<p>Hey people of CC!</p>
<p>I was thinking about going to an engineering college. I was wondering if engineering colleges will look more at the math section of the SAT 1 than the other 2.</p>
<p>Currently, I have a 780 in math, and 670s in CR and writing.</p>
<p>How much would a school like MIT care about lower reading/writing scores? Are my scores acceptable for a college like this?</p>
<p>any input appreciated,
Thanks!</p>
<p>MIT almost expects its applicants to have 700+ maybe 750+ on math. While they definitely weight math more in that those with low math scores do not have a real chance, students with high reading scores as well have a much much better chance than the rest of the applicant pool. Because everybody applying to MIT is good at math, the reading section is one thing that can make you stand out. Your scores are acceptable, but on the lower end of acceptable.</p>
<p>thanks for the quick reply…</p>
<p>that makes total sense. I guess I should find other ways to make myself stand out, because I can’t take them again :(</p>
<p>I should have studied/taken a SAT course. w/e no use in sweating over past decisions</p>
<p>Sorry to hijack this thread, but I have a quick related question. I got a 2340 (800CR, 740M, 800W) on the SAT. Would I have trouble getting into top math/science schools (MIT/Caltech specifically) because of my (relatively) low math score? Would retaking my 770 Math II for an 800 be a good way to compensate for the low SAT I math score? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.</p>
<p>^First of all, your scores aren’t that low :)</p>
<p>Secondly, I would just leave it. Your very high writing and reading scores will offset your math scores, and retaking anything 2300+ is almost always seen as a negative by adcoms. Same thing with the subject scores.</p>
<p>Contrary to the above poster, that 800 in Math2c is almost crucial when applying to MIT and Caltech, so do try and retake for that score.</p>
<p>MIT completely ignores the writing score. So yeah, just get that reading up.</p>