SAT II in admissions

Applying to College
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<p>Which scores are better, keeping in mind the "diversity" of the subjects as well as the actual scores? </p>

<p>US History: 790
Literature: 790</p>

<p><em>WITH</em></p>

<p>Math 2: 720 <em>OR</em> French w/Listening: 780</p>

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<p>First of all, do French. It’s very impressive. Forget diversity, go with your highest scores! (Unless you want to do math/science?)</p>

<p>Also, your scores are scarily similar to mine. Seriously. (US 800, Lit 790, French 770)</p>

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<p>Definitely use your French score. Your MathII score isn’t bad either; it might even help diversify you a bit.</p>

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<p>I’d advise against the Math 2. Even though it is a difficult test, a fairly large number of people score really high – a 720 is only the 69th percentile. Whereas a 780 in French is the 87th percentile (and keep in mind that 35~45% of people who take the French exam are native speakers, and they average almost 200 pts. higher than non-native speakers).</p>

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<p>^True, but having a 720 MathII as someone whose strength appears to be in humanities is different from having a 720 MathII as a prospective engineer.</p>

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<p>definitely send the French score. It is a higher percentile and you did very well on it. anything 750+ is great</p>

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<p>Mmmk.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot guys!</p>