<p>Current senior looking to apply early to a few reach schools. Here’s my dilemma:</p>
<p>I took the Math IIC and the Chem subject tests last June, but didn’t do so well. For math II, I think I left close to 7-8 blank and got a handful wrong (knew the material, just awful time management) and managed to scrape a 660. For Chem, I went in not knowing how the scoring really worked (could someone clarify the guessing penalty part please?) and ended up with a 710. I’d like to get these scores up to 750 each come November.</p>
<p>My questions are: Do i get to see my scores before sending them in if my schools’ deadlines
are November 1st? when I take both, am I required to send my old scores too? Should I send all the scores in? </p>
<p>Thanks in advance! Any help is much appreciated!</p>
<p>First off, do your reach schools require subject test scores? I know many competitive schools will require them if you are submitting the SAT as your main test, but if you submit the ACT with writing, you may not have to submit subject tests (this does not apply to schools like Harvard and Princeton, which require 2 subject test scores regardless of which test you took). If you are taking subject tests on October 5, you should have them by October 24 (according to college board website).</p>
<p>As far as submitting the scores, the best thing would be to select which schools you want your scores to be sent to before you take the exam. Some schools like Yale and Penn do NOT accept score choice and require that all tests be sent (if you send subject tests, then they want all of them and all SAT Tests; if you took ACT, then they want all ACT tests).</p>
<p>I’m also taking the SAT again in ~2weeks. I’m looking at MIT and Yale for early action, and I was planning on sending all my scores in anyway to show my improvement. Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>Can you apply to MIT and Yale SCEA simultaneously? The SCEA rules are pretty strict about applying to other EA programs. State school EA programs are generally OK, but you might want to check on MIT.</p>
<p>MIT has no restrictions, I’ve made sure about that.</p>