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SAT SUBJECT TESTS(SAT II)BIOLOGY E/MCollegeBoard.com

Why take the SAT Subject Test? Some highly competitive collegesuse the Subject Tests for admissionand course placement.

A Sampling of Schools Requiring Subject ject-test-required.htm (click for requirements)Amherst CollegeBarnard CollegeBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBrandeis UniversityBrown UniversityBryn Mawr CollegeCalifornia Institute of Technology (Caltech)Carnegie Mellon UniversityColumbia UniversityCooper Union (some programs)Cornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeDuke UniversityGeorge Washington University (required ofsome dual degree programs only)Harvard UniversityHarvey Mudd CollegeHaverford CollegeMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Notre Dame (Indiana) (home schooledapplicants must take 3 SAT II or APexams)New York University (NYU) (but ACT or APexams can substitute for SAT II)Olin College of EngineeringPomona CollegePrinceton UniversityRice UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) (someprograms)Stevens Institute of Technology (someprograms)Swarthmore CollegeTufts UniversityUniversity of California

When do I take the test? Can be taken at anytime duringhigh school but is recommended atthe completion of a course.

SAT SUBJECT TESTBIOLOGY E/M - Format One Hour Exam 80 Multiple Choice Questions Ecologyor Molecular Biology60 General Questions 20 Specialty Section Student selects either: BIOLOGY E- ECOLOGYorBIOLOGY M- BIOCHEMISTRY

Test ContentE%M%15231525222713202515 Cellular and MolecularBiology Ecology Genetics Organismal Biology Evolution and Diversity

Scoring Onepoint for each correctanswer Lose a fraction (1/4) of a point foreach incorrect answer Zero points for questions leftBLANK

RAW SCORE # right - (1/4 x #wrong) Is converted into SCALEDSCORE 200 to 800 Based upon difficulty of testand students performance.

Resources Free On-Line biology/Review Books

Practice Exams atsubject-test-preparation/biology-em r/sat2/biology/index.epl Quizlet sh-cards/

Registration Please see your guidancecounselor if you are planning totake the exam. They will guide you as to how tosign up for the exam.

CollegeBoard.com Check the website for the exam dates andregistration dates (Should register early to sit for the test inCommack)

applicants must take 3 SAT II or AP exams) New York University (NYU) (but ACT or AP exams can substitute for SAT II) Olin College of Engineering Pomona College. Princeton University Rice University. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) (some programs) Stevens Institute of Techn