How bad is a 710 in Physics SAT II?

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Good afternoon everyone,
It seems like my 710 in Physics SAT is the biggest weakness in my application.
I applied for very competitive schools like MIT, Harvard and all the other top universities.
I want to know if this HORRIBLE SCORE will keep out and will cause my rejection there.

Facts to mention:

  • Self Studied for the exam
  • Top of the high school at physics for the past three years: 19.23/20
  • We study physics in French at school so I had to learn all the technical words by myself.

What do you think people? Be as objective as possible :slight_smile: :slight_smile: Thank you

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A 710 is a good score. It’s not going to make or break your admissions decision. If you are a physics or engineering major you might want to retake it if you feel you can do better, but anything 700+ is fine on subject tests.

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My general understanding is that to be a plus, SAT II scores should be 750 or above but if you have an otherwise strong application, a 710 is not going to make the difference. If you can take it again, that would be good. Do you have other strong subject test scores?

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@jsies11‌ @uesmomof2‌ Yeah, I have a 800 at MathII. I will major in engineering. I cannot take it another time because I already applied

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I think it’s bad because a 710 is only in the 67th percentile. http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/SubjTestPercentileRanks.pdf

A 710 won;t make or break your app though,

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I had a 730, honestly anything 700+ is fine for MIT, etc.

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Like everybody said, it won’t help or hurt your app, which in your situation, is decent since you say it’s your only weakness. I got a 750 and I don’t even think it will help that much.

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If this score is your biggest weakness on your applications then you shouldn’t be worrying at all

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General Rule for (non language) SAT 2s (except for Math 2, people get 800s on that easily): 700+ good, 750+ great!

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Adcoms don’t look at percentiles; they only want you to get 700+ to show mastery. You did it, so relax.
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