<p>I know I did poorly on it, mainly because I haven't had enough class time preparation for the test. Had about 3-ish months of class before taking this test.</p>
<p>But I also knew going into the SAT 2 that I wouldn't do well on it.</p>
<p>The SAT 2 is of my intended major, and I will be reporting my intended major/ interest to the colleges I apply to. My other sat 2 scores (i took 4 other ones) were all 700+. If this test is around a 400 then that will look really bad on my part. Especially if its what i want to do later.</p>
<p>I was planning on taking the test again in the next few months, because i will have had more class time + preparation.</p>
<p>I chose not to send my score this time around, but with some of the colleges that im applying to rejecting score choice, im not sure if i will be able to choose which scores the college will see.</p>
<p>Is there a significant risk if i choose not to send this past sat 2 score to the colleges that demand a full score report?</p>
<p>Ive heard rumors (reading online) that the rejection of score choice might be a bluff, and others say that the colleges do receive a warning from CB that the student used score choice. Yes i know about integrity and honor and all that but im also realistic and if im getting a failing score in my intended major then why report it. if it comes down to the disqualification of my application id rather cancel the score, know what i mean?</p>
<p>anyway I don't want to cancel this sat 2 score on the chance that im a good guesser, also i want to see the parts that i need to improve on etc.</p>
<p>But if this is the only way..then maybe i should?? I'm not expecting higher than a 500 on this one. If i get lucky, x<600.</p>
<p>If you are taking it again, I say cancel it. Study hard and you should have no problem getting better score which will make dropping this score a non-event. OTOH, if you already have 4 other SAT2s with scores above 700, why even take Physics again. Even if you will be majoring in Physics, you will easily satisfy admission app requirement with other SAT2s. Not having Physics SAT2 score will not hurt your admission chance one bit IMO.</p>
<p>Funny story, ok maybe not
I was at Barringer HS, an all black HS, i dont know if its by school code or its just popular to blacks. I took Bio E/M physics and math 2, I did math 2 first, the bio. I finished in like 20 mins, I didnt know that we had to do the Molecular section with another bio section, so i sat there for the rest of the 40 mins, I did physics in like 30mins i pretty much just did some math, some were by intution and i finsihed pretty quick and i felt that pretty much guessed on all of them, and asked the proctor for more time for the bio sec, he gave me another 40mins. I thought i would get a 500 on it but i got my score report back and got a 760, don’t worry they give sexy curves</p>
<p>You don’t need to cancel. There is score choice. The only way colleges will know that you did poorly is if you report that score to them. You can pick and choose which scores to send in and with subject tests, you can choose individual scores from the same test date. You can always retake physics and disregard this score. Also, the curve is very generous for physics. You may have done alright.</p>
<p>boomie, like OP said, the problem is there are schools that require you to submit all scores. If you don’t submit all scores, you run the risk of being branded as misrepresenting information in your application. Since score choice is new, no one knows for sure what is required or not, and you should not be dishonest with purposely withhold a score when they specifically ask you to submit all scores.</p>
<p>OP has 4 good scores already, the biggest requirement I have seen is 3 SAT2 scores, why do you need to take another SAT2?</p>
<p>“the problem is there are schools that require you to submit all scores. If you don’t submit all scores, you run the risk of being branded as misrepresenting information in your application. Since score choice is new, no one knows for sure what is required or not, and you should not be dishonest with purposely withhold a score when they specifically ask you to submit all scores.”</p>
<p>thats exactly my problem, ive searhced all over the internet and thats mainly what everyone is saying</p>
<p>idk what to do…</p>
<p>if i rely on the generous curve on physics thats all based on luck haha</p>
<p>i wish i knew for sure but with CB’s new policy its hard to tell/ figure out what to do</p>
<p>i never said going to an all black hs to take my SAT2’s would get it curved better, any ■■■■■■ knows its curved nationally, i just never saw an all black school. But you know who cares we all know physics has a very generous curve with avg score of about 650.</p>
<p>FireTiger, you didn’t answer my question, why do you need to take another SAT2 when you already have 4 good SAT2? Not sure why you are ignoring that fact, because it is clear to me that you don’t need another SAT2. If your Physics score comes out at 700, it is not likely to help you at all, it is just another 700+ score. OTH, if the score comes out at 500+, it could hurt you a little bit when you need to submit it to the school that ask for all scores, and the schools that do this are all very competitive schools where you need all the help you can get. What is the down side of canceling the score and go with the 4 scores you have?</p>