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Did many of your child take the SAT 2's? I have found only a couple of schools that require them for music (such as Rice) others recommend but don't require them (such as Northwestern). I am wondering if they are worth the trouble/stress. Thanks!!
Rice was the only one that required them for my daughter. She took them, but did not take any time away from music to prepare for them. As a result, her scores were not all that great. As it turned out, she did not get into Rice and I believe the SAT2 scores were a non-issue everywhere else.
My son was a high scorer on SATI and decided not to take SAT IIs. I don't think they were required anywhere he applied (don't even know if they cared particularly about SATIs, but some people say they can be a tipping point).
Rice was on my S2's list back when, but he ran out of time to take the SAT IIs (due to a kinda last minute move to Germany his senior year). He ended up having to scratch Rice. Can't remember - UMich may have also been an casualty with that.
Anyway, he still loves Rice, and it's on his short list for grad school. No tests at all required for grad school for music - not even the ones Rice requires for other majors.
My son was very interested in Rice and took the SAT IIs for that reason. He was eventually waitlisted. I understand that unless your scores are really awful they will not be enough to keep you out of the music school. Your son should take them if he strongly interested in a school that requires them, but I wouldn't worry about prepping for them.
