<p>Is a 750 on the Math II subject test too low? Should I retake it? I could probably score higher; I didn't study at all beforehand.</p>
<p>Matt McGann at MIT admissions:</p>
<p>“Let me tell you one more story that I often relay. I was doing a regional reception in a city a few years back, and afterwards a student – we’ll call her Artemis – comes up to me and tells me that she has a 760 on the Math SAT. As I was about to tell her that her score was just fine, she keeps talking, to inform me that she was going to take the test again, since “clearly” her score was “too low.” I was like, “What!!!” I “ordered” Artemis to not take the Math SAT again, and instead to have a picnic on that Saturday. Because to us, a 760 math is the same as any higher score she could receive on the retest.”</p>
<p>[MIT</a> Admissions | Blog Entry: “What’s the big deal about 40^2?”](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/standardized_test_requirements/whats_the_big_deal_about_402.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/standardized_test_requirements/whats_the_big_deal_about_402.shtml)</p>
<p>“We do not admit test scores. We admit people.”</p>
<p>Everywhere I’ve checked it’s always been teachers and admissions officers saying “as long as you get a score that’s up there, you’re good” but some of my peers can be very panicky about these things. Knowing myself, I would take it again, but solely out of peace of mind.</p>
<p>It’s totally fine. Stop worrying.</p>
<p>Comforting, but so damn contradictory.</p>
<p>Ya I think most colleges take a range…so like a 750 is 700-800, as adcoms know that students could have had a bad day and a person with a 750 has the capibility for a 800.</p>
<p>I used to think ranges were a way to provide consolation to people who missed a target score by a few points to be like, ohh it’s “essentially” the same score. But now I know the truth. They are real! Admissions definitely uses ranges on the scores. Maybe not a large range like 700-800 but maybe more like 700-750, 750-800, idk off the top of my head but I feel like I’ve read them somewhere before. Anyways don’t fret and don’t waste your time and money taking more exams.</p>