Harvard "Loosens" Subject Test Requirement

Sally_Rubenstone
Thu, 22 May 2014 16:54:28 +0000

Regardless of what the colleges may tell you, I think that students shooting for the MOST selective colleges, like Harvard, are well served by sending in more than the two required Subject Tests, especially if these scores show off strengths in a diversity of areas and in those areas that are not tested by the SAT or ACT (e.g., US History). But, I still advocate quality over quantity. So I don’t push the “extra” Subject Tests unless the student feels that he or she can do well on them.