Chance me + Advice

itsv
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:35:05 +0000

Most colleges who want subject tests want Math2 as a subject test. Calculus is important for engineering so that is why Math2 is the best test to take for engineering majors.

You also need to list the colleges you want to see your subject tests on your score report before you take the January test. You can’t wait until you get the scores to then order them. Most colleges will take the scores from the January sitting but you have to list them so that the scores are automatically sent. Unlike taking the test junior year or in Sept when you have the luxury of time to be able to see the score and then decide; January sittings means the scores have to be sent automatically. The only exception would be colleges that on their website say you can send the scores later in the process. If you wait until mid Feb. to see the scores; college board says it will take them 2-3 weeks to send the scores and for most colleges that is too late in the decision making process.

If med school is your eventual goal then shoot for a college where you can have much success and be able to do well at that school. If you got into Columbia your stats would put you in the bottom percentile of the class. Instead perhaps you should think of a college where you can get the grades to go to med school. My DH and I both went to small liberal arts colleges where we did well enough to be accepted to top tier law schools (Yale/UCLA). The environment at our undergrad institutions was great and we both got a wonderful education. Good luck.