<p>Little ole me has fallen into a wee predicament. See, three of the colleges Im applying to require two SAT IIs (all three are reaches). I was thinking about taking three Subject Tests - Literature, U.S History, and Math Level 1 and then selecting the best two scores to send. But I know for a fact that Im going to do less than stellar on the Math 1 test; Im talking less than 650. But at the same time, I want to show a broad range of knowledge, despite the fact that doing poorly on the Math test could screw me over since colleges see all the scores on the score report and not just the two I send.</p>
<p>So, what should I do? Should I take all 3 and select the best two (even though studying for Math is a huge pain in the butt)? Or should I just take the ones I know Ill do well in and not worry about displaying depth in knowledge? </p>
<p>(Oh, and all my college apps are heavily geared towards showing me off as an English student.)</p>
<p>My thought is to examine what is requested of the schools to which you are applying. Some schools are specific about seeing breadth ie no chem as well as Bio or must submit Math. If none of them have any requirements (go to their site and MB check out those school threads here), then I would take subject tests only in subjects in which I would do well. i am not going to encourage my D to take literature, history or spanish when these are not her strengths. D will take math (because there are schools to which she is applying that require math or require three SAT III) and has previously taken chem and bio. If you take all three in the same day, will you also do as well on each as you would if you took fewer on a single day. Lastly, when you send any SAT scores ALL will be sent. If that is a concern for you, then you need to understand that you cannot just select and send 2. You can only indicate the two preferred on your college application but all will be sent by CB.</p>
<p>If you don't think you can score above 700 on Math IC, don't take it.
If you've had Pre-Calculus, try taking Math IIC, its viewed superior to IC, not to mention the great curve</p>
<p>only take what you can do well..</p>