<p>Hi, I recently took the Math2c and Physics SATII's and got an 800/710 respectively. I'm just wondering if I should take a third, like US History, to balance my SAT2's. I'm going to apply for Columbia SEAS. Also, are those high enoough for SEAS? How common is the 800math2c, and is 710 physics too low, should I do a retake?</p>
<p>Also, does Columbia SEAS prefer students very motivated/set on Engineering/Sciences, for example - I'm taking all my electives as Engineering courses (due to a set engineering program at my highschool), or would they rather a regular student taking various electives?</p>
<p>regarding your satII's, i don't think it's necessary to take another one. i took IIC, chemistry, and writing with scores comparable to yours (800, 780, 730, respectively) and got in. of course you're in a different situation, having taken the writing section on your satI, so nobody can really give anecdotal evidence either way. in the end, theres no way an extra satII could hurt (unless you tank it) so if you study up you might as well. and regarding your engineering courses, i'd say go for it as long as the difficulty level is high enough to really show a proficiency. good luck</p>
<p>Writing SAT1 i got a 590, but on the PSAT Writing i got a 700.</p>
<p>Colleges probablly dont' see PSAT right? If i get a huge jump from like 590 -> high 600's, would that raise a red flag for them, or would they not see the 590?</p>
<p>dont stress over your writing score, I know people in SEAS that had way lower SATII wrtting than that. (and remember we are the "test" year for writing scores)</p>
<p>yeah i don't think there are ever any real "cutoffs" for test scores for any colleges. there are of course scores that are too low and scores that are sufficient, but nobody can really say for a fact "the domain of acceptances is defined on the interval (700, 800]". This is especially true for columbia, b/c it's not a pure nerd-tastic engineering program; the core and minors make it a much more rounded focus. I know how you guys feel, at this time last year i really wished that college admissions were one dimensional: you landed past a certain spot on a number line and you're in. they're really much more complex than that, so many variables intersecting and interacting that it ultimately comes down to a prayer and a roll of the dice. Good luck</p>