<p>do universities frown at you if you have oh let's say a 200 points difference between you math and verbal scores????
ex: 800 on 1 section
600 on the other
and
oh i don't know
let's say
600 writing
800 iic
700 biology m</p>
<p>what's the chance of a person like that get in to any top 20 schools?? based on scores?
and if 1400 is really in the top 10 %tile then doesn't that only mean 1/10 ppl get that kind of score or higher? so 1400 is not a high score?</p>
<p>90 percentile means 10% of test-takers scored better than you. Just keep in mind that a large majority of people taking the SAT are not looking to get into the Ivys at all; instead, they just want a reasonable score to get into a local college or university, perhaps with a modest scholarship. It's those people who are shooting for the Ivies, and related schools, that consistently fill the top 10%...and if that's your goal, you should strive to be up there too. </p>
<p>As far as scoring significantly better on one section...well, the top universities want to see a rounded individual who can handle academics and reasoning in general, not just in one subject. That being said, if you had an 800 M 600 V, with a ton of strong math-related ECs, classes, and other standardized test scores...and, you are selling yourself as a math-loving student planning to major in a mathematical/scientific field...then it wouldn't be as much of a detriment.</p>
<p>i dunno but i'm in the same boat. i got a 500 on the Math SAT II and a 700 on the Writing SAT II. it makes sense though because i get my best grades in English and my worst grades in Math, which the colleges will notice from my transcript.</p>