Has your S decided what to do with regard to testing? I am in the group who would have him retake ACT or SAT before taking subject tests, if he decides to take any at all. If he does retake tests, adequate preparation would be good. Subject tests can be difficult and some don’t directly mirror the content from a given HS class…like lit, which is difficult analytically and poetry heavy. At the schools on your S’s list Math 2 would be strongly preferred over Math 1…I would not send a 710 Math 1 score to any of the top schools on his list.
With that said, I would probably have him not retake any tests, but rather focus on apps and getting good first semester grades. Good luck.
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He didn’t enjoy the subject tests, but I’ve yet to get a firm response from him on retaking the SAT or ACT. I’ve given him the deadline to let me know so I can register him.
We planned to not send the SAT Math 1 score, because we knew he did not score in a very high percentile for that test. I’d like to see him retest the ACT, because I think he could possibly raise this score more so than the SAT, but I could be wrong.