How important are SAT II's?

<p>I've heard conflicting things about the importance of SAT II's (versus the SAT's). I have 800's on the World History, Math II, and Chemistry. I know that these scores must carry some weight, but how much? My top schools at the moment are UChi, Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth. If anyone knows anything about this stuff, any information would be helpful. </p>

<p>Oh, and by the way, my SAT scores are a bit lower than my SAT II's
Math:760 Critical Reading:750 Writing:730</p>

<p>Your SAT 2 scores will strongly validate your GPA and class rank (assuming those are high, too).</p>

<p>bump...cmon people, help me out</p>

<p>No simple answer as it all depends. Schools vary, and colleges within schools vary, criteria often vary. Your choice of EC matters, do you play a sport, is the major you want an area they want to grow in? Two people same scores and gpa, EC's, one has essays that "grab" the reader, the other does not. One is in, other is not. Even getting different readers within given school can result in different outcomes.</p>