<p>i did worse on verbal than i did on my oct and nov ones..... !@#%@!$#@! i want to kill myself....... i dont know how this happened.. i really dont.. but, it went down from 690 to 660 to 650 this time despite my math went up to 800 on the nov and jan testing.... is there ANYTHINGi can do at this time to lessen the negative effect the drop may have? please, anything would be helpful... thx so much... just for my standarized testing info, my other sat 2 scores are 750 on writing, 800 on 2c and chem and 780 phy.... i sent my jan score to harvard princeton dartmouth and columbia... :(:(:(:(</p>
<p>i know how you feel. i expected good sat IIs but ended up with 720, 700 and it hurts to even type this but 640. oh god. #$!#@##!#. i don't know what we can do at this point. *sigh</p>
<p>You can't do anything about it. I don't have great SATs either. Quit worrying. It'll just make you feel even worse. All you can do now is wait until April... And while you wait, might I suggest some quality time with your TV and some coffee and mint chocolate chip ice cream? It helps me cope with my worrying.</p>
<p>its hard to do...... esp when everything else ive done has been on par with or better than those of hyp admits from my school in the past.. CEPT FOR THE SAT 1 VERBAL.... and you hae no idea how badly i wanted that 700+...... gosh..
does anyone know what's harvard's median scores? 25th - 75th percentile? or any info on sat testing stats for admitted students? thx so much.</p>
<p>Not to rain on anybody's parade, but many colleges consider the SAT I Verbal to be a measure of how much of a reader you are. I think you'd find that well-read students typically have higher verbal scores than poorly-read students. Students with higher verbal scores also typically get admitted at higher percentage rates than students with lower verbal scores. That being said, the SAT I Verbal score is hardly the be all and end all of Harvard admissions. </p>
<p>If you plan to major in something like Physics, I doubt the SAT I Verbal score will be as much of a disadvantage as you might think. Harvard will also take your 690 Verbal score rather than your 660 or 650. Combined with your 800 SAT I Math, you have an extremely strong total of 1490. But your SAT Verbal will still be looked at. Bear in mind that 25% of Harvard admits recieve 1600's. </p>
<p>Your SAT I Verbal is not likely to keep you out of any school. If you aren't admitted, it's more likely because of other factors that sealed the deal. Or maybe they just didn't have space for you. This admissions process is far from certain.</p>
<p>My last comment ("So 25% of admits had scores..."), when taken in context of the last two ranges, makes sense. You can exceed a 790 M... with an 800; and you can exceed a 34 ACT. It's kind of implied that no one can exceed an 800 V. So if you think about it, the "V 700-800" range would be 75% of the admits (not 25% of admits who scored an 800 V).</p>
<p>Sorry if I confused anyone with that (or even with this). It was just a look-at-book-and-type sort of thing. :)</p>
<p>The mid-50 is 700-800. So 25% scored "above" 800, but since that's not possible, then the range would include the mid-50 and the upper 25%. I think that means 75%.</p>
<p>AHHH math. I'll save it for AP calc. I can't think about this anymore.</p>
<p>Hmm... maybe I should have put something other than physics for my major. I did well on the verbal, but not so great on math (710, but I still say I should have gotten an 800!)</p>
<p>I would expect that the tougher problem for a would-be math major applying to Harvard would be what school curriculum and what related ECs you have had that fit that intention. Many of Harvard's math concentrators have very impressive records as students of math and researchers in math or competitors in math contests before they finish high school. But I have no official word on how admissions decisions are made. You have already applied; good luck in your college application process, and I hope you find a way to calm down while you wait for your news. </p>
<p>Oh, and to answer your question, I don't have official figures on this either, but I would think that there are MANY applicants to Harvard who indicate an intention to major in math, very likely more than indicate a desire to major in engineering.</p>