<p>Its not what I hoped for, but apparently they look at a 750 and an 800 the same. Where does a 730 fit in? I feel like they wouldn't really care but if it came down to it it would matter. Should I retake it?</p>
<p>It is my understanding that you are a sophomore or junior, right? take the test again. If your a senior, obviously don’t bother.
where did you read that admissions views 750 and 800 the same? They publish stats and %50 of admitted applicants score between 770 and 800.</p>
<p><a href=“Admissions statistics | MIT Admissions”>http://mitadmissions.org/apply/process/stats</a></p>
<p>I believe it was an article by Chris P, but after searching I also found this one:
<a href=“What’s the big deal about 40^2? | MIT Admissions”>http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/whats_the_big_deal_about_402</a>
Somewhere in there they say,“Because to us, a 760 math is the same as any higher score she could receive on the retest.” </p>
<p>Another thing I wasn’t sure about was that the middle 50% of 770-800 may have just been for the previous year. Not sure how accurate this article is: <a href=“What is a Good Math SAT Subject Test Score in 2019?”>http://collegeapps.about.com/od/satiisubjecttests/a/Good-Math-SAT-Subject-Test-Score.htm</a> … but it indicates that for the class of 2013 the middle 50% was 740-800, which is what leaves me doubtful. The stats on the admission page are just be for the class of 2014.</p>
<p>It may be a good idea to retake it, but I’m still unsure as to how much it would matter. I mean, if a 760 = 800, then would 720 = 760? And would anything above a 720 be okay by that logic?
Obviously MIT considers applications holistically, but there’s always that What If?</p>
<p>@Emptyglo:
You’re a HS sophomore fretting over a few points on already decent SAT 2 subject test. In many ways, scores are a “check the box” item to indicate you can do the work. Then it’s on to the more important parts of your application to see if you and MIT will be a good match.</p>
<p>Since you are reading the MIT admissions blogs, do make sure to read the blog by MITChris about applying sideways to MIT.<br>
It’s at: <a href=“Applying Sideways | MIT Admissions”>http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/applying_sideways</a></p>
<p>Ultimately I agree with jpm50. Spend your time working on something else, developing your passion, etc… but…if you are a worrier like me, this is something within your control. So, if you can afford it, take it once more and then let it go.</p>
<p>Okay thank you, what I’ll probably do is just leave it for now. If for some reason it really starts bothering me in the future I might retake it. Otherwise I’ll just focus on the rest of the application.</p>
<p>The score is in the 62nd percentile so if you have them time, I think you should consider retaking it. </p>
<p>@jpm50 Well, sadly, I don’t know if that logic applies here :(… If you think about it, a 760 on the Math SAT I probably came from 1-2 wrong, since the curve is really harsh. However, a 760 on Math Level II is much more different, since the curve is much more lenient.</p>
<p>Your scores are FINE. There is no need to retake, and your Saturday (and money) could be put to better use.</p>
<p>@Newdle:
What are you suggesting the op OP (Emptyglo) should do?</p>
<p>Who are you and where do you come from?</p>
<p>That is who you will be compared to, generally speaking.</p>
<p>The average stats for the school, as well as MITChris’ blogs, can be misleading in some cases if you assume too much. Sure there are some students for which your score would not matter much, but are you sure you are one of those students? The 62nd percentile on a non-selective math test for an international? Hmmm, might be an issue.</p>
<p>You have a lot of time. I highly doubt you have something better to do on every single test date Saturday morning for the next two years. If you are like most teenagers (yes even future MITers), you will still be rolling out of bed on most of those Saturday mornings come end of test time.</p>
<p>Have you even taken all the underlying math classes yet? What was the big hurry with taking this test? </p>
<p>I wouldn’t run out and retest unless I was certain I would improve. Unlike the SAT reasoning test, the Subject Tests can be studied quite effective from 3rd party material. Do some practice over the summer and retest some time next year if you are very confident you will improve (and you are still interested and competitive for the highly selective schools that consider these tests).</p>
<p>Good luck. Obviously this is just one person’s opinion. Full disclosure; I often find myself disagreeing with the ‘no need to retest’ advice that is so often given here on CC.</p>
<p>I’d have to agree with @Falcon1, @Newdle and many others. At 730, you’d be at a high 90ish percentile on the SAT Math on the Reasoning test. But we’re talking about the Sat Math II, and that’s around a 70ish percentile.</p>
<p>@jpm50 To be honest, I say he shouldn’t retake… If you can prove you’re qualified math-wise in MIT’s eyes, I’d say you’re good to go. For example, a letter of recommendation from a math teacher (WHO KNOWS YOU WELL!) could do.</p>
<p>If you feel that you could have done better or you could do better, then why not? It’s only an hour long test and from what I remember, you can skip 6 questions and still get an 800. Since MIT is a STEM school, you need to show some sort of an inclination towards STEM. If you have other things that prove that you are competent in math, such as AMC or 4/5 on AP Calc, I suppose you’ll be okay. It’s always best to ensure you have no weaknesses so that you will have no regrets. It will suck if you are thinking in March, “maybe if I had just gotten a 800, things might have been different.” It probably wouldn’t have made a difference, but we as humans tend to overthink things. </p>
<p>Because of the large number of questions that you can miss on the SAT Math II and still score an 800, I would say that a score of 730 shows that there are a number of things you don’t know, or that you have made an unusually large number of careless mistakes. You can fix both of these situations without retaking the SAT Math II, but if I were you, and were intent on going to MIT, I’d retake the SAT Math II.</p>
<p>Is a 770 on Math Level II fine then? I’m an international student.</p>
<p>@YZamyatin I took pre-calc last year as a freshman, which is why I took Math 2 this November. A couple months after i finished all the underlying math classes.</p>
<p>As long as your score is 700+ you’re good to go, trust me. MIT admissions use these test scores only to see if you can do the work once you start taking classes. They don’t use these scores to compare students. The rest of your application is much more important once you demonstrate that you can do the work. If you happen to be sitting for another SAT Subject test then take it again if it will make you feel better, Of course this answer is specific to MIT. Other schools may very well care about a few extra points, but MIT does not.</p>