<p>The following link shows you the available exams for certain subjects: [Before</a> you Arrive: Academic Placement, Orientation and Parent Programs, Student Affairs, Northwestern University](<a href=“Student Transition Experiences - Northwestern University”>Student Transition Experiences - Northwestern University)</p>
<p>If you’re starting from the lowest level of any of the subjects on the link, you do not need to take a placement exam. However, if you are not going to or planning to do so, then you should/need to take it. Please correct me if I’m wrong wrong.</p>