Harvard Now Requires Only Two Subject Tests

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<p>According to Harvard’s Web site, the school has joined its fellow Ivies in no longer requiring three Subject Test scores; now only two are required for consideration, though more are considered if an applicant sends them.</p>

<p>From [Harvard</a> College Admissions § Applying: Frequently Asked Questions](<a href=“http://admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/faq.html#11:]Harvard”>http://admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/faq.html#11:):</p>

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<p>(Georgetown is now the only school that comes to mind which still requires three Subject Test scores.)</p>

<p>This will make more students eligible for consideration and should, in turn, cause the already-low acceptance rate to drop further.</p>

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<p>“Students are encouraged to submit more subject tests.”</p>

<p>I never understood well the role subject tests play at top colleges. Do more subject tests look better? (provided the scores are 750+). I previously thought that colleges wouldn’t want students to spend too much time on testing.</p>

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<p>if this is true, it is merely a method harvard is using to boost its already record-breaking application number (which, in turn, raises its acceptance rate), and to make more money through its expensive application fee.</p>

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<p>in other words, its not gonna make the admissions process any easier. probably just more difficult.</p>