<p>I got back my score today and got a 720. I'm not too shocked seeing as how my studying method included taking 1 practice test 2 nights before the exam. </p>
<p>As of right now though, I plan to retake it in October. I plan to apply ED to Huntsman/Wharton, and on CC everyone who has seems to get close to an 800 on the Math II test. Is that like an unstated requirement? Or could I still possibly get in with a 720?</p>
<p>If not, then what should I aim for come this October?</p>
<p>I just got in with a 700 Math II! So it’s not the end of the world.</p>
<p>To Wharton? And were the rest of your stats absolutely ridiculously amazing? Because everyone on CC seems to have perfect scores or at least something to make up for it.</p>
<p>If you are serious enough about Wharton to spend time writing about it on a website like this, why did you put in such paltry preparation? Taking 1 practice test is a joke(unless you are strong in math and can get 800 with no prep…and you demonstrated that you are not this type of person).</p>
<p>^people on CC are largely anomalous - we represent a distillation of highly motivated students who are really committed to the college admission process, so of course everyone on here seems “perfect,” it’s not as if many unintelligent people would join a forum on college admissions… </p>
<p>That being said, it does seem like a lot of people get 800s on Math 2. But in all honesty, shoot for a 750 and you’ll be fine (even a 720 is probably fine, but just retake it to see if you can improve, it can’t hurt). People take scores way too seriously really. You have to keep in mind that they are merely thresholds (2200+; 32+, 750s+) once you hit the appropriate thresholds, the quantitative elements of your application begin to matter a -LOT- less.</p>
<p>Do SAT IIs really matter? Because I didn’t take any practice test at all for Math II… I didn’t feel like it was something I should have wasted my time on. Is a 710 good enough for Georgetown?</p>
<p>Haha “paltry preparation”…my new favourite tongue twister. And no, my stats weren’t ridiculously amazing. I did get 2300 on the SAT. I had a 90 cumulative avg and 740 Bio M, 700 French. At a certain point the adcom stops looking at scores. But yeah, I realize a 2300 SAT is pretty good. And yes, Wharton.</p>
<p>I got a 790 math for the SAT I (2330 total) so I’m not bad at math. Actually, I’m usually very good at it. </p>
<p>@WoddrowWilsonJR I was studying for my math final at the same time, and since I’m in honors calculus, I thought studying for my math class would cover everything I needed to know for the Math SAT II so I didn’t do much preparation. In addition, I have an LD that affects my processing speed (really comes into play with math) so even with the extended time I was just granted last month by collegeboard, I did not have time to get to 10 or so of the questions. The only reason I did well on the actual SAT without extra time is because I spent literally 9 months drilling solely to be capable of finishing the test on time. The day of the SAT I was the first time I had ever successfully finished a full SAT on time.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. I think I’ll study more this summer and take it in October when I do the Spanish to try and get 750+.</p>
<p>Yea Id retake it if you have the time. Competition for these schools is so hard now, you really don’t have a choice. You have to increase your chances wherever possible.</p>
<p>The Ivies honestly don’t really care that much about test scores after you’ve reached the qualified level which is usually 2200+; 700-800 on the Subject Tests. Everyone has the same scores, it’s the “other” things that make the decision in the end.</p>
<p>so if as aforementioned, the Ivies threshold for sat I’s is 2200+, will a 2180 fly? or should i be concerned and think about retaking them?</p>