Every year, students in high schools across the country worry about their GPA and SAT scores. These worries stem from the belief that they need to attend Ivy League schools such as Yale or Princeton to be able to hold a successful career in the future. Believe it or not, these schools are beginning to look past the SAT scores. While every Ivy League school accepts the SAT and ACT scores, they focus more on SAT Subject Tests.

The SAT Subject Tests are standardized tests which focus on individual subjects, and are usually taken to improve a student’s credentials for admission to colleges in the United States. These tests will showcase a student’s strongest subject and hopefully get them accepted to an Ivy League School.

In the grand scheme of things, many colleges are looking at more than just academics. Schools want to see students who are taking initiative to better themselves and their community. “During high school, I took as many opportunities as I could to be a leader so colleges could see that I am serious about my future,” says Vanessa Soto, a senior. This does not mean that students should disregard the SAT or ACT, but it should not be the only thing that they focus on. Ivy League schools are still extremely competitive, and every one of them had an acceptance rate of below twenty percent in 2014.