<p>I'm Canadian (never learned U.S. History - studied on my own) and wrote U.S. History in January. I got 700. Is this a good score for the Ivies?</p>
<p>700 is very good in general, but not so good for an Ivy.</p>
<p>Nah. It's good. Don't worry. :)</p>
<p>Its an AMAZING score for someone who self studied.</p>
<p>It's v.good, congrats! (Be sure to mention somehow that you self studied though)</p>
<p>well i have a couple things to update them about so i'll prolly send a letter</p>
<p>barium, what would u say a good subject test score is for ivies?</p>
<p>I remember Ben from MIT saying that anything above 700 is a competitive score and they dont really care whether its 720 or 780. So i think it is a score that won't go against you. It wont be a reason for your rejection nor will it be a reason for your acceptance.</p>
<p>800</p>
<p>barium, isn't that overdoing it a little? What about a test with a harsh curve, like Literature, or a test like French that's skewed heavily towards native speakers of the language? (If Tufts can give credit and placement for ~480 on language SAT IIs, it is very unlikely that the Ivies' standards are 320 points higher.)</p>
<p>If you were referring to something like Math IIC, I might agree with you. That's a pretty top-heavy and lenient curve, and someone going in for Engineering (or the like) shouldn't have too much difficulty with it.</p>
<p>In the OP's case, though, he's self-studied a test that he wouldn't be expected to take, and done quite well; I don't see it affecting his application significantly either way, but it certainly won't bring him down.</p>
<p>Sure, you don't need 800s to get into an Ivy. But there are so many applicants with straight 800's that I would not consider a 700 to be good for an Ivy.
Btw, I consider a certain score good for a certain school if it is above the median or mean of the scores of the students enrolled. That does not hold true for a 700 SAT II for an Ivy.</p>
<p>Noldo, you do NOT get language credit for a 480 on an SAT II at Tufts. Get real. It's like at least 700! (Or a 5 on your AP exam or a 7 on your IB exam.)</p>
<p>Lolabelle -- yes</a> you do. I didn't claim that it was a lot of credit, but there does seem to be a bit of an upward shove out of the basic classes at least for comparatively 'low' scores on certain language SAT IIs. For example, 480 on the Latin SAT II will put you in Latin 3 (apparently) -- I realise that's the sort of level that some HS kids will have taken, but it does indicate that a score of 480 is valued on some level.</p>
<p>Sorry I thought you were talking about being exempt from the language requirement in its totality, for whcih you need a 770-800. If you get lower scores you can pass the beginning classes, correct.</p>
<p>I'd say anything above 750 is perfect for Ivy. 700 is competitive.</p>
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Noldo, a 480 only gives you placement but not credit.</p>
<p>don't you fulfill harvard's language requirement with a 650 on the language test? (same with duke too i think)??</p>
<p>That is probably true, BUT:
Admission-wise, the SAT IIs are meant to show your level of proficiency in your strongest subjects. When aiming for the Ivy league, you should have two or three subjects where you can score in the 700s range with some preparation.
Using the SAT IIs for placement purposes is a completely different story. A certain language may not be your strongest area, but you can still be fluent enough to meet the language requirement.</p>
<p>what about 730 chem, 740 physics and 770 math 1 for someone who wants to study music at ivies? I have 2320 combined sat 1 (770 verbal, 750 writing and 800 math). thanks for your help.</p>
<p>It's fine.</p>