<p>On the website, it says that MIT doesn't care which SAT math level you take. What is the purpose of taking the test when every applicant has not taken the same test. I know many applicants take the math level 2. Can anyone from MIT tell me if they know anyone who got in and took math level 1. I mean I know that many people will have taken calc before applying, I know I will have, so we would probably do fine on either, but I'm just curious I guess.</p>
<p>People only take math level 1 at my school. 4 people applied. 4 people got in. All of us had 5’s on AP calc AB.</p>
<p>You so foolish!!! My friend also took Math I and got in! She didn’t even take Cal BC offered at our school.</p>
<p>The purpose of requiring the test is to see that applicants meet some minimum bar of math qualifications. If math is a strength of yours, there are much better ways to show it than on the math SAT II, and MIT knows this.</p>
<p>^^^ When I was looking at the SAT II books, the Math I was actually harder because it had been longer since I had covered those topics…</p>
<p>^^^^ This and you can make around 9000 errors on the Math II and get an 800, crazy huh. As in, only if you stoop to 9001 you get a 790.</p>
<p>^^^^^ I actually think if I had to choose a reason (I don’t think there exists an “official” reason, btw), that would be it. It’s actually very challenging to get a 800 on the Math 1 test because of the harsh curve. So it’s a simple tradeoff - Math 1 is more “simple” content-wise, but it’s harder to get a good score on it.</p>
<p>i got in with no BC calc even tho its offered, an 87 in precalc honors, a 720 on math 1 sat2. its not alllll math</p>