Scrambling for Subject SATs

notexactly
Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:34:16 +0000

Hi guys! Any insight regarding this issue would be really appreciated.

Right now, I’m coming from an upper-middle class background and have taken 1 subject SAT and no SAT. My 1 subject SAT was the Math 2 subject test, but I got a score that is pretty low for most applicants in my region (780).

I was planning on making up for this by taking a US and Literature subject test (so I would have taken 3 subject tests in total), and hoping that higher scores for these two tests would help (especially because I’m planning to major in English in college). However, I also need to take the SA, and was thinking about dropping the US subject test so I could study for the SAT and literature subject test adequately. However, that means I would only be taking 2 subject tests by November 1st, one of which is a relatively low score for applicants from my school. Would this make me a less competitive applicant (and, if so, to what extent?)

To make things more complicated, I was also thinking of applying to Georgetown. In the past, Georgetown has strongly recommended 3 subject tests, but this year they’re also adding that subject tests can be replaced by AP scores. If I end up submitting 2 subject tests and 1 ap test score as a replacement, do you guys think that would lessen my chances?

Thanks! I really appreciate any insight.