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Subject Tests Required or Recommended

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COLLEGE REQ/REC # OTHER INFORMATION
American University None 0  
Amherst College Required 2  
Babson College None 0  
Barnard College Required 2  
Bates College Optional 2  
Boston College Required 2  
Boston University None 0  
Bowdoin College Optional 2  
Brandeis University None 0  
Brown University Required 2  
Bryn Mawr College Required 2  
California Institute of Technology Required 2 Math IIC + Biology, Chemistry, or Physics
Carleton College Recommended   Number not specified
Carnegie Mellon University Required 2 *Not required for drama,design,art or music
Case Western Reserve University Optional 2  
Colby College Optional 2 3 required if SAT's not submitted
College of the Holy Cross Optional    
College of William and Mary Optional    
Colorado College Optional 2  
Columbia University Required 2  
Connecticut College Optional 2  
Cooper-Union Optional    
Cornell University Required 2 # depends on the college - check
Dartmouth College Required 2  
Davidson College Recommended 2 Math + 1 other
Duke University Required 2 *Engineering requires one be in math
Georgetown University Recommended 3  
Harvard University Required 2  
Harvey Mudd College Required 2 Math IIC + 1 other
Haverford College Required 2  
Holy Cross College Optional    
Ithaca College None    
Johns Hopkins University Recommended 3  
Kenyon College Optional 2  
Lehigh University Recommended    
M.I.T. Required 2 1 Math, 1 Science (physics, chemistry, or biology)
McGill University Required 2 Check with college; not required for music
New York University Required 2 3 required if SAT's not submitted
Northwestern University Recommended 2  
Notre Dame Optional    
Oberlin College Recommended   Number not specified
Occidental College Recommended 2  
Olin College of Engineering Required 2 Math 1 or 2 and science
Pomona College Required 2  
Princeton University Required 2  
Reed College Recommended 3  
Rice University Required 2  
Santa Clara University None    
Skidmore College Recommended 2 Language used for placement
Smith College Recommended 2  
Stanford University Recommended 2 Math IIC + 1 other
Swarthmore College Required 2  
Syracuse University None    
Tufts University Required 2 Engineering requires math & science
Tulane University None    
University of California (all) None   None required, some recommended
University of Chicago None    
University of Georgia Recommended   Number not specified
University of Mary Washington Recommended 2  
University of North Carolina Recommended   Number not specified
University of Pennsylvania Required 2 Language; eng. Requires science and math
University of Richmond Optional    
University of Southern California Recommended   Number not specified
University of Virginia Recommended 2 Science students should take a math and science
Vanderbilt University Optional    
Vassar College Required 2  
Washington and Lee University Required 2  
Washington University Optional    
Wellesley College Required 2 Recommended 1 in math or science
Wesleyan University Required 2  
Williams College Required 2  
Yale University Required 2