<p>I was wondering if my Sat II scores are competitive for Harvard, and schools of similar level. I will be applying as an engineer, not sure if this matters.</p>
<p>Math II: 800
Physics: 760 (78th percentile)
USH: 750 (84th percentile)</p>
<p>I didn't think the scores were that terrible when I got them, but those percentiles make them look horrible and I'm a little concerned.</p>
<p>You will never go anywhere ever, those scores suck, get over 9000 or run away</p>
<p>In all seriousness, those scores are great. Keep in mind that 76th percentile in Physics puts you in a fraction of the top 1% of physics students in the country</p>
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<p>Pretty mucb every harvard applicant has an 800</p>
<p>^^ No. But to the OP, if your scores are that high then you should know via simple google searches that those scores are competitive. Yours are certainly well within the range of admitted students. It’s only a couple questions wrong that send your scores from 800 to 750. And they don’t admit you as an engineer, a musician or an economist.</p>
<p>But the percentiles for those scores are so low, I’m pretty sure Harvard wants the 99th percentile, not the 78th.</p>
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<p>Interesting that a potential Harvard student cannot grasp the concept of the 78th percentile among the top 10% (those who take the exam). This is the 98th percentile among all students, not the 78th percentile.</p>
<p>Innumeracy!</p>
<p>800s or bust. May as well drop out of high school and work at harvard as a janitor.
Better be willing to beg to become a janitor too because we all know that people without 800s on SAT IIs are less qualified to become janitors.</p>
<p>OP, snark aside… You probably won’t get into Harvard, but your SAT II scores won’t be the reason why. Your scores are fine; worry about something else.</p>
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<p>FWIW: When calculating a student’s Academic Index it does not matter what percentile score you have, as only raw numbers are entered. OP: If you are accepted to Harvard it will not be because of your SAT II scores. Conversely, if you are rejected it will not be because of your SAT II scored. Your scores are fine!</p>
<p>@Infamous911: You cite the percentiles for your US History and Physics SAT subject tests, but not your math percentile. Maybe you’d feel a little better if you did. My daughter got an 800 on Math II, just like you… (Congratulations!) Percentile: 85</p>
<p>National: 85
The national percentile for your score indicates that you did better than 85% of the national group of college-bound seniors.</p>
<p>To echo what others have said, spend no more energy being concerned about your SAT II scores. Good luck!</p>
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<p>No, better than 85% of the seniors who took the Math 2 test. Those are the top math students, and so much above the 85th percentile of the national group of college-bound seniors.</p>
<p>OP. As gibby has alluded to earlier about the academic index (AI)…once you have reached their threshold with your scores and GPA…it will be the intangibles like the power/passion of your extracurricular activity(ies) along with the essays and recommendations that will hold sway…when decisions come out…so stop worrying about your scores…and go on.</p>
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<p>@SoCalDad2: I cut and pasted the verbiage of the 85%, and I agree with your sentiment. Since @Infamous911 was worried about the other percentages on his SAT II tests, I thought it relevant to compare his perfect score percentage as well, couched in the same framework as the other score reports. </p>
<p>You are correct that the self-selected group of SAT Math II test takers are distinct from the national group of college-bound seniors.</p>