<p>Thanks for all of the replies. Any other suggestions?</p>
<p>bump.......</p>
<p>hahha. wow. Hey patrick. it's richter. (I decided on a whim to search "Arkansas")</p>
<p>Nice to see you around. I used this website a LOT in my senior year (as you can see). </p>
<p>Funny you think your (and my) math teacher is bad. I completely agree. </p>
<p>uh......But he's a nice guy. </p>
<p>Did AP Physics C completely evaporate off your transcript? :-p</p>
<p>Good luck with your stuff.</p>
<p>hi im princeton '09, and this is my first post in well over a year. anyways, you should know that math and physics are the most intimidating majors at princeton, and people entering who think they will major in those subjects...well, the vast majority decide to change majors. and that's ok, because there are so many majors that heavily rely on math that you shouldn't worry one bit about doing a different major. although, if math is your hook, you probably should have some awards from major competitions. qualifying for the USAMO would help you alot. other than that, i can't really comment on your grades, because their importance varies based on what princeton thinks of your school. how do you compare to other people applying from your school in the past?</p>
<p>i hope you have carnegie mellon on your list of colleges to apply to. you would seem like a good fit there.</p>
<p>My school is regarded very highly by all schools, the 18th best public school, and 36th, or something, for all schools. I was thinking about getting heavily involved in the AMC/AIME/USAMO in my senior year, but I think that is done late in the year--after college admissions. The only thing I could say is that I qualified for the AIME last year, which is unimpressive. To be honest, I haven't heard of anyone going to Princeton from my school. Every year, there are usually a few going to Harvard, MIT, Yale, and Caltech. I was considering Carnegie Mellon, but isn't that regarded as an engineering school? I am much more of a fan of pure math. I am putting a lot of consideration into the University of Chicago, which I have been told has one of the best math programs.</p>
<p>i have a friend whos majoring in math at mellon, and it does have a fine math department. chicagos good too.</p>
<p>I have a marvelous proof for this but there isn't enough room in the post box</p>
<p>Ah, also a lie. =)</p>
<p>Fermat's last theorem? Andrew Wiles (chair of math dpmt at Princeton) proved it.</p>
<p>I have 3 questions and I am hoping that someone out there can help me.</p>
<p>1) I recently received my SAT II Math and Chemistry scores. They are 780 and 770 respectively. I am wondering if anyone can tell me whether these scores put me in the top 10% of the applicant pool for Princeton? If not should I take them again? I am planning to take a third SAT II subject test, probably Chinese (as it is my second language) would you recommend any others? </p>
<p>2) If I were to take the SAT II Math and Chemistry again would I have the option of sending in only the better score or would both scores be sent in to the colleges?</p>
<p>3) Would taking more than 3 SAT II subject tests be a good idea?</p>
<p>I am aware that Princeton would consider many other factors but as I have just completed my sophomore year, these are all the standardized tests that I have done so far. </p>
<p>Thank you</p>
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1) I recently received my SAT II Math and Chemistry scores. They are 780 and 770 respectively. I am wondering if anyone can tell me whether these scores put me in the top 10% of the applicant pool for Princeton? If not should I take them again? I am planning to take a third SAT II subject test, probably Chinese (as it is my second language) would you recommend any others?
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<p>Those scores are almost certainly not in the top 10% of the applicant pool. See [url=<a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2005/16_subj_test_percentile_ranks_0506.pdf%5Dhere%5B/url">http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2005/16_subj_test_percentile_ranks_0506.pdf]here[/url</a>]. Nevertheless, they place you in the range of an academic 1 (albeit on the weaker side).</p>
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<p>Princeton would only consider your highest score on each.</p>
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<p>Unless you do horribly on one, it wouldn't hurt.</p>
<p>dude, basically, unless you're trying to get into princeton based on being an absolute academic phenom, you dont need to retake a 770 by any means, nor is there any reason to take more than three SAT II's, if you score well on them. if you're gonna waste time on SAT II's, take APs and at least get useful credit. even if you are trying to get in based on being an academic phenom, you still wouldnt want to be retaking a 770, because you dont prove that based on ur SAT, you prove that based on having done research, having research publications, major academic competition achievements, etc. those standardized test scores simply get you in the door. and at the 770, 780 point, you are definitely in the door. i got in with a 1550 SAT, and thats a composite based on two takings of the SAT.</p>
<p>thanks for your help guys. Ill concentrate on other stuff.</p>
<p>By the way...</p>
<p>for a^n +b^n = c^n to have no solutions:</p>
<p>The numbers must be real whole numbers not equal to zero</p>
<p>n must be greater than 2</p>
<p>Also, be sure that the mathematics used are valid in this universe</p>
<p>If I forgot anything else, I really remembered it but allowed it to be admitted in order to propogate the Socratic method</p>
<p>Yeah.... This stuff goes without saying.</p>
<p>What?! An 800 on the Math II is only 88th percentile? Does that mean that one would be better off with the Math I (where an 800 is 99+ percentile)?</p>
<p>Taking the Math I when you're perfectly capable of taking the Math II just to be in the higher percentile will backfire - the Math II is harder and colleges want to see that you're taking something to your level.</p>
<p>An 800 on the Math IIC is viewed as more impressive as an 800 on the Math IC, both because those who take the IIC are a self-selected group (which skews the top percentiles) and because the IIC covers a greater and more advanced range of topics. Note, however, that an 800 on the IIC is less impressive than an 800 on another non-math subject test in which fewer applicants score that highly--i.e., so many applicants have an 800 on the IIC that it has lost some of its luster. For a very interesting discussion of this see What</a> It Really Takes To Get Into The Ivy League by Chuck Hughes.</p>
<p>namish, I think you have a good shot. Concerning the AIME, it would be impressive if your score is >= 4. Go ahead and put it on the app. I would highly recommend applying to University of Chicago. Like Princeton, its math program is excellent- Not many places teach you Lebesgue integration sophomore year. Like others have said, you really need to bring up that SAT if you plan on applying mainly based on your academic credentials. Good luck.</p>