Will a mediocre SAT Subject Test score ruin me?

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<p>I am applying to top tier colleges (Ivies, Georgetown, JHU, etc) and wrote about my Italian heritage quite eloquently - I think - as my Common App essay.</p>

<p>However, I took the Italian SAT Subject Test and scored only a 630. Now, I could justify this by saying that I am a better Italian speaker and writer than I am an Italian reader (which is solely what this exam tested) but the fact remains that this score is not impressive enough to stand out.</p>

<p>I have gotten in the 700's on all my other subject tests and SAT subsections. Since I must send in all my scores for most of these schools (and this 630 is lumped in a test date at which I improved another score from 690 to 710), will this score ruin my chances for admission?</p>

<p>I appreciate your thoughts.</p>

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<p>No, provided you have several SAT II above 700, the 630 won’t kill you</p>

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<p>no, you’ll be fine. :)</p>