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Parents of high school students often feel overwhelmed and bewildered by all the information about the standardized exams students must take in preparation for college. At Academics Plus Tutoring Center, we are often asked questions such as: When should my child take the SAT? What does the SAT measure? What are the SAT subject tests? How many SAT subject tests must my child take? Which SAT subject tests should my child take?

We figured the questions our students ask are most likely the same questions our readers have, so over the next few weeks we will post the most frequently asked questions and our responses. Feel free to post your own questions in our comment box, and we will do our best to answer your question as well.

How do I determine if my child should take the SAT subject tests?

This is a question we get often, and it’s a great question. When determining if your child should take the SAT Subject tests at all and if so, which exams to take, it is very important to have a sense of the range of schools your child will be attending.

If you want your child to have the option of applying to any and all American colleges and universitites, and not be limited to certain schools they would have to take the maximum number of tests (which is 3). For example, Harvard, Princeton, and Georgetown University all require 3 SAT subject exams for college admission.  So, if these schools are in the running, your child needs to take 3 SAT subject tests.  Not only will they need to take the test, but they will need to do well on these tests as well.  

We have a 15 page document that lists many of the colleges and their particular SAT subject test requirements, and we are happy to send you a complimentary copy – simply send an email to academicsplusnyc@gmail.com with the words. Please send SAT subject test document in the subject line and we’ll send it right out.

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