<p>SO if I'm applying to some top line schools, like Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Brown etc, and I am listing my intended major as very sure of "applied mathematics", will they take a much bigger look at my math credentials, and sort of ignore it if I have some crap reading and writing scores?</p>
<p>ACT- 32-english 34-math 29-reading 27-science</p>
<p>SAT I- reading- 590 math-680 writing-660</p>
<p>SAT II-math "level 2"-710 U.s. history- 630</p>
<p>And i have like 7 math credits in highschool, w/ trig & pre-calc, algebra and some finance ones, all with A's. </p>
<p>Would something as simply as one 34 on my ACT give me a real fighting chance for an applied mathematics spot? Or would other things like a 590 screw me over? IDK help!</p>
<p>AHHHH someone answer! im trying to figure this out.</p>
<p>Certainly, your excellent math grades would help and help balance your other grades.</p>
<p>My sense though is that for very selective colleges, if you’re competing as an exceptional math student (balancing weaker grades in the humanities and science) that your SAT math scores would need to be 800s. You would also need a list of math courses (beyond AP Calculus) with exceptional grades, and show a history in AMC (or related) math competitions, and possibly an original research contribution.</p>
<p>very true i suppose; my school didn’t offer anything more than pre-calculus, but i took my school’s most advanced classes. In fact they started more classes simply because I needed more, and so we initiated some more programs and such. It was a small specialized school, I just dont know how it will look to a college.</p>