<p>740 Physics(no idea how..)
800 Math II</p>
<p>22XX SAT I.</p>
<p>You’re hilarious. Wow. It’s an amazing score. Relax.</p>
<p>With all due respect, you are being silly. Perhaps even compulsive.</p>
<p>No one is going to look down on a 740 in Physics.</p>
<p>You can’t possibly think that a 740 in this one exam, which is still a great score, would on its own exclude you from getting into University of Pennsylvania, for example, if all your other stats and credentials were in-line.</p>
<p>If you truly think so, then you are not as smart as you would otherwise appear.</p>
<p>Wouldn’t I be competing with multiple 800s people? and people with over 2300 in SAT I?
If my 1st choice major was engineering, then, wouldn’t I be in trouble?</p>
<p>I was about to say: if you’re a prospective humanities major, a 740 in Physics would be acceptable and even respectable.</p>
<p>But, since you intend to study engineering, a 740 will be a red flag to the premier programs, unless you are a woman or a underrepresented minority.</p>
<p>Thanks kwu for the honest reply.</p>
<p>However, if my 10th and 11th year grades in physics were exceptional, would the 740 seem like an accident or would it seem as though my high school curriculum was easy and sub par?</p>
<p>740 is more than sufficient for any school and program. kwu is wrong.</p>
<p>No. You’re fine, 740 is quite respectable, as long as the rest of your application is up to par, it doesn’t matter, if that 740 was all you had going for you, that’d be another story, but if you’re planning to apply to a top 10 engineering program, I’m sure the rest of your application is fine, a 740 is fine, relax(:</p>
<p><a href=“http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/SAT-Subject_Tests_Percentile_Ranks_2011.pdf[/url]”>http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/SAT-Subject_Tests_Percentile_Ranks_2011.pdf</a></p>
<p>72nd percentile</p>
<p>[SparkNotes:</a> SAT Physics: SAT II Physics Score Conversion Table](<a href=“SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides”>SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides)</p>
<p>Raw Score: 54/75</p>
<p>would it seem as though my high school curriculum was easy and sub par?</p>
<p>Or that you didn’t care enough to learn what your school’s curriculum didn’t cover, sure.</p>
<p>You can’t possibly think that a 740 in this one exam, which is still a great score, would on its own exclude you from getting into University of Pennsylvania, for example, if all your other stats and credentials were in-line.</p>
<p>Well, given that UPenn has a fourth-rate engineering program, I wouldn’t be surprised… but, hey, Ivy League, right? A career in the financial industry on the horizon?</p>
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<p>Don’t despair. It’s a one-hour multiple choice exam. Just retake it.</p>
<p>kwu, a 72%ile in the SAT Physics test is solid since only top students take it in the first place. With a 2200+ on the SAT and an 800 on the SAT 2 Math 2, a 740 on the Physics is perfectly fine.</p>
<p>I got into Northwestern (just outside the top ten, but at that level you’re splitting hairs) with a 700 on the physics SAT II as a prospective physics major. Don’t worry about it.</p>
<p>You are fine. A friend of mine got in UC Berkeley with a 700 in Physics as a prospective engineering major.</p>
<p>Calm down, it’s a great score!</p>
<p>You have other things to worry about if your goal is to get into a top 10 college.
Those schools reject the majority of students who have perfect SATs and perfect grades in favor of students who add other, unusual qualifications to somewhat lower scores and grades. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1189658-we-reject-kids-perfect-grades-perfect-sat-scores-every-year.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1189658-we-reject-kids-perfect-grades-perfect-sat-scores-every-year.html</a></p>
<p>Seriously? No! A 740 in physics very respectable.</p>
<p>SAT 1 Math is more important for engineering. Are you talking top ten for arts and crafts or top ten for engineering?</p>
<p>arts and crafts… hahahahah</p>