Required SAT Subjects Tests for Class of 2011

[xiggi]

Here's a tentative list of schools requiring SAT Subject Tests. Please note that a number of schools such as Yale or Pomona might accept the ACT in place of the required SAT Subject Tests. As usual, it is best to check directly with the schools for possible changes or specific requirements for the Class of 2011.

Schools requiring 3 tests
Georgetown University 3
Harvard 3
Princeton University 3
Yale University 3

Schools requiring 2 tests
Amherst College 2
Barnard College 2
Boston College 2
Boston University 2
Brandeis University 2
Brown University 2
Bryn Mawr College 2
California Institute of Technology 2
Carnegie Mellon University 2
Columbia University 2
Connecticut College 2
Cooper Union 2
Cornell University 2
Dartmouth College 2
Duke University 2
Franklin Olin College of Engineering 2
Harvey Mudd College 2
Haverford College 2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2
McGill University 2
New York University 2
Pomona College 2
Rice University 2
Swarthmore College 2
Tufts University 2
University of California System 2
University of Pennsylvania 2
University of Virginia 2
Vassar College 2
Washington and Lee University 2
Webb Institute 2
Wellesley College 2
Wesleyan University 2
Williams College 2

PS Feel free to correct omissions or errors.

[Bridie]

Are you saying that these are the only schools "requiring" the IIs?

[hsmomstef]

any colleges require specific tests, or can you choose any 2 or 3?

[mootmom]

I know that MIT requires one math (level 1 or 2) and one science (bio, physics, or chem).

[stupak]

i believe a lot of these can be substituted with the act. exception that i can see right now to that is princeton, which forces you take 3 sat2s with the act

[mootmom]

MIT also requires the above 2 SAT Subject tests even for those students presenting the ACT instead of the SAT I.

[sybbie719]

i believe a lot of these can be substituted with the act.

Dartmouth requires the SAT I or the ACT with writing and two SAT II subject tests.

Which standardized tests does Harvard require?

For the Class of 2011, students may submit either the "old" SAT I or ACT taken before March 2005, or the new SAT or ACT (which must include the writing section). Students must also submit three SAT II exams of their choosing. The Admissions Committee will continue to consider all test results in light of students' educational opportunities.

http://www.admissions.college.harvar...sts/index.html

Columbia:

SAT or ACT scores, two SAT Subject Test scores

Williams

All applicants must take either the SAT or the ACT (American College Testing Program exam), plus any two SAT Subject Tests of the applicant's choice. Students taking the ACT must also submit the optional Writing Test.

[stupak]

so I guess to make it cleaner: (any more?)

Most of the schools above can take either the SAT I and X SAT II's or just the ACT.

Exceptions(schools that require the X SAT II's even if you take the ACT):
PRINCETON - 3
MIT - 2
DARTMOUTH - 2

[xiggi]

Schools requiring 3 tests without ACT

Georgetown University 3 REQUIRED
Harvard 3 REQUIRED
Princeton University 3 REQUIRED

Schools requiring 2 tests without ACT substitution

California Institute of Technology 2 REQUIRED
Carnegie Mellon University 2 REQUIRED
Columbia University 2 REQUIRED
Cooper Union 2 REQUIRED
Cornell University 2 REQUIRED
Dartmouth College 2 REQUIRED
Franklin Olin College of Engineering 2 REQUIRED
Harvey Mudd College 2 REQUIRED
Haverford College 2 REQUIRED
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2 REQUIRED
New York University 2 REQUIRED
Rice University 2 REQUIRED
University of California System 2 REQUIRED
University of Virginia 2 NOT REQUIRED/STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
Washington and Lee University 2 REQUIRED
Webb Institute 2 REQUIRED
Williams College 2 REQUIRED

Schools allowing substitutions

Amherst College 2 ACT SUB
Barnard College 2 ACT SUB
Boston College 2 ACT SUB
Boston University 2 ACT SUB
Brandeis University 2 ACT SUB
Brown University 2 ACT SUB
Bryn Mawr College 2 ACT SUB
Connecticut College 2 ACT SUB
Duke University 2 ACT SUB
McGill University 2 ACT SUB
Pomona College 2 ACT SUB
Swarthmore College 2 ACT SUB
Tufts University 2 ACT SUB
University of Pennsylvania 2 ACT SUB
Vassar College 2 ACT SUB
Wellesley College 2 ACT SUB
Wesleyan University 2 ACT SUB
Yale University 3 ACT SUB

[Marian]

Please be very careful in using lists like these.

Often, the requirements vary from program to program within a college or university. Also, two doesn't necessarily mean "any two." Some colleges specify particular tests (such as math).

[xiggi]

^^---^^^

That's why the original list came with a caveat. Lists are mere tools that help seeing the bigger picture, but do not replace the individual analysis of colleges. The main purpose of this list, however, was to remind everyone that there are least 20 schools that REQUIRE two or three SAT Subjects, and that the deadlines to register and take the tests are looming. An application sent without a required test is deemed incomplete, and will be rejected.

Here's a tentative list of schools requiring SAT Subject Tests. Please note that a number of schools such as Yale or Pomona might accept the ACT in place of the required SAT Subject Tests. As usual, it is best to check directly with the schools for possible changes or specific requirements for the Class of 2011.

[wzzzz]

Don't the ivies prefer sat II in both science and social subjects?

[bluebayou]

wzzzz:

any selective college would prefer to see strong scores in different disciplines bcos it shows breadth.

[menloparkmom]

xiggi,
some schools[ such as Stanford] say that SAT II's are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED [ i.e. virtually required if you want to be considered]. Should they be added to the list as well? I think it might be more valuable if it includes colleges where SAT II's' are required OR highly recommended.

[xiggi]

MPMom, I do not disagree, but the issue is that we might start an endless debate about the degree of the recommendation. Is there a large difference between strongly recommended, highly recommended, or simply recommended? Another category might be "considered" ... which makes it even harder.

I thought it was nice to point the schools where an application is considered imcomplete by the absence of the required tests. This said, I will try to get a list for the schools where the SAT Subject Tests are recommended.