Scores are only a small part of the holistic admissions process though, so you should be okay.
^If only that were REALLY the case :(. Exactly how often do you see non URM/Athelete/Legacy students admitted with an SAT lower than 2100!
I’m in an especially weird position considering my SAT IIs don’t correlate very well with my overall SAT. I think I’m the only one on this planet who scored a 670 on the regular sat math section and a 740 on the math level two subject test.
@ds0501 you are not alone. DD got a 690 on “regular” math and a 770 on Math II. It is not that unusual. The curve on Math II is quite favorable.
I got a 34 on my math ACT section but a 670 on my math II… Damn those pre-calc topics I forgot. Im in the same position, where my SAT II’s are my Achilles heel.
The Dartmath applicants thread, one of a few places where kids complain about an SAT II score below 700.
I forgot like half the topics on the math and ended up with a 680…750 on Physics at least.
I would prefer the 34 sub score to a 740 in level II any day of the week…
You guys are right, it really isn’t that bad. I’m just used to seeing people score in the 750’s on their SAT II’s so I feel like mine are really below average. I don’t want my SAT II’s to have a huge impact on my admissions decision.
Dartmouth is the school I am afraid to want to go to. So I’ve tried pushing it out of my mind until now, but it’s getting really hard to convince myself I don’t want to go that badly.
I also have horrendous SAT IIs (720 M2, 660 Lit) but 800M regular SAT/35 ACT…sigh. Crossing my fingers for some good news on Ivy Day but really, you never know! I’ve been trying not to think too much about it haha.
Hey, I received a likely letter in the mail about a month ago. Really excited. Good luck to everyone else waiting most likely will commit.
I have a 800 in math 2 and 780 in physics, it goes well with my 2250+ sat score but i have absolutely no confidence in being admitted after rejections from Berkeley, Northwestern and JHU…
If it makes you feel better @astraeus I was also rejected from hopkins with a 740 in math 2 and a 2040+ sat score!
I got deferred from Dartmouth in December, and I remember feeling so disappointed and dejected. I had my heart set on Dartmouth, and the deferral was a huge shock. But after getting into some pretty good colleges (NYU - Stern, UC - Berkeley, Swarthmore, Bowdoin), I feel an internal state of equilibrium with Dartmouth. If I get rejected, then I have a great list of schools to choose from. If I get accepted, then kudos to me.
I look back at my supplemental for Dartmouth that I wrote in October and I cringe. It was unfocused, had some questionable word choices, and does not represent the more experienced me of today.
I can’t exactly put into words my feelings right now. Anyone else experience anything similar to me?
@drcharisma, same. I really fixed my dream and aspiration on Princeton, and felt so despondent before UChicago and UCLA accepted me cuz I was rejected from many great schools. I now can peacefully accept an rejection from Princeton/Dartmouth.
I fixed my hopes on Cornell and Dartmouth and was so sure that I had a good chance. But alas a poor middle class white girl has some strikes against her to begin with apparently. Despite a great ACT and GPA along with all the other stuff been rejected from Duke and JH. Have some other schools that did choose me that I have become happy with. Not feeling confident but not giving up all hope quite yet on my first 2
@drcharisma i remember you from before - I’m in the exact same position. Deferred at Dartmouth, but accepted at Georgetown, UVA and Bowdoin. I feel the same way.
My essay and supplemental were the same - immature, not on point etc. I sent two new essays to Dartmouth (hoping they like them more)…we’ll wait and see. We’re in this together man
So when do decisions come out?
@CHSparent Tuesday at 5
thank you @pianogeek