<p>While the majority of you are basking in the wonderful glory of KNOWING where you are going to college...the rest of us juniors are (unfortunately and at least in my case) stressing over our fates with college admissions.</p>
<p>one question. </p>
<p>if the college you plan to apply to at cornell requires an SAT II (in my case it is hotel with math), how much do they weight this exam? due to timing of exams etc, i will have little to no time to study and i suck at math...so im worrying.</p>
<p>thanks in advance! and once more, congrats to you all.</p>
<p>i dont really know how much weight they put on the SATIIs but i just wanted to tell you to relax b/c you can take the SAts again if you screw them up (seriously I only got done w/ my SATs in DECEMBER.
but anyway i dont think they care that much about SAT II I mean they are not as important as class rank or SAT I</p>
<p>I believe that SAT Subject tests are used as an admission factor as well as placement when you get into college.</p>
<p>I don't know what the placement means, but that's I read somewhere.</p>
<p>Don't stress over the math. Hotel school doesn't require level 2, so just take level 1. I am terrible at math, my SAT I score for math was only 650. I took level 2 Math and got 620. I still got into ILR.</p>
<p>I'd recommend level 2 as well. Better curve - you can miss like 5 points and still get an 800. But really, whether you take level 1 or 2 depends on what type of math you are doing right now. If you are more familiar with trig functions, then level 2 would probably be better. The best thing you can do, given your limited time, is take practice tests of both levels and see what type of math you are more familiar with and more comfortable with handling. And from the test you are more comfortable with, see which problems you missed and see whether you missed them because of a silly mistake or because you aren't that comfortable with that area (probability, functions, trig, etc.). And then work on your weaknesses.</p>
<p>I'd still recommend level 2, just because level 1 isn't that... well respected? I think the 620 in II is more impressive than the 650 in I from aurieme's post (both good scores!). The percentile for the level 2 might be ridiculously low for scores of even 700 in level 2, but college don't see the percentile anyway.</p>
<p>I applied to CAS, so they didn't require a particular test, but I got in with a 670 on Math II and a 700 on Literature. Don't stress it too much.</p>
<p>i remember at this time last year..i was fooling around in school...never even think about College..haha not even Cornell...
so dont stress out...and it wont be tooo late for you to stree out when fall term starts...
think about everything again in summer and plan out everything..like essays and stuff...
good luck</p>
<p>Wow, I just read my first post. I wonder how I got into Cornell with such grammar.</p>
<p>Once again, I recommend Math 2. I read that some colleges don't even consider Math 1, and I was surprised when I read that Cornell accepts both Level 1 and 2 scores. If you want to be on the same "playing field" as many other applicants, you should take level 2.</p>
<p>it really dpeends on the kind of person you are. </p>
<p>if you think you're good at math, and confident with ealing maybe a bit of complicatd material like 3d vectors or something, then i suggest you take the math level 2. even if you make careless mistkaes, your chances of a 800 are not dimished at all.</p>
<p>but if you think you're not that good at math but you're quite the diligent, careful person, perhaps you're better off with a level 1. level 1's easy, not much harder than say SAT i math, but it requires a degree of acrefullness and precision in timing.</p>
<p>i took both. i got 800 for level 2, 770 for level 1. i think for some ppl level 1 is actually harder haha. try both practice tests, go on sparknotes and take two practice tests. do them, see how well you do. then decide. i suggest that ought to be your approach</p>
<p>if you have other things besides SAT2s going for you, you should be fine. i applied to engineering with a 640 in physics and got in. i have interesting experiences (i spent my summer doing community service in israel last summer during the war), and i had one of the highest grades in my physics class last year which proved that i am in fact good at physics. basically, i don't think they're as important as you might think.</p>
<p>as far as the math tests, i took both and got a 720 on both. they are supposed to be about equal to eachother, and it looks like they are. if you're still not sure, take both. you may be surprised, and cornell probably will just look at the highest score.</p>
<p>i hadn't even started looking at colleges till like may, so don't worry. honestly, i'm not just saying that! good luck with next year.</p>
<p>They don't matter that much I believe because I did REALLY bad on them compared to the average...</p>
<p>I got a 470 on spanish (please dont laugh)
520 in U.S History
510 in English</p>
<p>But then again, I got in HEOP which makes it slightly easier to get in to Cornell. However, aim for the best, and always know that you can take them over. I only took them once because that is waht time alloted.</p>
<p>im in precal and will take calc next year, and the thing is i suck at math BUT i really enjoy precalc thus far...i am awful at algebra. really simple stuff throws me off...</p>
<p>so im thinking, based on that as well as what everyone has told me....Math level 2?</p>