<p>Just wondering what you parents think. </p>
<p>Would someone with an 800 V and 700 M be silly to major in a science?</p>
<p>How about someone with a 800 M and 700 V majoring in the humanities?</p>
<p>No, I think that you should major in what you enjoy and are interested in. The SATs should not dictate what you are interested in, or want to study. It is just an admissions test. Although it does not matter, I thought that I would mention that the difference between a 740 and 800 in math, might be two questions!</p>
<p>raindrop, I think that anyone who makes a 700 in an area has shown enough "ability" to major in that area. In fact, I think the number is probably lower than that, even at the top schools. OTOH, we have a family friend who had an 800 M and a 550 CR and wanted to major in the humanities (English was his language at home before someone asks). I thought that the workload at Wake and the "deficit" alluded to by the SAT presented a potential problem.</p>
<p>700 vs 800 is not lopsided. 400 and 700 would be. Major in what you love and want to pursue as a career choice.</p>
<p>I have an 800 verbal and a 650 math... I love the sciences and the humanities equally, and am seriously considering a science (biology/chemistry/neuroscience) major. In general, I'm well-rounded; I just don't test well in math.</p>
<p>It may just indicate a generally smart person who has received the usual crummy education that United States schools provide in math. Colleges have a lot of experience helping high school graduates catch up to where they should be in math to reach their dreams. Work hard at your first college math course, and that will lay a foundation for having more future choices.</p>
<p>MY D also doesn't test well in Math, although for the last 4 years her math average is over a 3.4 and her total GPA is over 3.8. The best my D has done on the Math SAT is 550 (630 CR and a 680 Writing) and wants to be a Communications/Journalism major. She's finished Algebra 2 which means her Math requirement for graduation was completed last year (and she's also fulfilled the math requirement for all of the colleges she's interested in). Last year before Junior year she decided to continue with precalc and Calc to show that she hasn't given up on her Math skills and thinks this will look better on her apps even though her Math SAT is disproportionate to the other scores.</p>
<p>When I took the SATs the first time I got perfect scores in Critical Reading and Writing and a 610 in math. But I love Calculus and have a high grade in it. I'm just terrible with tricky math. On the reading sections, I was almost laughing at the trick answers "they" inserted that were designed to throw people off track. In math, I pick those answers...I want to major in English, though, so I guess it doesn't really matter.</p>
<p>"Just wondering what you parents think.</p>
<p>Would someone with an 800 V and 700 M be silly to major in a science?</p>
<p>How about someone with a 800 M and 700 V majoring in the humanities?"</p>
<p>Look at those percentiles. With scores over 700 you have more "aptitude" than 90% of the kids who took the SATs. That's assuming that aptitude is even what the SAT tests.</p>
<p>I concur with tokenadult's remark that it often reflects more on the school than the student. My S did have a fine math SAT 1, but on the SAT 2, he got a 640 on level 2, then a 720 on level 1. He did not even take the physics SAT 2 because he knew he would do poorly on it. despite that, he was accepted to a top school while declaring an astronomy major.</p>