<p>I am going to disagree with the others and say keep that SAT score it will not keep you out of any of those schools and move on to the subject tests. My daughter had a very similar SAT score on her first SAT try Junior year (690 in Math ) and she did not retake it. She did take the ACT test once also (she had already signed up to take it before her SAT score came in) - her ACT score was pretty similar (33 composite with I think a 34 Math). She sent in both the ACT and SAT and also a 710 math 2 subject test and 720 Bio subject test and had a 5 on AP Calc AB (in her junior year) and got accepted to Tufts (she did not apply to any of the others on your list).</p>
<p>It has been a long time since I debated calculators. I think that the biggest jumps in capabilities were between the original 83 and the 83plus model. The differences between 83plus and 84 (I or platinum) were not drastic. The next jump was with Ti89 that added a bunch of functions.</p>
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<p>Math level 2 scores are high because a self-selected pool of students who are better in math than typical in the US takes it.</p>
<p>Ucb, that is partly true. However, much of the reason for higher scores on math2 has to do with scaling. For the CB official practice tests we have at home, score on math2 doesn’t drop to 790 until the 6th wrong answer. For the math1, score drops to 790 at the 2nd wrong answer. As Xiggi says, curve on math2 is very forgiving, compared to math1 or regular SAT math section where score drops at first missed question. Of course the math2 material is more difficult and yes it is a different group of kids with different math background taking math2 than math1. </p>
<p>6 misses on math2 gets a 790 which is 79th %ile
6 misses on math1 gets a 740 which is 90th %ile</p>
<p>So kids taking math2 do miss fewer problems, but they are also rewarded with higher scores for any given number of missed problems.</p>
<p>The reason there are 5 “free” errors is because not all precalc textbooks/syllabi cover the exact same concepts. This way, collegeBoard are sure that a student who got everything right that they’d covered in class isn’t penalized because their textbook didn’t cover one concept.</p>
<p>Think about it this way. A score of 690 is about the 92nd percentile. If 1.6 million kids took the SAT, that is about 120,000 kids who outscored her and many of them will be trying for the same science/engineering programs and majors that your daughter will. If you really feel she can do better, I wouldn’t give up at this point.</p>
<p>690 in SAT I Math should definitely be retaken for highly selective schools and most good engineering programs. </p>
<p>As for SAT II’s and high school classes. There is a very wide variance in the rigor of HS classes in the SAT II subjects, even among honors classes. Whenever possible, I would advise kids to take the SAT II right after the corresponding AP class. This doesn’t apply to Math though. Math II should be taken after precalc.</p>
<p>And do take a practice Math II subject test, my math kid had no problem getting an 800 after pre-calc, but my younger son only managed a 600. (If he’d told me how he was doing on the practice tests I’d have told him not to bother with math, since he was not selling himself as a math kid.)</p>
<p>I think because the OP’s daughter is interested in STEM and has shown that she’s a good test taker in general with her other scores, that she probably is capable of a better score with a little targeted practice. I don’t think she should beat herself up if she doesn’t, but it likely will not be a huge effort.</p>