For all you wondering if your SAT II score is good enough

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<p>The averages are teh numbers next to the test, and the top 10% begins at the number in parentheses.</p>

<p>Writing 604 (750)
Literature 590 (740)
United States History 603 (750)
World History 578 (730)
Math Level 1 586 (720)
Math Level 2 669 (800)
Biology - Ecological 584 (710)
Biology - Molecular 617 (750)
Chemistry 612 (760)
Physics 651 (790)
Chinese with Listening 756 (800 - 50%)
French 610
French with Listening 627
German 611
German with Listening 612
Modern Hebrew 586
Italian 655
Japanese with Listening 682
Korean with Listening 745
Latin 608
Spanish 622
Spanish with Listening 635</p>

<p>check the language things here: <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2003/pdf/table_12.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2003/pdf/table_12.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Great post! Thanks.</p>

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<p>You're kidding! Bio-E is harder than Bio-M? Or do all the smart kids just take Bio-M? Man... and I thought I was taking the "better" one. Sheesh.</p>

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<p>how about averages of tests with certain top colleges? that would be more helpful</p>

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<p>Writing doesn't really belong on there, as it isn't an SAT II anymore and it had a different (read: harder) curve on the SAT I.</p>

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<p>something to remember is not very many kids take SAT II's.</p>

<p>While I was moping about my 700 US History score, I realized that only 19,000 people get a 700 SAT II History & 25,000 people get a 5.</p>

<p>I thought that was meaningful, or maybe my score DOES suck! :(</p>

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<p>what about with like IIC And PHYsics 790 and 800 seem pretty harsh would like a 700 in either be considered dare i say it "bad"</p>

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<p>good post OP</p>

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<p>lmao check out the chinese listenin percentile</p>

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<p>does a 700 in physics or IIC carry the same weigh as other 700s in like bio or chem?</p>

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<p>hmm I wonder why is the chinese percentile so... messed .. is the curve really loose or is it a tight curve with everyone getting perfect? since like half of the people are getting 800s</p>

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<p>lets see chinese is not taught in schools and only fluent chinese kids take it so i would hope that they can get an 800</p>

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<p>but would that screw up the curve to something like SAT1's math? I'm thinking about taking chinese, but not sure if I can actually get perfect on it.( especially when they test really basic pinyin stuff that I'm not very good with)</p>

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<p>damn. 770 in physics is not top 10%. Fack. I shouldn't have studied the night before.</p>

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<p>thanks for the post.....makes me feel better bout my bio m score...and i might take chinese now seeing that most ppl do quite well lol</p>

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<p>i take mandarin at my high school...but i dare not take it</p>

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<p>remember that 90% of SAT II chinese test takers are fluent...and if they don't speak it at home, have parents that speak it.</p>

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<p>still doesnt say anything about the actual curve though, anyone here that took the chinese test want to comment on the curve?</p>

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<p>Do colleges look at the actual percentile rather than the actual score? Like, could they consider a 750 in BIO-E(95 percentile) better than a 790 in Math IIC(87 percentile)?</p>