<p>is this worth re-taking? i'm sure I can get an 800 but from what I understand 750+ is good. The problem is like everyone has an 800 on it...</p>
<p>Hopefully this score won't be one of the deciding factors in admissions...since I have really good EC's (nat'l lvl sports, research, ISEF to name a few) and to prove I'm good in math I'll probably have a 5 on calc BC and will be taking a few college classes in math (calc III, lin alg, diff eq are what i'll be choosing from...probably 2 of those, maybe 3)</p>
<p>I doubt a 760 will make or break anything. Though you should keep in mind that the curve on the Math IIC is pretty decent. I would retake it--it can't hurt. </p>
<p>On a side note, I would recommend linear algebra and differential equations. It should give you a wider and less concentrated foundation in math.</p>
<p>benjones has said something along the lines that anything 700+ is good, and anything 750+ is essentially equivalent, and has encouraged people with scores in those ranges to spend time on things they love, or on writing bang-up essays rather than re-taking SATs when they already have perfectly acceptable scores. So... yeah.</p>
<p>And "essentially equivalent" means that they won't say "ooh, this kid has an 800" or "ick, this kid only has a 760". They'll say, "check, scores are in range."</p>
<p>It will not give you any advantage in the applicant pool to re-take.</p>
<p>750+ is equivalent on the SAT I, but on the SAT II a very large range of scores get 800, so it's kind of a different story
760 is still about the median for MIT though I think, and with other ways to prove math ability it really doesn't matter</p>
<p>Laura, while I agree that SAT scores aren't anything, and that 760 is a fine score, MIT is a case-by-case basis, so I kind of disagree with that way of thinking</p>
<p>You aren't admitted to MIT by major. A 760 in Math IIC is fine and there is no need to take it again. Unfortunately, some folks persist in believing otherwise. Use your time to write amazing essays instead of taking the test again.</p>
<p>760 is way too low. YOu definitely need to retake it. Every applicant applying to MIT has an 800. There is no way you can get in. I don't know what these 14 other posters are saying, but a 760 just won't cut it. MIT doesn't care who you are or what you've accomplished! You just need an 800. I can't believe you'd ask this question! The response is so obvious! You won't get in.</p>
<p>you know what fhimas, I honestly think its a perfectly reasonable question - many of the students at MIT do have an 800 on the SAT II, and in the case of the OP he claims that he probably deserves an 800 and could get it if he retook the test
In this example I think that it doesn't matter much, but in general the curve is pretty easy (there's no distinction between the person who misses 8 questions and the person who gets them all)</p>
<p>I retook a 760, but only because I was retaking physics (only had to add another 8 bucks). So if you needed/wanted to take another SAT subject test, I say retake it, because you might as well tack on another 8 dollars to the 18 basic registration.</p>
<p>Sure River Phoenix - I understand it is MIT we're talking about and if I had read the whole post (always a good thing to do) I guess my response would have been a little bit more appropriate to the situation. But we all know adcoms won't give a student a bigger edge simply because he/she has an 800 and the other applicant has a 760. If adcoms make those distinctions, then the applicant doesn't have what MIT wants. It's not just the test scores - it's the scores plus WHAT YOU'VE DONE in your HS career. </p>
<p>It costs 24 dollars, if you want to spend the money, go for it! If I felt like I could get the 800, I'd probably take it so I knew when I applied I was as competitive as I could possibly be. That way, no regrets.</p>
<p>"For students we admitted in 2005, the middle 50% score range was between 690-770 for the SAT Reasoning Test Verbal and 740-800 for SAT Reasoning Test Math. We do not have cutoff scores for the SAT Reasoning Test and SAT Subject Tests, as scores are evaluated within an applicant's context."</p>
<p>Just thought a nice quote would be good about now. </p>
<p>By the way, is the subject test easier than the reasoning test? Everyone seems to have 700+, and high 700's at that, while many admit to having high 600's on the reasoning.... or is it my imagination?</p>