to mention, if you are taking AP Physics C, I’m not sure if that even prepares you for the exam as it is just mechanics, and you’ll only have 1 semester worth. You really only need 1 more 700+, so I would think 1 of the other 4 would suffice.</p>
<p>Yeah I’ll definitely retake the Math II subject test. </p>
<p>Bump anyway</p>
<p>Yeah, retake the Math. But let me just say, I took the Literature, and do not expect to get a good score on it just because you got a good score on the CR. They are not the same. Although general vocabulary is an important part, you might have to know terms like similes and metaphors, be able to tell a sonnet from other forms of lyric poetry, identify hyperboles, anachronisms, apophasis, and meiosis, and, hardest of all, you have to identify the “effect” of a certain sentence of literary device on the selection as a whole. It is not too hard though, I studied and I got a 780, but I am just warning you in case you do not know that kind of stuff.</p>
<p>If you’ve taken AP English Language and you’re good at the SAT reading, then I would take Lit. I took after only studying for 2 days and I got a 750. It’s not an 800, but it shows that if you even study a little bit, remember rhetorical terms, and can analyze a passage then you will do well.</p>
<p>I don’t mean to intrude…</p>
<p>I’m also in a similar situation as you. I took a College Board practice test and scored a 720; however, I gave myself an extra 15 minutes to finish the entire test… I told an SAT English teacher my score, and she said that all I really need to do then is study the Barron’s prep book and do a lot of practice tests to work on my time management. </p>
<p>Do you guys think I can do very well on the Lit subject test (upwards to 800), or was I just lucky because I took an “easier” test? The reason I’m asking this is because I haven’t studied/read much literature, but frankly I found the test quite easy</p>
<p>Again, sorry for the intrusion, but hopefully the feedback will help you out too</p>