Are SAT II's Necessary for Harvard?

anon67749591
Sat, 13 Jun 2015 20:10:08 +0000

I have not found one single person who posted his Harvard acceptance online with no SAT II. This might be helpful, being from Harvard’s website:

While we normally require two SAT Subject Tests, you may apply without them if the cost of the tests represents a financial hardship or if you prefer to have your application considered without them. Standardized testing is only one component of our holistic admissions process and your application will be evaluated on the basis of all submitted information.

This is also a quote from William Fitzsimmons, Dean of Admissions at Harvard.

As it has for decades, standardized testing continues to be only one component of our holistic admissions process and every application will be evaluated on the basis of all submitted information.

If I was you, however, I would spend maybe an hour every day until the October test date studying for SAT II.