<p>I completely bombed my SAT II's. a 720 in US history (83rd%) and a 680 in Chem(70th%). (both out of 800) I took the AP tests for those 2 subjects as well! I had thought I had done well but obviously not. Should I take them over? I took them the same week as I took the AP's and I was in serious studying mode. Prom was that night, but I don't think it had an affect. Can I get them rescored? maybe due to smudges or something? Will my AP's be reflected with these scores? If I do well on my AP's, will colleges care because my SAT II's are so bad? I was the grand chemist at the chemistry olympiad in my area.. what is wrong with me, how did I do so bad on the SAT II!! LAME! What would you do in my situation?</p>
<p>sheesh! they were quick to get rid of those messages... I want to know if he was being serious and if it really is that bad however.</p>
<p>no, i was kidding. don't take my sarcasm seriously.</p>
<p>then what do you think?</p>
<p>i don't know how valid my opinion is, but personally I think that 720 is an exceptional score for US history, as is anything over 700, it all depends on what schools you are going for, but personally I would be satisfied with a 680 and not retake it because SAT II's only have SO Much bearing on your application and resume considering your other stats probably outweigh them</p>
<p>just keep them.</p>
<p>if you are convinced that you can improve your score by 50 points, retake it.</p>
<p>Those percentiles are misleading...only top kids take it. For example, less kids get a 700 on the history SAT II than get a 5 on the AP Exam.</p>
<p>what do colleges think though? people are posting on here that they dont' even have to take the class and they do well!</p>
<p>They will think your scores are fine. Improving by 10 or 20 points will mean nothing...they know it is just the luck of the draw. If you can do 50+ points better, it will certainly be to your advantage.</p>
<p>I wanted to apply to a few lower ivy league schools and schools like northwestern. would these colleges also think they were ok?</p>
<p>For the colleges you want to apply too, I would retake chemistry..do not retake us history, that is a perfectly fine score for us history (same explaination as the above poster on percentiles are in fact misleading). The 680 may hurt, try to bump that around 720+, the curve is generous for that test as well, if you have time to retake the chem then I recommend you retake it.</p>
<p>My personal philosophy is to retake anything under a 700.</p>