<p>How impressive is an 800 on this test? Is it as good as a 750+ on the IIC? Is it impressive just from a "Whoa! 99+%" standpoint?</p>
<p>it is, but you have to remember it is a easier test than math 2c.</p>
<p>^^^slightly disagree, not completely easier, just different content. I believe an 800 in math lv. 1 is much more impresive than the same with math lv. 2 because the math lv. 1 curve isn't so generous.</p>
<p>^agree. Math lvl 1 is not harder, but it has tougher curve.</p>
<p>An 800 is impressive on any of the Subject Tests. However, an 800 on Math 1 will not be acceptable for admissions to the UCs nor to most top engineering programs, so, from their perspective, Math 1 is not valuable at all. For most colleges, a 750 on any test is 'good enough'; again, with the exception of the likes of MIT or Caltech or other top eng programs where an 800 Math 2 is commonplace.</p>
<p>"However, an 800 on Math 1 will not be acceptable for admissions to the UCs nor to most top engineering programs."</p>
<p>I don't know how "top" Princeton's undergraduate engineering program is, but it accepts Math I.</p>
<p>And, 800 on Math II is "commonplace" because it's ridiculously easy for those people who excel at math.</p>
<p>Math II is also commonplace because the curve is insanely beneficial. Thats why I figured Math I is a little more difficult to get an 800, regardless of math level.</p>
<p>Having a harsher curve doesn't make an 800 on Math I more impressive because the material is still less advanced.</p>
<p>And when I say harsher I mean one question wrong bumps you down from an 800. On Math II you can get like 5-6 questions wrong and get an 800. It's not worth the risk.</p>
<p>Well I took both already, so it won't change anything. I was just wondering for my own purposes. BTW, I got 800 in both.</p>
<p>How bad is the curve in Math 1? Say you omitted 4 and missed 2?</p>
<p>A person who omits 4 and answers 2 incorrectly on the Math I can score a maximum of only 740.</p>
<p>I got a 690 on the test. How is that score?</p>