<p>What kind of correlation is there between your scores on SAT II for Math level 2 and the Math portion of SAT? Will a student's score on the Math 2 be a decent predictor of how he will score on the Math portion of the SAT?</p>
<p>To give you some comparisons:</p>
<p>As you can see an 800 on the SAT II Math II is the 90th percentile</p>
<p>Where's here you can see that an 800 on the SAT I Math is above the 99th percentile. </p>
<p>The 90th percentile for the SAT I is a 670.</p>
<p>This is not to say that CB's data shows the exact correlation between the two (especially since students who are strong in math are those who are most likely to take the SAT II Math II test), but the SAT I Math test is generally found to be a lot harder than the SAT II Math II test.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I knew the percentiles were quite different but was wondering how much of that was because those taking that Math 2 probably are, on average, better math students who are applying to the more selective schools that require SAT IIs. I would assume that a kid who scores in the top 10% of those taking the Math 2 would score much higher than top 10% for the math portion of the SAT. </p>
<pre><code>I was just trying to figure out whether my son's Math 2 score (which he will be taking in June) will give us any idea of how he will score on the SATs, which he won't take till next year. For example, if he gets a 750 on the math 2, does that mean he's likely to get a lower score on the Math portion of the SAT?
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<p>Not quite. It's easier to "score well" on the SAT II. But don't think for a minute that the SAT II Math 2 is anywhere near as easy as SAT I math. </p>
<p>I got 780 and 790 on SAT I math (1 wrong each time; careless error), but on my two attempts on math 2, I got 740 then 780 (a LOT wrong/blank each time).</p>
<p>I don't think it's so much a matter of one being easier or harder than the other; I think they just play to different strengths. Math II is more about being good at advanced math concepts; SAT I math is more about being careful and being good at reasoning and problem solving. So I don't think you can really say someone who does well on Math II will do well on SAT I math or vice versa, because they require different skill sets.</p>
<p>Me personally, I got an 80 on PSAT math and an 800 on Math II, but am expecting about 750 on this month's SAT because I misread one problem and just couldn't figure out one other x.x</p>
<p>Math 2 requires reasoning and problem solving as well; it's just got a better curve and the problems can require a wider variety of tools.</p>
<p>That's true, but I still think there's a substantive difference. I felt like SAT I math was saying to me, "Here's a really easy question; we're just going to confuse you with lots of information and and try to make you mess up." On the other hand, Math II was more like, "Here's a pretty straightforward problem, but you're going to have to understand all the advanced properties of logarithms to solve it."</p>
<p>Obviously, they are both math tests, so anyone good at math should be able to do well on both. But I do think they test slightly different skill sets.</p>
<p>They curve math 2 so that the same overall NUMBER of people get 800s in both. I also think there is a fairly strong correlation (780, 800 for me).</p>