<p>Crap! I totally screwed myself over on yesterday's test! I'm good at math, and am in AP Calc. right now so I know most of the material, but my problem is.... I AM SLOOOW at doing math (I should have known better than to take the math subject tests, but there weren't too many choices offered for the Nov. 5 test date)! So anyway, I didn't finish the Math 2C test.... by a lot! I left 17, yes 17, blank!! However, I am fairly confident about the 33 that I did answer. Just how much did I screw things up? With the Math 2C curve, what kind of score can I scrape by with 17 omitted and let's guess about 2-3 wrong! Crap people, this is bad!</p>
<p>Well, what were you aiming for?</p>
<p>One more thing... since I am applying as a completely non-math related major, will poor math scores severely hurt my chances of getting into top schools? I have 700+ scores on the SATI CR and Writing sections, and on Literature and U.S. History SATIIs. Will top colleges, including ivies, take into consideration that these subjects (which correspond with my intended major) are my strong subjects, even though my math scores are low? Or do you have to show strength in all subjects to be considered at ivies? Thanks!</p>
<p>mathwiz... i was aiming for 600s, high or low. I scored a 590 the first time I took it, so my goal was just to raise it.</p>
<p>you can never actually tell with ivies...they always reject people with perfect scores...SATs arent everything...just make sure ur other credentials are pretty gud</p>
<p>btw, with 17 omitted and 3-4 wrong, you'll get a 600, and whether the curve is favorable to us or not, it could push it either way. I got the score approximation from the princeton review prep book--it comes with a conversion table for math IC and IIC</p>
<p>i don't think it will hurt much if your field is not math-related. Plenty of people get into Harvard with scores in the 600s.</p>
<p>I think a good rule of thumb for SAT2 subjects tests is to be around 75th percentile or better if it is not in the subject you plan on majoring in...</p>
<p>For subjects you plan to major in, you should try to be top 10 to 5 percent</p>
<p>if it makes you feel any better i omitted 10 questions and still got a 790....gotta loooooove the math 2c curve.</p>
<p>TwylaBloo, are you serious?? thats awesome!</p>
<p>twylabloo, thank you, thank you! That gives me some hope! If 10 omitted can get a 790, 17 omitted can quite possibly get me at least a 600... that is, assuming the ones I did answer are mostly correct! Man, I hope so! That would be awesome if I could pull off something in the mid-600s... hopefully the curve will be generous this time! <em>keeping my fingers crossed until Nov. 21st when scores are available online</em></p>
<p>what do you guys think a 15 omit would be for 2c? the nov one....i cant find an answer anywhere!!1</p>
<p>by the way... thank you to everyone who posted. you are all very reassuring. You've made me feel much better! thanks!</p>
<p>Apparently this test was "easier" than other editions, so sadly the curve will probably not be a generous.*</p>
<p>*I'm secretly begging for someone to correct me.</p>
<p>no way i thought it was way harder than the october one</p>
<p>i agree with extremefob... i took it in June, and I thought it was WAY harder this time. But then again, I shouldn't be talking... I'm the one who left 17 blank, haha :)</p>
<p>Perhaps the people who found it easier this time around were just more confident because they did more preparation between the last time they took it and yesterday's test? I'm sure there will be a good percentage of test takers who were taking it for the first time yesterday, and their scores might (as a group) average less than those of the 2nd time Math 2C takers. This would mean the curve would be about the same as always. Right? I dunno... it's just a theory. Wishful thinking, I guess! Did a lot of people really think it was easier yesterday??</p>
<p>No. Even if everyone who takes the test on a certain day gets a horrible raw score, nobody will get an 800, unless the test was super-hard.</p>
<p>Ok an interesting point has been raised here. I was a first time test taker for this and found it harder than expected (from comparing it to practice tests). However, the november test date will obviously have more second time test takers, who should have an easier time with the test. So would this negatively affect the curve, or would collegeboard recognize this? either way, i somehow doubt anything less than a 42 will get an 800, and i sincerely hope they wont want anything more then a 44.</p>
<p>note: there is some bit on the collegeboard website that says the curve is formulated by the difficulty of test versus the abillities of test takers. the second part intrigues me.</p>
<p>The 2C curve is lenient.</p>