<p>My SAT II scores weren't too good.
Physics- 600
Math lvl II- 580
This was my first time with them and i really don't have time re-take them.
Since SAT II scores aren't 'neccesary' for stanford, should i really attach them to my application.</p>
<p>don’t attach they are BAD scores
Stanford won’t admit someone with 580 in Math and 600 in Physics
Re-take them, try M1 or just don’t attach
they don’t require</p>
<p>@Blue doesn’t Stanford want all scores? Or are you saying they don’t require SAT IIs?</p>
<p>Stanford requires you to provide all SAT and all ACT scores. However, SAT IIs are recommended but not required and you can send all, some, or none of your SAT II scores. Be aware of Stanford’s policy if you do send them. They will consider your SAT IIs in your admission evaluation only if they believe the scores help you. In other words, sending a low score will not be held against you.</p>
<p>Officially the low scores will not be held against that applicant - however, call me cynical, but I would think that seeing scores that low (well below the 50% nationally) would impact the adcom at some level.</p>
<p>When the admission rate is below 10% as it is at Stanford, adcoms at some point must move beyond reasons to admit candidates who are all essentially identical and instead look for reasons to reject candidates - reasons that they never need to justify to anyone. These low scores would be an easy reason in my mind.</p>
<p>Since admissions is all relative, it is disingenuous to say that low SAT II scores hurt someone’s chances. If high scores are a plus, then low scores will by default, be a negative.</p>
<p>These two tests in particular, Math II and Physics, have the hardest curves outside of the language tests since they’re the most objective subjects. There are a TON of people who have 800’s and 780’s on Math II and Physics so your scores will look especially unimpressive.</p>
<p>i would retake them, but in giving my SAT reasoning in December, and admissions close by the beginning of January… So i guess its better to not attach them.</p>