<p>Hey Everyone, </p>
<p>Is a 720 in Math for engineering going to hurt alot in my application to Cornell engineering. I have a 5 in calc ab, and have taken some more advanced courses. Real question is would admissions look deeper into my academic record if I have a 720 or would they dismiss my app. Should i look into ACT at all? It seemed that at the information session College of Engineering was the least holistic and the most focused on stats. </p>
<p>Thank you and all the best!</p>
<p>Could you just take the SAT again? I don’t know how much it will hurt you but it certainly isn’t going to help any.</p>
<p>I’d retake it if I were you. The SAT Math II is curved so well that I recall 15% of test takers get an 800 on it. It depends I guess.</p>
<p>I took it twice and got 800 on the second try. I would just take it again.</p>
<p>a 720 should hurt, its engineering. Retake it and get at least a 760.</p>
<p>Myself: 720 Math. (640 CR). 750 subject test Math 1. 760 Physics.</p>
<p>As firecy noted, not sure how much it would hurt you, but it’s probably not gonna be a plus. However, your app will not be “dismissed” on the 720 alone based on me. Considering my non-stellar scores and my 89% GPA from Canada (don’t remember how that was translated; barely top 10%), I’d say holistic is a good word to describe college of engineering admissions.</p>
<p>On retaking: only do so if you think you have nothing better to invest your energy in. Assuming you’re a senior this fall, your time might be better spent writing essays instead of testing again. Of course you can do both but it’s up to you to figure it out.</p>
<p>720 on the Subject Test, or on the Reasoning test?</p>
<p>After taking the SAT 3 times, my Math Reasoning maxed out at a 720. My Math II is a 790.</p>
<p>With a 790 on Math II, I think you’re fine with the 720 on reasoning. Retest if it will make you feel better but I don’t think that will be necessary or benefit you in terms of getting admitted.</p>
<p>I don’t think the 720 will help you, but it probably won’t hurt. Since your AP score and Math II score are good, I think in terms of standardized testing, your chances are pretty decent. A higher SAT might help, but I doubt it would help all that much.</p>
<p>I got in with
SAT I Math 720
Math 2 subject test 790
Physics subject test 800</p>
<p>I would retake just to be safe. You have a chance as it is but it’ll help. It wouldn’t hurt to take the ACT either. Lots of people take it and if you do well enough that could be the thing that pushes your application over the edge.</p>
<p>I’m going to disagree with the crowd here. </p>
<p>720 in math isn’t a killer. I mean it’s not going to blow anyone away, but it’s in the ball-park. To the extent admissions officers from other schools (MIT comes to mind) have chimed in on this topic on CC, they’ve basically said that if all your scores are over 700, there’s really very little reason to take the SATs over again.</p>
<p>More importantly – how much better do you think you can do? 720 to 750 – looks a bit prettier, but it’s really only a question or two and I think everyone understands this.</p>
<p>MOST IMPORTANT – I think the only real valid question – should you apply to Cornell Engineering if your SAT-M is 720. Assuming the rest of your application is good – Of course you should!!!</p>
<p>It truly doesn’t matter. But, on the off chance that you’re in a admission batch with people all like you and have ECs all like you and all that, they’re gonna look at your stats…or push you into the next batch (which is not extremely pleasant).</p>
<p>Therefore, aim for higher always, if you can. It doesn’t take much time. You need not revise. Just apply for the next SAT, and refresh your memory on the day before with a practice, and take it again.</p>
<p>A 800 in Math II is always better.</p>
<p>Bottom line is: if you have time, try to aim for higher scores, they would push your application “score” by like 1% or something lol. But you never know if others’ application are very similar to yours, so you would want to push yourself higher on all fields, because it doesn’t take too much time. (if you already took the SAT more than twice, then do not take it again) If you don’t have time, don’t worry. It’s good enough.</p>
<p>Trust your gut. Your gut made you come here thinking a 720 isn’t good for engineering. I had that feeling too, I had exactly a 720 and I didn’t feel good about it. So I retook it and got a 780, I felt better and I got into Cornell Engineering. Trust your gut not random people chipping in saying retake it and don’t retake it. If you do have time just retake it honestly.</p>
<p>my kid had 720 math/780 Math II and is engineering. It’s not an eliminator. I’d focus on the essays.</p>
<p>Your math II score shows your competency in the subject, more so than the math reasoning part of the SAT does. I think you’ll be okay. It’s not uncommon for people to do better on the subject test; I did! It tests your actual (practical) mathematics skills more accurately than the annoying reasoning questions do.</p>
<p>Since you said you have already taken the SAT I three times and 720 is your highest score, I would not take it again. Cornell does not allow score choice, so you have to show all your scores.</p>
<p>Oh you took it three times already? Then don’t retake</p>